Lanamark signs SITS as UK first

Newcastle-based firm called upon by virtualisation vendor to open up UK market

Cambers: SITS' approach is appreciated by its customers

Professional services consultancy the Specialist IT Services Group (SITS Group) has become the first UK VAR to sign with virtualisation capacity planning software vendor Lanamark.

Based in Canada, the vendor’s software offers end users a capacity-planning service that monitors a company’s servers over a four-week period. It then suggests a suitable virtualisation product and hardware.

Phil Cambers, commercial director at SITS Group, said: “Lanamark’s software allows the customers to choose VMware, Citrix or Parallels based on the results. This approach is appreciated by our customers instead of leading them down just one path.”

Cambers said Platespin has a similar product, but stressed it only encompasses VMware and Citrix.