SimpleHelix gets Rackwise

SAN FRANCISCO, US: Rackwise, Inc. announced that its Software as a Service (“SaaS”) DCiM offering has been selected by SimpleHelix, the Huntsville, Alabama-based eCommerce hosting company, to plan, manage, and optimize their expanding IT infrastructure that currently provides hosting for more than 12,000 customers worldwide.

Specializing in eCommerce hosting, SimpleHelix needed a data center infrastructure management tool that was easy to learn, install, and use, that integrated with Excel, and whose price performance met the needs of the growing company. SimpleHelix selected the DCiM solutions offered by Rackwise, Inc. in large part for its open, non-proprietary, inclusive approach incorporating user-friendly drag and drop asset tracking and management tools built on the Visio platform, as per a press release.

Steve Shickles, President of SimpleHelix, stated, “We were at an inflection point where we needed more robust information technology infrastructure tracking and management capabilities for our eCommerce hosting business. After researching alternatives, we were thrilled with the Rackwise, Inc. offering. Their solution offered a powerful, easy-to-use drag and drop tracking ability and, with over 30,000 devices supported, we’re confident that their service will more than meet our needs. As an additional benefit, the ROI capabilities provided by the service will enable us optimize and more critically manage our IT infrastructure, including eliminating unneeded equipment. Finally, the Rackwise, Inc. pricing model was the simplest and most straightforward that we found.”

Guy A. Archbold, Rackwise Chief Executive Officer, added, “We are extremely pleased to have been selected by SimpleHelix to track, plan, and manage their growing hosting information technology infrastructure and are delighted that as SimpleHelix researched the field, Rackwise, Inc. stood out for its features, rapid installation and time to value as well as its effective pricing structure.”