As a result of VMware's recent licensing changes, the Enterprise edition of vSphere has reached end of life as of June 30th, 2017. Piggy backing off VMware’s promotion, Vista IT Group is offering a 50% discount when you upgrade from vSphere Enterprise to vSphere Enterprise Plus (with or without Operations Management).  This offer is also available when upgrading from vSphere with Operations Management Standard to vSphere with Operations Management Enterprise Plus.

In a global survey of data center reliability conducted by Technology Intelligence Consulting (ITIC), results showed that Lenovo, Cisco and IBM came out at the top of the pack in reliably and server downtime. This survey concluded that Lenovo tech support and the x86 ratings are among the best in the industry followed by Cisco and IBM. Whereas, HPE ProLiant servers and Oracles SPARC and x86 hardware and Solaris reliability continued to decline for the fifth year in a row.

On April 16th, 2017 Cisco announced an end-of-life milestone for the Catalyst 4500-E series. The last date to renew support for existing SMARTnet contracts on the 4507R-E and 4510R-E chassis is July 15th, 2017.  These chassis will fully go obsolete on April 30, 2018.

We are excited to announce the recent hiring of three new team members to join Vista IT Group. These members are Matt McLennan, Nick Alfano and Joe Stachura. Matt McLennan is a new addition to our Marketing Team. Nick Alfano is a new addition to our Pre-Sales team. Joe Stachura is a new addition to our Account Management team.

Grand Rapids, MI.  Vista IT Group, a leading provider of data center infrastructure, announced today the site of their new corporate headquarters and distribution facility.  Expected to be completed in the fall of 2017, Vista's new location will include an enterprise capable integration facility and 80,000 square feet in combined warehouse, staging and logistics space. 

We are excited to announce the recent hiring of two new team members to join Vista IT Group. These members are Mitch Vruggink and Molly Walker. Mitch is a new addition to our Pre-Sales Team. Whereas, Molly is a new addition to our Asset Recovery Team.

We had a great time out in Los Angeles last week at Data Center World/HostingCon. Thank you to everyone who stopped by the Vista IT Group booth! Check back to our news page frequently for announcements on future trade shows we will be attending and where you can catch us next!

Grand Rapids, Michigan - Vista IT Group announced today they have been elevated to Gold Partner status in Lenovo's new Data Center Group (DCG) channel program.

Officially launched in April to coincide with Lenovo's new fiscal year and their upcoming Accelerate Partner Conference in Orlando, the Data Center Group program recognizes Lenovo's largest partners for their product expertise and sales growth in Lenovo's enterprise portfolio of System x servers, V series, S series and Storwise storage, and their Flex system line of Hyperconverged blades.  

To the Vista team, St. Patrick’s Day is about more than just drinking green beer, river dancing, or eating corned beef. It’s about sharing some luck as well. This year Vista IT Group raised money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s largest drive of the year, the Shamrock Drive.

Vista IT Group will be attending Data Center World/HostingCon 2017 in Los Angeles, California! Held at the Los Angeles Convention Center April 3-6, DCW/HostingCon carries the theme of Data, Automation, Scale: Building and Managing the Data Center of the Future.