IGXGlobal Begins Offering Storage-as-a-Service Powered by Pure Storage

Service Expansion to UK and Europe Follows Success in U.S.

HERNDON, Va., July 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- IGXGlobal, a subsidiary of U.S.-based ePlus inc. (NASDAQ NGS: PLUS) (news), today announced that it will begin offering its unique, customized Storage-as-a-Service (STaaS) powered by Pure Storage Evergreen//One™ to customer organizations across the UK and Europe.

IGX's STaaS offering combines flexible subscription models for storage consumption of Pure Storage Evergreen//One with IGX technical support and customer success resources.

Expansion of the Service into the UK and Europe will enable European organizations to leverage the many benefits from IGX, including:

• Expedited time to issue resolution
• First-call technical support
• Customer success resources
• Greater insights into storage capacity planning, billing, and forecasting
• A consumption-based utility model
• On-demand burst capacity to facilitate agility and growth

"Storage-as-a-Service is resonating with our customers across many industries due to its flexible consumption model, which enables organizations to minimize the risk of over or under-buying data center infrastructure capacity," said Justin Mescher, vice president of AI, cloud, and data center solutions. "With the rapidly growing interest in AI applications, the need for on-demand burst and growth capacity has increased substantially, resulting in new customer demands."

"Storage-as-a-Service powered by Pure Storage provides not only a cost-effective and convenient way for our customers to harness data flexibility but also access to expert IGX first-call support and customer success resources," said George Pashardis, senior vice president of international sales. "We're excited that, based on the success of this offering in the U.S., we are now able to offer this structure to our UK and European customers and enable them to enjoy the many benefits available from STaaS." 

"The expansion of IGX's Storage-as-a-Service offering into the UK and Europe demonstrates exciting momentum for delivering the Pure Platform to our joint customers," said Wendy Stusrud, vice president of global partner sales at Pure Storage. "With Pure Storage Evergreen//One™ powering the IGX StaaS offering, our customers have an unrivaled data storage solution that meets their most challenging data storage use cases. We are delighted to partner with IGX to make this happen."

For more information about Storage-as-a-Service powered by Pure Storage Evergreen//One, visit https://www.igxglobal.com/solutions/data-centre/storage/storage-as-a-service-(staas).  

About IGXGlobal

IGXGlobal UK Limited (IGXGlobal) is a UK-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of ePlus Technology, inc. ePlus & IGXGlobal support customers commercially and technically on a global scale (with some limitations in Germany). As a technology systems integrator at the forefront of digital transformation, IGXGlobal designs, builds and secures automated multi-cloud infrastructures that meet the rapidly changing needs of enterprise businesses. Our company is built upon technical and service excellence, which is exemplified by our skills and capabilities across multiple technologies.  Our biggest differentiator remains our local, personalized approach that is ingrained into our heritage. We are in the unique position to have both the capabilities of a Global Systems Integrator and the agility and flexibility of a smaller organization. IGXGlobal UK Limited is registered in England and Wales.  Its registered number is 05551268, and its registered office address is Camburgh House, 27 New Dover, Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 3DN.

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