HERNDON, VA - July 31, 2012, - ePlus inc. (NASDAQ NGS: PLUS - news) announced today a new assessment service as part of its eCloud solution called the eCloud Readiness Consultation. The Readiness Consultation is the first step in ePlus' systematic approach to enabling customer's cloud computing, from assessment through execution and on-going managed services and security monitoring. Through the eCloud Readiness Consultation, ePlus identifies the best cloud adoption strategy and creates a prioritized roadmap tailored to the customer's unique requirements.

 

The eCloud Readiness Consultation includes a thorough review and analysis of a customer's entire enterprise computing environment to map the full cloud potential to its existing IT architecture, business drivers, and particular needs.  The final report includes a client's current and future state assessments as well as implementation and migration planning with specific recommendations customized to meet its needs.

 

"There are many challenges and options to carefully consider when taking the path to cloud computing-from selecting the right cloud architecture to handling security, the impact on the network, contract terms, service commitments, service level agreements, and more," said Mark Marron, president of ePlus Technology.  "ePlus has the technical expertise, demonstrated experience, and broad perspective to help our customers map their course to the cloud-faster, more effectively, and with a lower cost."  

 

 

ePlus is a leading integrator of private and hybrid cloud solutions.  Its eCloud (Enterprise Cloud) solution set helps customers develop a cloud computing strategy and offers implementation and execution that is tailored specifically to their business and leverages their previous IT infrastructure investments.  As part of the ePlus Service Advantage, Data Center solutions, ePlus offers the following cloud services:

 

ePlus is a leading integrator of technology solutions. ePlus enables organizations to optimize their IT infrastructure and supply chain processes by delivering world-class IT products from top manufacturers, managed and professional services, flexible lease financing, proprietary software, and patented business methods and systems.  Founded in 1990, ePlus has more than 800 associates serving federal, state, municipal, and commercial customers nationally.  The Company is headquartered in Herndon, VA.  For more information, visit http://www.eplus.com/, call 888-482-1122, or email info@eplus.com.

 

ePlus and ePlus products referenced herein are either registered trademarks or trademarks of ePlus inc. in the United States and/or other countries.  The names of other companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

 

Statements in this press release that are not historical facts may be deemed to be "forward-looking statements."  Actual and anticipated future results may vary materially due to certain risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, possible adverse effects resulting from the recent uncertainty in the economic environment and general slowdown of the U.S. economy such as our current and potential customers delaying or reducing technology purchases, increasing credit risk associated with our customers and vendors, reduction of vendor incentive programs, and restrictions on our access to capital necessary to fund our operations; our ability to consummate and integrate acquisitions; the possibility of goodwill impairment charges in the future; our ability to maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting; significant adverse changes in, reductions in, or losses of relationships with major customers or vendors; the demand for and acceptance of, our products and services; our ability to adapt our services to meet changes in market developments; our ability to reserve adequately for credit losses; our ability to protect our intellectual property; the impact of competition in our markets; the possibility of defects in our products or catalog content data; our ability to adapt to changes in the IT industry and/or rapid change in product standards; our ability to realize our investment in leased equipment; our ability to hire and retain sufficient qualified personnel; and other risks or uncertainties detailed in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  All information set forth in this press release is current as of the date of this release and ePlus undertakes no duty or obligation to update this information.