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CohesiveFT Joins Open Data Center Alliance
March 2013 by Marc Jacob
CohesiveFT announced it has joined the Open Data Center Alliance (ODCA), a distinctive consortium of global IT experts committed to being a unified voice for emerging data center and cloud computing requirements. As a Solution Provider Member, CohesiveFT joins the ranks of firms such as BMW, Capgemini, Disney Technology Solutions and Services, JPMorgan Chase, Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, Terremark, and UBS.
CohesiveFT brings expertise in enterprise IT cloud adoption to the ODCA and the company will focus on leading discussions on best practices for cloud migration and spotlighting trends and issues with the open, interoperable delivery of compute infrastructure as a service, and cloud security.
Chris Swan, CohesiveFT CTO and former ODCA board member with UBS said, "It’s great to be rejoining the infrastructure working group and contributing to new usage model development in areas like Software Defined Networking (SDN)."
The Open Data Center Alliance is comprised of more than 300 companies that represent over $100 billion in annual IT spending. The Alliance’s primary work is the publication of usage models that give detailed definitions of IT requirements to address specific challenges and priorities in data center evolution and, specifically, cloud deployment.
About The ODCA
The Open Data Center Alliance was formed in 2010 as a unique consortium of leading global IT organizations. We are led by a steering committee of senior IT executives from BMW, China Unicom, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Lockheed Martin, Marriott International, Inc., National Australia Bank, Terremark, Disney Technology Solutions and Services, and UBS. Intel Corporation serves as the organization’s technical advisor. We came together to deliver a unified voice for emerging data center and cloud computing requirements. Our mission is to speed the migration to cloud computing by enabling the solution and service ecosystem to address IT requirements with the highest level of interoperability and standards.
