News & Events

February 2010

VMware Desktop Virtualisation Event, Stirling, Friday 26th Feb 2010


Virtualisation – It’s Time to Make the Leap Get more efficiency, control & choice with Celerity, IBM & VMware

In conjunction with IBM and VMware specialist partner Taupo Consulting, Celerity are running a half day briefing around Desktop Virtualisation at Stirling Management Centre, University of Stirling Campus.

Agenda - Friday 26th February 2010:
09:30 Registration and Coffee
10:00 Introductions
10:05 VMware View Today - The Recent Launch of Version 4
10:30 Hardware Sizing Challenges: The Answers - SAN Sizing & Scaling
11:00 Break
11:30 VMware View - What To Expect In 2010
11:50 Using VMware Best Practice Methodology To Your Project
12:20 Q & A
12:30 Close & Lunch. Demonstrations

Speakers include Alistair Sutherland who designed and implemented the first VMware View deployment and the first View deployment over a WAN. We will present the hardware challenges faced when virtualising the desktop and how these can be overcome with the versatile and scalable server technology from IBM - delivering to you a more manageable and more powerful IT environment.

Come along and find out how you can:

- Transform desktop management into a simplified & automated process.
- Reduce the total cost of desktop ownership by 50%
- Provide end users a consistent high performance desktop experience
- Bring the power of the datacenter to your corporate desktop

For full details please click here

To register please click here and complete the form, email tracy.whittle@celerity-uk.com or alternatively telephone 0870 240 8116.

 

January 2010

Mary Kelly Joins Celerity To Further strengthen Southern Sales Team

We are delighted to announce that Mary Kelly will be joining Celerity as of the 18th January and will be based from the Ascot Office.

Mary will be joining us on secondment from IBM and will be the second addition to our southern territory sales team, focusing on new business mainly in Central London and the South East of England.

Mary has spent the last 7 years in IBM working for Software Group, initially as a Data Rep for Local Government and Education and then in FSS as a Content Management Specialist. Over the past two and a half years Mary has worked in the Channel, originally in Content Management and more recently with Lotus Brand.

With the appointment of both Mary Kelly and Mark Hunt, Celerity are confident that we will continue to see a significant sales growth in this territory and further demonstrates our commitment to strengthening Celerity's presence in the South.

 

Mark Hunt Joins Celerity Sales Team In The South

We are pleased to announce that Mark Hunt will be joining Celerity in January based from our Ascot Office.

Mark will be working in territory sales focusing on new business mainly in the South East of England. The territory will cover a corridor of South Wales and Bristol down to Plymouth and the South East of England. Mark has been selling for several years in the industry, previously working at IBM as an AIX Power salesman in the North of England on a general business territory and also as the eSM/CSM for HSBC.
Mark is joining us after what has been a very successful year for Celerity and we are delighted that he will be part of our growing team in taking the business forward in 2010.

 

August 2009

Celerity achieves IBM XIV System Storage Accreditation

Celerity is delighted to announce that we are now accredited to sell XIV - IBM’s next-generation high-end Storage System.

XIV is the industry’s first single-architecture storage system providing the highest level of performance, reliability and features, along with management simplicity and exceptional non-disruptive scalability. From partial to full rack configurations (27TB to 79TB usable), XIV meets an organisation’s growing storage capacity demands, as and when they are needed.

There are currently only a small number of approved XIV Business Partners in the UK, and Celerity can now add XIV to its portfolio of IBM storage offerings.

Chris Roche, Managing Director of Celerity:
“We are delighted to have achieved XIV accreditation. By gaining the accreditation we have demonstrated to IBM our desire and commitment to growing XIV storage sales, whilst delivering true value and exceptional performance to any client developing their storage infrastructure. As a specialist in selling high-end storage solutions, gaining the XIV accreditation was a natural progression for Celerity that will significantly contribute to our well established and rapidly growing storage business”.

Clients will have access to XIV demonstration equipment to see first hand the powerful features and benefits of this technology, giving added confidence when looking at an investment in XIV.

Download the IBM XIV Fact Sheet

To find out more about XIV please contact your Celerity Account Manager on 0870 240 8113 or alternatively email info@celerity-uk.com


Watch out for additional information, promotions, downloads around XIV coming to the Celerity website soon…

July 2009

Celerity hosts a successful day in Inverness for public sector organisations looking to virtualise their IT environment.

Celerity played host to a spectrum of Scottish Public Sector organisations at the Drumossie Hotel in Inverness. The event was run in conjunction with IBM, VMware and Glasgow-based VMware consultancy Taupo Consulting; to demonstrate to clients the benefits of using Virtualisation technologies to consolidate server, storage, application and network environments.

The event was very well received on the day, presenting to clients the latest in VMware technology including VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) and SRM (Site Recovery Manager) – areas that appear to be high on many organisation’s IT agendas.
L to R: Alistair Sutherland - Taupo Consulting, Darren Sanders - Celerity, Graham Hunt - VMware

Celerity was keen to demonstrate the effectiveness of combining this powerful virtualisation technology with the proven performance and versatility of IBM infrastructure solutions.

Jennifer Gardet EMEA Alliance Marketing Manager said:
 “It’s always good to see a Business Partner running its own customer events, particularly in areas where people must travel long distances before they can attend an event like this. The event demonstrated how effectively VMware and IBM technologies compliment each other and the true benefits and savings that can be realised from implementing these solutions”.

Celerity will be looking to host a number of events in the coming months throughout Scotland – watch this space for more dates….

Interested in Virtualisation today – click here to request further information from a Celerity Representative. You may qualify for a FREE VMware Capacity Planning Audit.

Celerity launches First Edition of new bulletin InTouch; tailored for public sector organisations in Scotland.

Celerity launched the first edition of its new e-bulletin last month with a view to bringing public sector organisations in Scotland the latest news, developments and promotions from Celerity in conjunction with IBM. Click here to view.

IBM Information Infrastructure Newsletter

Click here to view the latest quarterly newsletter from IBM including recent wins, hot news and other info.

Inside the Midmarket: A 2009 Perspective.

IBM WW study demonstrates how Midsize Companies can Work Smarter in Today’s Economy. Click here to view PDF.

IBM Sponsors Green IT Expo- Tues 10th & Weds 11th Nov 2009 at the Barbican Centre, London.

IBM is sponsoring the Green IT Expo, Tuesday 10th to Wednesday 11th November2009 at the Barbican Centre, London.

Building on last year’s success, Green IT Expo provides a unique chance to get your own IT strategy in order and learn about the significant opportunities emerging from the new wave of sustainable computing.

Through a unique combination of complimentary seminars, supplier briefings and experience-sharing opportunities, this comprehensive event will equip delegates with all the information needed to:

Following the success of the inaugural show in November 08, Green IT Expo continues to use a daily programme of keynote speaker sessions, vendor sessions and industry case studies as well as exhibitor networking facilities.

Delegate Places

are offered free of charge to senior business and technical decision-makers who have a direct influence on major IT investments, reducing the carbon footprint of their organisation and creating more responsible business strategies.

Date:
Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th November 2009

Venue:
Barbican Exhibition Centre
Golden Lane
London
EC2

For further information and to register your place at the Green IT Expo please Click Here.

IBM running SAP on POWER6-based servers Outshines Competition - 33% Savings


IBM has announced its latest SAP performance results on POWER6-based servers, demonstrating cost savings of up to 33% as opposed to competitors; HP, Sun Fujitsu and Hitachi servers using commodity Intel x86 chips in a SAP® solution-based environment.

A new report from International Technology Group (ITG) reveals that by combining IBM Power Systems with virtualisation technology, reliability, availability and energy efficiency features, this can help clients save between 25 and 33 percent on operating costs.

The IBM result showcases the performance of SAP applications and DB2 V 9.5 database software running on the AIX 6.1 operating system in a Power 550 two-tier environment.

Click Here to view full IBM press release.

 

June 2009


Virtualisation – It’s Time to Make the Leap Get more efficiency, control & choice with Celerity, IBM & VMware

If you’re looking to reduce IT costs and streamline operations across your company, minimise space requirements and cut power consumption– then this could be the most important seminar you’ll attend all year.

Join Celerity, IBM and VMware on Tuesday 23rd June 2009, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness to discover the benefits of using Virtualisation to consolidate server, storage, application and network environments. We will also demonstrate how Desktop Virtualisation offers a more cost effective and efficient way to deliver the desktop.

We will present IBM and VMware’s vision for the future of Virtualisation and will demonstrate to you the power of combining effective and versatile IBM infrastructure solutions with proven VMware Virtualisation technology; delivering to you a more manageable and more powerful IT environment.

You’ll be one of the first people in the industry to understand how new advancements in Virtualisation technology are ready to make cloud computing a reality for business.

Agenda - Tuesday 23rd June:

09:30 Arrivals and coffee
10:00 Welcome to Virtualisation from Celerity
10:10 Virtualisation 101 - everything you need to know
11:00 Coffee Break
11:20 Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
11:50 VMware Virtualisation & IBM Infrastructure - A Perfect Match
12:30 Lunch, Networking & Demonstrations
13:15 VMware Site Recovery Manager
13:30 The Future and the Vision of Virtualisation
14:15 Virtualisation Customer Case Studies
14:45 Q&A and Close

Please click here to register

 

Attendees on the day can register for a FREE VMware Capacity Planning Audit to help with your Virtualisation planning.

Location details:
The New Drumossie Hotel
Old Perth Road Inverness
IV2 5BE

We look forward to seeing you on June 23rd 2009. A confirmation email and route description will be send to you once you have registered. For questions please contact tracy.whittle@celerity-uk.com

Thank You for Registering

Celerity (Scotland) Ltd, 38 Queen Street, Glasgow, G1 3DX. Tel: 0141 271 5031 Web: http://www.celerity-uk.com/
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Celerity features in IBM Vision Magazine – The Pathway To Optimisation

Celerity has recently featured in the latest edition of IBM’s Vision Magazine giving a ‘View from the Industry’ from one of our technical experts, Malcolm Smith, looking at the importance of optimising your IT and includes a step by step guide to help your organisation in optimisation planning.
Please click here to read the article. 

Bringing Oracle BI Applications to Life with Celerity & Beyond Systems.

Celerity has teamed up with Beyond Systems, an Oracle E-business and BI Specialist to deliver to customers the Oracle Optimised Warehouse Initiative, enabling the implementation of optimised data warehousing solutions that combine the high performance and scalability of the Oracle Database with the reliability and resilience of an IBM hardware platform.

For further information down load the Celerity & Beyond Systems Oracle Optimised Warehouse datasheet.  Download the datasheet

IT Risk Assessment; A fundamental Failure? FREE Whitepaper

Many organisations in the UK do not carry out a formal IT security risk assessment;

The impact of this can be far reaching.

With a finite amount of money available in any business for Information Security solutions, failure to conduct an appropriate IT security risk assessment can result in money down the drain.

Understand the legal implications if you do not conduct a formal IT security risk assessment FREE Whitepaper (Pdf/150KB) 

http://www.creativesql.co.uk/cw/mlabs/mlabs_ITsecurity_frm.htm

(Source: Computerweekly.com)

March 2009

IBM (Supported by Celerity) Win ‘2008 European Medical Image Archives Healthcare Innovation of the Year Award


L to R: Dorman Followwill - (Frost & Sullivan), John Crawford - IBM , Tahir Malik – IBM, Paul Hunt - Celerity

IBM (supported by Celerity) won the 2008 European Medical Image Archives Healthcare Innovation of the Year Award at Frost & Sullivan's 'Excellence in Healthcare Awards Banquet' on Thursday 19 March at ZSL London Zoo, London. This prestigious award was in recognition of IBM’s innovation for its Healthcare Image and Information Grid (HIIG) and Grid Medical Archive Solution (GMAS). Celerity and IBM successfully partnered to architect the worlds first GMAS solution on IBM Blade technology for a large Public Sector organisation.
In a time of economic uncertainty, these awards are a testament to the Healthcare industry's continued success and growth, with companies awarded across various disciplines including Product Innovation, Green Excellence, Product Quality, Research Excellence and Company of the Year.
"One of the main aims of Frost & Sullivan is to acknowledge outstanding industry achievements and demonstration of best practices by presenting awards to top companies. With economic storm clouds gathering in the past 12 months, it has not been an easy period, however those companies who are innovative and adapt their business models have constantly proved to be successful," notes Mr. Dorman Followwill, Vice President of Frost & Sullivan's Healthcare Practice in Europe & Africa.
The Frost & Sullivan 'Excellence in Healthcare Awards Banquet' was attended by healthcare elite as well as up-and-coming companies, and recognises the achievement of the industry's Movers & Shakers over the past twelve months.
Source: Frost & Sullivan

For further information on IBM's HIIG & GMAS Solutions please email info@celerity-uk.com

NEW APPOINTMENT: Celerity (Scotland) Ltd Appoints New Sales Executive.

Celerity is delighted to welcome Fiona Dougan the latest member to join Celerity (Scotland) Ltd. Fiona will be based from Celerity’s office in Glasgow and brings with her a wealth of experience having worked in Public Sector within the IT industry for over 10 years. Fiona will be managing existing Celerity accounts and developing Celerity’s growing Scottish business.

Chris Roche, Celerity Managing Director, commented: “We are investing heavily in the Scottish Marketplace and Fiona’s appointment will strengthen our commitment. Fiona is well established in the IBM arena and has already made a positive impact on the business in the short time she has been with us”.

NEW APPOINTMENT: Celerity Strengthens North West Territory Sales Team

Celerity would like to welcome Darren Ashley the latest addition to our expanding Northern Sales Team. Darren joins us having worked in the distribution arena for four years with experience specifically around IBM’s System X brand.

Chris Roche, Celerity Managing Director, commented: “We are delighted that Darren has joined us at Celerity. I have had the pleasure of working with him for a number of years via distribution and am confident that his professional approach and experience will strongly compliment this challenging new role.”

Darren will be looking to introduce new accounts to Celerity’s growing customer portfolio in addition to providing Account Management support to some of Celerity’s existing customer base.

Email Archiving & UK Law: 2009 UPDATE Regulations & implications for Business

The sheer volume of email poses new challenges for IT Managers. Email forms part of the business records within all organisations, and secure, retrievable management of email records is essential.
Legislation continues to grow at an ever increasing pace; Written by legal experts, this paper gives a detailed overview of the legal issues relevant to email archiving in 2009.
Email archiving - UK law & regulations Free Whitepaper (150KB)

(Source: Computerweekly.com)