We’ve been building long term relationships with the world’s leading technology vendors since 1985.  Today, our customers get great value from the strength and range of these partnerships:

• Integration Services – the breadth of our partnerships enables us to integrate technologies from different vendors to form a single solution that best meets your needs
• Independent Technology Advice – our partnerships cross entire markets meaning we can assess all technology options and recommend the best choice for you 
• Strategic Procurement Services  – the strength of our partnerships has led to our increased buying power, enabling you to make more cost effective procurement decisions
• Regulated Skills Assurance – the partner accreditations we hold are all fully regulated and audited, giving you 3rd party reassurance that the services we provide are world-class 
• Priority Support – our managed services are underpinned by specific Priority Support programs with our partners giving you priority access to support direct from the vendors

In addition to our core technology partners, we have strong relationships with many other partners whose technologies further enhance the solutions we provide, including Appsense and Symantec.

Strategic partnerships

As well as providing services direct to our customers we also work with many strategic partners to provide a range of services from simple contracted consultancy to long term managed services on behalf of their customers:

• Systems Integrators and Vendors – working in partnership we provide consultancy and managed services on behalf of organisations such as Dell, Sun Microsystems, Microsoft and BT Global Services. Engagements range from simple sub-contracting through to strategic partnerships for programs such as Building Schools for the Future (BSF) and the NHS National Programme for Information Technology (NPfIT).
• ISV partners  – we’ve been working with software providers as their preferred infrastructure partner for more than 20 years. Our approach is based on delivering complementary skills to ensure users have the best possible platform for their business critical applications. Increasingly today we also provide ISVs with a platform for their Software as a Service (SaaS) offering.
• Resellers and Catalist partners  - we have strong partnerships in place with a number of specialist resellers including OGC approved Catalist partners. We work closely with organisations such as Bytes, Trustmarque and Insight to jointly deliver solutions to healthcare, government and commercial customers.