We are an authority in building Private Cloud Infra. Something that I have been longing to write for a while but wanted to be sure if we were not missing anything. With a tested methodology and deep expertise across parts of a service ready stack, in place, we can help customers transition their Core Technology Infrastructure to Cloud Infra.

Our offering is independent of any Virtualization or Storage or Interconnect technology. We can assist customers chose an appropriate stack that will provide full scale Automation and Orchestration. Resource provisioning thru our self service portal is not only an assured cost effective outcome but dramatically easier – all within a policy framework.

Cloud Reference Architecture (Locuz Proprietary)

Our Integration capabilities offer the flexibility of using your Private Cloud like any SMT service and add capabilities like charge back.

Over next few posts I wish to elaborate our capabilities and experiences in customer environments.

Cheers! Uttam

Locuz has won few CRN awards during the previous years, all being in the cat of “Best SI, South India”.

Today we have been conferred with “COMPANY OF THE YEAR” Award by CRN – a very special National and highest echelon Award. It reflects our commitment to Quality Services, Technology Vision, HR Practices, Unique Skills, Capable Team and most importantly Customer Satisfaction.

Thanks to all our Customers and Partners.

BIG Thank you and Congratulations to every Locuzite.

Cheers!

Uttam

Teaching and Learning Engineering is not going to be same anymore in India. Some initiatives are redefining them and among these NPTEL is one. We are proud to be associated with VTU in Karnataka assisting them in establishing their on-demand video lecture provisioning system – connected with NPTEL and in-house studio. We used a uniquely developed streaming system that would provision HQ Video Lectures on demand. Check out.

Cheers! Uttam

The paper I presented got approved and I have confirmed to speak.

Hopefully the first INTEROP in India will match the scale and popularity it is identified with.

If you are visiting, ping me, I will be happy to meet.

Cheers!

Uttam

Next week Cisco would announce their Unified Computing strategy codenamed “California”. These are blade servers that would sit right in middle of the Data Centre unlike all other Cisco products that found place in the network closet.

This in good sense is SOI we wanted to achieve and were seeking product maturity for levels of automation it would demand.

In our definition of SOI Orchestration is most vital and hopefully would soon be available across all Data Centre components. I am upbeat about the Cisco announcement.

Unified Computing = SOI, if I may conclude.

Cheers!

Uttam

We are now a Cisco Partner with Silver Certification.

It was the obvious next step in the partnership with Cisco ever since we started. We grew our Cisco Business consistently YOY. The last few years however have been by leaps.

Our approach and methodologies in deploying solutions with our partners like Cisco has been experience clearly well differentiated for our customers, this is further augmented with Silver Certification.

Thanks Customers for all your support thru these 8 years.

Cheers!

Uttam

Chandrayaan-1 India’s unmanned lunar exploration mission by ISRO, has been successfully launched. It has several science goals of finding the still unanswered questions about Moon.

The mission makes us all proud for a second reason too that we at Locuz lead by Preetam Oswal made a contribution. We architected and deployed mission critical Data Storage Infrastructure that over different phases will stage valuable imagery and scientific data transmitted by the spacecraft while orbiting the moon over X-Band at the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC).

We are proud to be associated with the mission.

Cheers!

Uttam

I was in Dubai on the last weekend of August, hosted by Symantec for their Partner Event called – Partner Engage 2008.

It was nicely done event.

We were conferred the award – Partner for Emerging Solutions. This is well deserved because it resonates with our focus on IT Automation and our SOM (Services Oriented Management) strategy.

SOM is the cornerstone of SOI and we have been able to successfully develop blue print for customers that brings enormous visibility into their Enterprise Infrastructure assisting making informed decisions. The relationship between CI’s (Configuration Items) is key to our SOM approach including users (is user a CI? Yes!).

The award by Symantec is to recognize us in helping customers offer technology; processes and sustainable methodology in building the blocks that will make them Adaptive Enterprise.

Thanks and Cheers!

Uttam

After my last post I did get several enquiries on the news I was to do, it took me longer, anyway here we go… Press Release – (3i Infotech acquires Strategic stake in IT System Integrator Specialist Locuz)

I and Vijay Wadhi had gone out with the new Partner to Beijing for their annual Global Strategy Meet – so this delay.

Kick started with the Great Wall of China witnessing the way forward.

Do read my next post, it will have more details and I will also answer many questions that are likely to be sought over next day or so.

Cheers!

Uttam

This post is most special. Few hours ago we announced our intention to merge with Choice Solutions Limited. You may want to read the press release for particulars.

This is defining moment for both companies as we come together.

We are excited. The value we bring together to all our stakeholders is much greater than the sum of its parts and over the next few posts I am going to unfold the significance.

Cheers!

Uttam