Partners Awarded for Delivering Innovative Virtualization and Cloud Technologies

NEW YORK, N.Y., March 25, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Presidio today announced that it has received the Global VMware Partner Innovation Award in the Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) category. Presidio was recognized at the VMware Partner Leadership Summit 2016, held in Scottsdale, Arizona.

"I am pleased to recognize a select group of partners who have received a Global VMware Partner Innovation Award. These honorees have distinguished themselves through demonstrated excellence and achievements in 2015," said Ross Brown, senior vice president, Worldwide Partners and Alliances, VMware. "VMware congratulates Presidio on winning a Global VMware Partner Innovation Award, and we look forward to our continued collaboration in 2016."

"VMware's recognition of Presidio as their Global Innovation Partner for SDDC is a testament to the investments we've made over the past few years in converged infrastructure, Presidio Managed Cloud, and our acquisition of Sequoia Worldwide to offer specialized cloud consulting, integration and services expertise," stated Bob Cagnazzi, Chief Executive Officer of Presidio. "Presidio can advise customers through their hybrid cloud journey and help them optimize their private, public and managed clouds for scalable, secure, high-performing service delivery. As part of this, SDDC is a key step to virtualization and automation, allowing businesses to become more agile as they deliver and run applications and services from anywhere through a unified platform."

Recipients of a Global VMware Partner Innovation Award were acknowledged in 19 categories for their excellence in performance and distinctive achievements during 2015.

About VMware Partner Leadership Summit
VMware Partner Leadership Summit 2016 offers VMware partners the opportunity to engage with VMware executives and industry peers so as to explore business opportunities, customer use cases, solution practices and partnering best practices. An invitation-only event, VMware Partner Leadership Summit 2016 provides partners with the resources they need to develop and execute a comprehensive go-to-market plan in 2016 and beyond.

About Presidio
Presidio is a leading US-based IT solutions provider offering consulting, professional services, and cloud and managed services. By taking the time to deeply understand how our clients define success, we architect technology solutions that address their evolving business needs. Our approach blends the credibility to deliver practical results today, with the creativity to drive the business visions of tomorrow. More than 2,700 Presidio professionals, 1,500 of whom are engineers with over 5,800 industry-leading certifications, are based in 60+ offices across the US. We serve over 6,500 clients through a unique, local delivery model while capitalizing on our scale as a $2.8 billion national industry leader. We are passionate about driving results for our clients and delivering the highest quality of service in the industry. Presidio is owned by funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, LLC (NYSE:APO). For more information, visit www.presidio.com

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