Adapt scores double victory at the SVC awards 2011

Adapt has announced that it was has won the Managed Service Provider of the Year category at the 2011 SVC Awards.  Adapt was also the joint winner of an award for Enterprise Virtualisation Project of the Year as a result of its ongoing work with Wildnet, a leading supplier of solutions to the global insurance marketplace. The SVC Awards, hosted by Angel Business Communications Ltd., is open to innovative products, projects and companies that operate in the cloud, virtualisation and storage fields.  It also recognises the achievement of end-users, channel partners and vendors in the space.         

Founded in 2001, Adapt offers a portfolio of integrated services that span the entire IT infrastructure from network connectivity and resilient data centre solutions to managed and cloud services.  This award recognises Adapt’s dedication to delivering bespoke solutions to its customers, enabling them to move towards virtual and cloud-based IT solutions that scale exactly in line with business. Central to Adapt’s success is its innovative enterprise Virtual Data Centre (eVDC) platform, virtual private cloud offering, proprietary core metro network and transparent customer-facing service management portal.

Wildnet, who provide a rich portfolio of professional services and technologically advanced solutions supporting all areas of the insurance marketplace, worked closely with Adapt to upgrade its technology infrastructure. Adapt’s eVDC was deployed as a core platform for the internal systems at Wildnet, along with the provision of a virtualised estate to deliver Wildnet‘s solutions including Wild Commercial, Wildnet’s leading eBusiness solution for the speciality insurance market. The project has transformed Wildnet’s service delivery, ensuring high performance and reliability at all times, as well as significantly reducing the company’s disaster recovery time from days to hours.

“We are delighted to win this award alongside Adapt, who is breaking new ground with its state of the art technical solutions and flexible service offerings,” said Jon Finn, COO at Wildnet. “From the outset, both the Adapt and Wildnet teams worked closely and transparently to deploy a truly flexible yet resilient infrastructure that not only met, but exceeded our technology requirements.  Adapt’s eVDC is a market-leading solution that ensures the continued and reliable provision of the Wildnet application to our extensive customer base."

“Winning the coveted title of Managed Service Provider of the Year is yet another validation of our success,” said Simon Fisk, Sales and Marketing Director at Adapt. “What’s more, our win with Wildnet highlights our ongoing commitment to helping customers meet their business goals through innovative, enterprise-class technology solutions. We are delighted with our two wins and look forward to working closely with Wildnet as their business continues to grow.”

About Wildnet

Wildnet is one of the leading suppliers of solutions to the global insurance market place. With offices in the heart of the City of London, it provides comprehensive professional services and development capability along with a rich portfolio of technologically advanced solutions supporting all areas of the insurance market place. Wildnet prides itself on its highly-qualified people, processes and technology and the way these elements are combined to add value to clients.

Wildnet's flagship product is Wild Commercial and the customer solutions team provide an array of services utilising best of breed technologies from partners including Microsoft, K2, Macroview, Web Connectivity and others. For further information please visit www.wild.net