June 20, 2011

One of Europe's Leading Law Firms Outsources its IT to GlassHouse to Manage Operations, Automate Processes, Improve Efficiencies and Streamline IT as the Firm Grows

London, UK, 20 June, 2011– GlassHouse Technologies, a global provider of independent data centre consulting and managed services, today announced that it has been selected to lead the IT infrastructure upgrade at Olswang LLP, one of Europe's leading law firms. Under terms of the deal, Olswang will completely outsource its IT department to GlassHouse, tasking them to manage the infrastructure, automate manual processes, improve efficiencies and streamline IT operations. These managed services support and IT enhancements are critical for Olswang as it looks to sharpen its edge in the highly competitive legal industry and continue to expand operations globally.

The project, which kicks off in July, is a continuation of work by Systems Group Integration, acquired by GlassHouse in September 2009, and is a combination of GlassHouse’s managed services and consulting services. GlassHouse will help run the Olswang environment more efficiently, outline best practices for operations and provide overall support for the infrastructure. The initial project will focus on three distinct initiatives – workspace management, exchange migrations and archiving. 

Key to the agreement was GlassHouse’s global reach and Olswang’s ability to outsource its IT operations. The integration of the GlassHouse team with the Olswang IT staff allows for a deep sharing of knowledge on modern IT infrastructure implementations while also providing the Olswang IT staff with benefits like added IT resources to complete projects and the ability to reallocate staff to focus on other mission-critical initiatives.

“Our rapid growth and drive to expand globally necessitated a more strategic approach to better manage our existing and newly acquired operations,” said Clive Knott, IT director at Olswang LLP. “With GlassHouse’s expert team, we are outsourcing our IT operations to a knowledgeable third-party to automate processes, reduce costs and improve efficiency across our organisation. Integrating into GlassHouse’s IT team has given us the flexibility to accomplish our IT goals while also providing benefits and the capability to reallocate staff to broaden their expertise on strategic IT initiatives.”

“As a global provider of consulting services and managed services, we are positioned to provide multi-national support for companies during periods of global expansion,” said Scott Matey, Managing Director of GlassHouse Technologies (UK). “Olswang is a progressive law firm intent on maintaining market competiveness by implementing and leveraging technologies that result in leading client service. Outsourcing their IT operations so their team can focus on these mission-critical initiatives speaks of their commitment to providing their staff and clients with optimal resources.”

About GlassHouse

GlassHouse Technologiesis a global provider of data centre infrastructure consulting services. In a rapidly changing data centre environment, GlassHouse partners with customers to define a strategy, execute that plan and operate their environment. Our constant focus is on cost efficiency, risk mitigation and service improvement. This is provided through Transom, our unique business model comprised of proprietary software tools, methodologies and domain expertise. We help deliver on the promise of agility and usage-based spending in the next generation infrastructure paradigm. This journey is significant and requires an experienced and pragmatic guide to help you achieve your goals. Our experience is based on thousands of projects in addition to ongoing daily operations of customer environments. Visit the GlassHouse blogfor expert commentary on key data centre issues facing today's enterprises and follow us on twitter @GlassHouse_Tech.

Company Contact:

Debralee Donovan
GlassHouse Technologies
+ 1 (508) 663-0524
Debralee.donovan@glasshouse.com

Media Contact:

Stephen Russell
Racepoint Group for GlassHouse
+ 1 (781) 487-4609
srussell@racepointgroup.com

About Olswang LLP

Olswang LLP is one of Europe’s leading law firms in the areas of technology, media, telecommunications and real estate.  The firm comprises of nearly 700 people including 100 partners, across six European offices.  Olswangis partnered with US technology focused law firm Cooley, and is part of a 'best friends' network of leading independent law firms throughout the world.

Chambers Asia Pacific – Corporate Finance mid-market Firm of the Year 2011

The Sunday Times Best Green Companies 2011

NOA Outsourcing Advisory of the Year 2010

The Law Society Award for Excellence in Environmental Responsibility 2010

Taxation Team of the Year 2010 – Taxation Awards

TMT Team of the Year 2010- The Lawyer Awards

Corporate Team of the Year 2010 – The Lawyer Awards

www.olswang.com