About Virtual Computing Environment Coalition
The Virtual Computing Environment coalition (VCE) represents an unprecedented level of collaboration in development, services, and partner enablement that reduces risk in the infrastructure virtualization journey to the private cloud. VCE's Vblock Infrastructure Packages deliver a complete IT infrastructure that integrates best-of-breed virtualization, networking, compute, storage, security, and management technologies. The three companies have invested in industry-first collaborative delivery of seamless customer support with end-to-end vendor accountability.
FusionStorm & VCE Learn More! 
FusionStorm holds the highest certifications with all three VCE partners; VMware, Cisco and EMC and we have architected thousands of solutions based upon these product sets. Our expertise extends across the entire IT infrastructure, including data center, storage and virtualization, and we are one of only six partners in the U.S. with Vblock 0, 1 and 2 certification. FusionStorm is uniquely positioned and recognized as one of only a handful of partners that can deliver the VCE Vblock solution effectively and efficiently across the country.
VCE Vblock
VCE, Vblock architecture accelerates Time to Service deployment through testing, staging and pre-integration while reducing project risk through engaging with industry leading partners for networking, compute, virtualizaion technology, storage, security and management. VCE helps transform the IT infrastructure without putting budget dollars or the business at risk.
- Rapid deployment: VCE accelerates and simplifies deployment of the Vblock infrastructure with pre-built and tested components and complete onsite installation, configuration and performance tuning
- Optimum performance: VCE ensures that businesses realize optimum performance, efficiency, and agility by putting in place ITIL-based operational best practices and management tools finely tuned for the next-generation virtualized environement.
- End-to-end accountability: VCE also ensures end-to-end accountability for ever deployment, and collaborates extensively with partners to ensure a seamless, risk free engagement.
VCE, Vblock Infrastructure Packages:
- Pre-engineered, tested and validated units of IT Infrastructure that have a defined performance, capability and availability Service Level Agreement (SLA)
- Deliver IT infrastructure in a new way and accelerate organizations' migration to private clouds
- Tightly defined to meet specific performance and availability bounds; their value lies in a combination of efficiency, control and choice
VCE Vblock Solution Platforms:
Vblock 0: Designed for moderate sizes and numbers of virtual machines in a compact footprint—ideal for a test and development platform or for remote data centers. Vblock 0 consists of the Cisco Unified Computing System, EMC Celerra unified storage, and VMware vSphere 4.
Vblock 1 and 1U: Designed for large sizes and large numbers of virtual machines in a compact footprint, supports midsized configurations that deliver a broad range of IT capabilities to organizations of all sizes. Vblock 1 and 1U consists of the Cisco Unified Computing System, EMC CLARiiON CX4 or EMC Celerra unified storage, and VMware vSphere 4.
Vblock 2: Designed for the largest size and maximum numbers of virtual machines in a compact footprint, supports high-end configurations that are completely extensible to meet the most demanding IT needs. Vblock 2 consists of the Cisco Unified Computing System, EMC Symmetrix VMAX storage, and VMware vSphere 4.