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Strategic Partnerships

ENS-Inc partners with industry-leading vendors and trade organizations to better serve our customers.

ENS-Inc partners with leading technology vendors, trusted trade organizations, government purchasing groups, and complementary business partners. Our integral association with these organizations enables us to better serve our customers and develop the most effective technology solutions to achieve your business information goals.

Vendors
Trade Organizations
Government Purchasing Groups
Business Partners

EMC² Authorized Services Network Partner

EMC is an industry-leading developer and provider of information infrastructure storage and security solutions. EMC creates complete information environments that are reliable, efficient, and secure. Information has the power to illuminate our world. But for this to happen, information must be intelligently and efficiently stored, protected, and managed─so that it can be made accessible, searchable, shareable, and ultimately actionable.

As an EMC Authorized Services Network Partner, ENS-Inc delivers best-in-class products and services that customers expect from EMC. Members of our Authorized Services Network offer a comprehensive portfolio of implementation and support services and align with EMC Velocity² Partner Program tiers, which offer the flexibility to choose one or more platform or software specialties.
http://www.emc.com
HP Networking Expert Partner

Hewlett Packard is the largest IT company in the world, investing nearly $4 billion in research yearly and producing an average of 11 patents each day. That level of innovation ensures a constant stream of solutions that change markets and improve business opportunities.

As an HP Networking Expert Partner, ENS-Inc specializes in comprehensive networking services and solutions from design to installation, configuration, and testing. Our certified engineers can transform your networks into a source of business value.
http://www.hp.com
Microsoft Gold Certified Partner

Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. Microsoft Gold Certified Partners are the elite Microsoft Business Partners who earn the highest customer endorsement. They have access to software discounts, Microsoft technical support and technical training to keep up to date with all the advances in Microsoft technology.

As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, ENS-Inc provides you with the highest levels of technical expertise, strategic thinking, and hands-on skills. Using our real world experiences, ENS-Inc is committed to help you prioritize, implement, and effectively deliver your technology solutions.
http://www.microsoft.com
Symantec Specialization Partner

Symantec helps consumers and organizations secure and manage their information-driven world. Their software and services protect against more risks at more points, more completely and efficiently, enabling confidence wherever information is used or stored.

As a Symantec Specialization Partner, ENS-Inc has access to an array of world-class resources. Leveraging Symantec technologies, we are able to provide security and administration solutions for data centers and networks, reducing risk of data loss and downtime due to system failure or data corruption and aid compliance requirements governing data storage, retrieval, and recovery.
http://www.symantec.com
VMware Authorized Consulting Partner

VMware, the global leader in cloud infrastructure, delivers customer-proven virtualization solutions that significantly reduce IT complexity. VMware accelerates an organization’s transition to cloud computing, while preserving existing IT investments and enabling more efficient, agile service delivery without compromising control.

As a VMware Authorized Consulting Partner, ENS-Inc delivers consulting services and VMware virtual solutions that simplify IT so companies can leverage their storage, network, and computing resources to control costs and respond quickly to business demands. Utilizing VMware, full systems, such as fully configured applications, operating systems, BIOS, and virtual hardware, can be moved from one physical server to another with zero-downtime maintenance and continuous workload consolidation.
http://www.vmware.com

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Strategic Partnerships: Trade Organizations

Better Business Bureau Accredited Business

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) Standards for Trust are a comprehensive set of best practices for how businesses should treat the public in a fair and honest manner. Every BBB Accredited Business must meet certain standards to qualify for accredited business status and is monitored for continuing adherence to BBB standards.

ENS-Inc is proud to be an Accredited Business with the Better Business Bureau
http://www.bbb.org
Project Management Institute, Sacramento Valley Chapter

PMI is the International non-profit association for advancing the profession of project management. The organization administers the Project Management Professional (PMP) certification program, delivers international and regional seminars, provides geographical membership services through its chapters, and provides industry level services through Specific Interest Groups (SIGs). Additional information is on the PMI International web site.

The Sacramento Valley Chapter chartered in 1985 is the 4th largest chapter in PMI Region 7, an area that covers Hawaii, California, Arizona, and Nevada; and ranked close to the top 10th percentile in chapter size in PMI's international organization of 250 chapters and 175,000 members worldwide.

With over 1600 members covering the Sacramento Valley, and San Joaquin Valley areas, PMI-SVC's membership includes over 1000 certified Project Management Professionals (PMPs), a PMP total representing over 60% of the Chapter's membership.

The Sacramento Valley Chapter vision embraces, values, applies, and attributes its success to professional project management leadership and practices.
http://www.pmi-svc.org

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Strategic Partnerships: Government Purchasing Groups

California Small Business Certified

ENS-Inc is a certified California Small Business. State agencies may use a streamlined process known as the “SB/DVBE Option” by contracting directly with a California Certified Small Business for goods, services, information technology, and public works projects.

Small Business certification eligibility requires a business be independently owned and operated, its principal office located in California, its owners live in California, and the business employs fewer than 100 employees. There is also a cap on average annual gross receipts.

ENS-Inc has been serving the public sector for more than 10 years, offering unmatched flexibility and competencies with proven success in the face of rapidly changing State business processes.

For more information on ENS-Inc government technology projects, please visit our Government page » »
CMAS Approved Contractor

Our California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS), granted by the California Department of General Services, offers a wide variety of IT Consulting Services at prices which have been assessed to be fair, reasonable, and competitive. The use of this contract is optional and is available ONLY to California State and Local Government agencies.

Through our CMAS and our Small Business Certification, ENS-Inc is able to offer our government agency clients competitive pricing along with reliable and quality service.

ENS-Inc is a premiere California state government technology provider.

For more information on purchasing via the ENS-Inc CMAS contract, please visit our CMAS page » »
E-Rate for Schools & Libraries

ENS-Inc provides IT infrastructure network services for education discounted through E-Rate.

The E-Rate is a federal program that supports schools and libraries by providing millions of dollars in “discounts” for telecommunications services. The E-Rate is the discount that schools and libraries will receive for the acquisition of telecommunication services.

Eligible schools and libraries can receive discounts of 20-90 percent on telecommunication services, Internet access, and internal connections necessary for deploying technology into the classroom.

For more information on ENS-Inc network services available to schools and libraries E-Rate, please visit our E-Rate page » »
Information Technology (IT) Consulting Master Services Agreement (MSA)

ENS-Inc provides IT consulting services under the California IT MSA. The IT Consulting Master Services Agreement provides professional consultant services with the intent to expedite the process used to obtain IT consulting services. The State of California makes this MSA available to State and local government agencies.

With key expertise in virtualization, consolidation, and migration, ENS-Inc delivers proven reliable and scalable technology solutions and then provides the onsite training and knowledge transfer to empower success for State and local government agencies.

For more information on ENS-Inc IT technology consulting services available to California state and local government, please visit our MSA page » »
Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA)
National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO)

The Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA) was formed in October 1993 by the state purchasing directors from fifteen NASPO western states. The primary purpose of creating WSCA was to establish the means by which participating states might join together in cooperative multi-State contracting. This approach helps states achieve cost-effective and efficient acquisition of quality products and services.

The National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) is a non-profit association dedicated to strengthening the procurement community through education, research, and communication. It is made up of the directors of the central purchasing offices in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the territories of the United States.

ENS-Inc provides EMC² products and solutions through the WSCA/NASPO contracts.

For more information on ENS-Inc WSCA/NASPO purchasing options, please visit our WSCA page » »

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Strategic Partnerships: Business Partners

HSB Solutions, Inc.

HSB Solutions, Inc. is a California DVBE networking services company providing resources for government information technology projects. Closely affiliated with ENS-Inc, HSB Solutions delivers the expertise you have come to count on through the years from Enterprise Networking Solutions (ENS-Inc).

In response to the public sector marketplace, HSB Solutions was started by disabled veterans with backgrounds as Senior Programmer, Senior Project Manager, and Senior Systems Engineer.

With the ability to draw upon ENS-Inc resources PLUS the expertise of HSB managers, ENS-Inc and HSB Solutions, together have the know-how to get the job done on time, on budget, and within scope.

For more information on HSB Solutions, Inc., please visit our HSB Solutions page » »
Public Sector Partners, Inc.

Public Sector Partners (PSP) is a premier business development consulting organization specializing in California State Government technology operations. PSP is comprised of a diverse group of individuals that include former private sector and public sector executives who have a combined total of 50 years experience in the Government marketplace.

PSP’s basic core services focus on initiating the process of developing strong and effective relationships between the clients they represent and the key decision makers within the California State Government. They have proven processes to identify opportunities, align clients with the appropriate audience, and create pathways to bridge the gap between Public Sector needs and Private Sector solutions.
http://www.pspinfo.us/psp_pub.asp