The comprehensive approach EMC takes to address the application, infrastructure and governance issues that impact execution of a private cloud strategy is reflected in the broad portfolio of end-to-end services and solutions that enable customers to accelerate enterprise-scale virtualization. As a leading VMware professional services provider, EMC Global Services has expertise in delivering virtualized information infrastructures in the data center, the first step on the journey to realizing the benefits of private cloud The new services and solutions -- encompassing consulting, technology integration, resident, and education services offerings, along with a full suite of EMC Proven(TM) Solutions -- are critical to helping customers address the challenges they face when planning, implementing and scaling their private cloud environment, inclusive of backup and recovery, business continuity, disaster recovery, management, and the transition of tier 1 applications to the virtual infrastructure.