BladeLogic, data center automation software provider, has announced that NaviSite, a leading provider of application solutions and hosting services, has selected BladeLogic’s suite of data center automation software solutions to enhance the management processes for thousands of servers in its global data centers.

Prior to selecting BladeLogic, NaviSite used a script-based approach to manage its server and application infrastructure. With the deployment of BladeLogic’s data center automation software solutions, NaviSite can further enhance its data center operations by fully automating the entire lifecycle of its data center management processes including provisioning, patching, compliance and day-to-day server and application configuration management.

“NaviSite is committed to providing outstanding IT hosting, outsourcing and professional services that leverage a proven set of technologies and extensive subject matter expertise,” said Jay Keating, vice president of managed service delivery for NaviSite. “After a thorough review of the leading automation software products available on the market, we chose BladeLogic as our data center automation platform due to the breadth of its solutions and the clear technical advantage they provide, particularly around audit and compliance.”

“With more than 1,500 companies that rely on NaviSite to build, implement and manage their mission-critical systems and applications, it is essential that NaviSite’s 18 data centers operate at full efficiency,” said Vick Viren Vaishnavi, vice president of marketing, BladeLogic, “Through its deployment of BladeLogic, NaviSite is ensuring that the management processes for its server and application environments are fully automated resulting in further enhanced management processes and lower operations costs.”