Ayuda Networks, Inc., a provider of IT infrastructure connectivity and IT hosting, data connectivity, and strategy solutions for the enterprise market, reportedly has entered into a new partnership with The Planet and its Partner Plus Channel Program.

In a release, the Planet officials said that IT hosting solutions from the company address the needs of IT organizations within startups, enterprise, and service providers alike through colocation, dedicated hosting, Northstar hosting, and cloud-based solutions.

Company officials said working with The Planet, the Ayuda team will assess all IT requirements upfront and fulfill any implementation of hardware and service while also utilizing existing extensive partnerships, enabling the best fit for any company.

"Our clients trust us to provide the best solutions to their IT infrastructure problems, and we believe the broad service offerings from The Planet will allow us to address the needs of our customers, both large and small," said Tina Burke, president and co-founder of Ayuda Networks, in the release.

Burke said the company looks forward to offering The Planet colocation, hosting, and cloud solutions to the clients in the US and around the world.

"As our inaugural partner in the new Partner Plus Program, Ayuda brings a stellar reputation for quality products and services,” said Tom Blair, vice president of sales at The Planet, in the release.

Blair said they have carefully evaluated the company’s portfolio and recognize it as a valuable addition for their customers who are looking for IT infrastructure capabilities.

The Planet is a provider of On Demand IT Infrastructure solutions, hosting more than 20,000 small- and medium-size businesses and 18.5 million Web sites worldwide.

In October The Planet had announced that it has expanded its portfolio of products and services with the addition of Microsoft (News - Alert) Windows Server 2008 R2. The new operating system is available to all dedicated hosting customers across the company’s eight SAS 70 Type II-audited data centers.

Windows Server 2008 R2 enables dynamic provisioning and management of virtual workloads with the much-anticipated update to Microsoft’s Hyper-V. With its Live Migration-enabling technology, moves between physical hosts now happen in milliseconds.

As the first Windows Server operating system with a true 64-bit architecture, R2 also offers powerful hardware and scaling features.