ePlus Named Digital Realty's 2024 Rising Star Partner of the Year

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ePlus (NASDAQ: PLUS) has been awarded Digital Realty's 2024 Rising Star Partner of the Year recognition for its expertise in AI innovation and commitment to partnership. The companies recently launched an AI Experience Center that allows organizations to explore AI technologies in purpose-built data center facilities.

The center showcases AI-optimized infrastructure with automated provisioning, management, and monitoring capabilities, helping customers understand and implement effective AI infrastructure solutions. The partnership focuses on guiding organizations through their AI implementation journey, regardless of their readiness level.

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• Recognition as Digital Realty's Rising Star Partner demonstrates strong partnership capabilities
• Launch of innovative AI Experience Center strengthens ePlus's position in AI infrastructure solutions
• Strategic positioning in the growing AI infrastructure market

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HERNDON, Va., July 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ePlus inc. (NASDAQ NGS: PLUS – news) today announced that it has been recognized as Digital Realty's 2024 Rising Star Partner of the Year. ePlus was presented with the award in acknowledgement of its commitment to partnership and demonstrated AI innovation expertise that helps customers achieve desired AI-related business outcomes.

Earlier this year, ePlus and Digital Realty jointly launched an innovative AI Experience Center, which enables organizations to explore AI technologies in data center facilities purpose-built for AI-optimized infrastructure, including automated provisioning, infrastructure management, and observability and monitoring. Through the AI Experience Center ePlus and Digital Realty demonstrate the full lifecycle of AI infrastructure deployment, monitoring, and management, helping customers experience and learn to effectively implement AI infrastructure.

Jules Johnston, Senior Vice President, Global Channels and Alliances at Digital Realty said: "This award signifies our team-wide respect for ePlus' expertise and appreciation for their close collaboration and engagement, commitment to superior delivery and customer-centricity."

"We're honored to receive this award from Digital Realty, which is testimony to the level of effort and commitment our team invests in helping customers understand, architect and implement successful AI solutions," said Ken Farber, president of ePlus Software, leading partnerships, marketing, and strategy at ePlus. "With organizations being pushed toward AI at various levels of readiness, our priority is to help them navigate the many elements and considerations required to achieve the outcomes they want. Our partnership with Digital Realty is making a notable difference, moving the needle for our customers and acting as a differentiator for us."

For more information about the ePlus and Digital Realty AI Experience Center please visit: eplus.com/solutions/ai/AI-Experience-Center 

About ePlus inc.

ePlus is a customer-first, services-led, and results-driven industry leader offering transformative technology solutions and services to provide the best customer outcomes. Offering a full portfolio of solutions, including artificial intelligence, security, cloud and data center, networking and collaboration, as well as managed, consultative and professional services, ePlus works closely with organizations across many industries to successfully navigate business challenges. With a long list of industry-leading partners and more than 2,100 employees, our expertise has been honed over more than three decades, giving us specialized yet broad levels of experience and knowledge. ePlus is headquartered in Virginia, with locations in the United States, United Kingdom, Europe, and Asia–Pacific. For more information, visit www.eplus.com, call 888-482-1122, or email info@eplus.com. Connect with ePlus on LinkedIn, X, Facebook, and Instagram. 

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FAQ

What award did ePlus (PLUS) receive from Digital Realty in 2024?

ePlus received Digital Realty's 2024 Rising Star Partner of the Year award for its commitment to partnership and AI innovation expertise.

What is the ePlus and Digital Realty AI Experience Center?

The AI Experience Center is a facility that enables organizations to explore AI technologies in purpose-built data centers with AI-optimized infrastructure, including automated provisioning, management, and monitoring capabilities.

How does the ePlus AI Experience Center benefit customers?

The center helps customers experience and learn to implement AI infrastructure effectively by demonstrating the full lifecycle of AI infrastructure deployment, monitoring, and management.

Who leads the partnership and marketing initiatives at ePlus (PLUS)?

Ken Farber serves as the president of ePlus Software, leading partnerships, marketing, and strategy at ePlus.