ePlus Named Digital Realty Americas Partner of the Year in Recognition of AI Expertise
Rhea-AI Summary
ePlus (NASDAQ:PLUS) was named Digital Realty's Americas Partner of the Year for 2025, recognizing its role in supporting enterprise digital transformation and AI initiatives.
The company highlighted its AI-focused offerings, including the ePlus AI Experience Center in Digital Realty's Innovation Lab in Ashburn, Virginia, which showcases advanced AI infrastructure and deployment demos.
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News Market Reaction – PLUS
On the day this news was published, PLUS declined 0.82%, reflecting a mild negative market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
Key Figures
Previous AI Reports
| Date | Event | Sentiment | 24h Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 03 | AI platform showcase | Positive | -4.7% | Unveiled AgenticOps AI platform for autonomous IT and security operations. |
| May 26 | AI service launch | Positive | +1.8% | Launched Private AI Infrastructure Managed Service with key technology partners. |
| Oct 21 | AI industry survey | Positive | +1.9% | Released AI Industry Pulse Poll highlighting revenue-focused AI strategies. |
| Jan 29 | AI readiness survey | Positive | -0.5% | Published AI Readiness survey revealing gaps between AI ambitions and maturity. |
| Nov 07 | AI center launch | Positive | +0.6% | Opened AI Experience Center with Digital Realty in Ashburn, VA. |
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
AI-themed announcements for PLUS have produced mixed reactions, with several positive AI milestones followed by both gains and notable single-day declines.
Over the past two years, PLUS has issued multiple AI-focused updates. On Nov 7, 2024, it launched the AI Experience Center with Digital Realty, followed by AI readiness and industry pulse surveys in Jan 2025 and . More recently, it introduced a Private AI Infrastructure Managed Service on May 26, 2026 and showcased its AgenticOps platform on June 3, 2026. These events reflect a sustained strategy around AI services and infrastructure, of which the current partner-of-the-year recognition is a continuation.
Historical Comparison
AI-tagged news for PLUS has averaged a modest -0.17% move, indicating historically muted price reactions to otherwise strategic AI announcements like today’s partner recognition.
AI news has progressed from survey insights and readiness assessments to launching an AI Experience Center, managed services, and enterprise-grade platforms, now culminating in partner-of-the-year recognition with Digital Realty.
Regulatory & Risk Context
PLUS has an effective automatic shelf registration on Form S-3ASR dated Jan 26, 2026, allowing future offerings of various securities by the company and certain holders. Terms and sizes of any offerings would be detailed in later prospectus supplements. The filing notes potential uses of proceeds such as acquisitions, capital spending, working capital, and other corporate purposes.
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AI Experience Center Helping Customers Successfully Navigate AI Infrastructure Complexity
ePlus has developed and launched a number of AI-focused solutions and services to help customers navigate the AI technology landscape, including most recently the ePlus AI Experience Center inside Digital Realty's Innovation Lab (DRIL) in
The ePlus AI Experience Center is a modern technology sandbox, providing hands-on demonstrations of the complete advanced AI infrastructure stack and the platform requirements needed to run enterprise AI. Working with ePlus, organizations who visit the ePlus AI Experience Center are able to explore real-world AI solutions built for AI workloads and interact with automated deployment, management, and monitoring demos.
"Our partnership with Digital Realty is trailblazing a path of accessibility and possibility for organizations who want to dive into AI but are unsure how to design, implement or scale their infrastructure to support it," said Ken Farber, president of ePlus software, strategy, alliances and marketing at ePlus. "We're delighted to be recognized with this award, which reflects the tremendous work our teams have invested in finding new ways to help customers understand what they need and achieve what they envision."
"We are continuously impressed with ePlus' ability to work as a trusted partner to its customers, understanding their environments and challenges and helping identify the best path forward," said Jules Johnston, senior vice president, global channels and alliances for Digital Realty. "The work ePlus is doing is helping customers successfully land their projects and go live within timelines that are only becoming more demanding. Congratulations to the team on this well-deserved award."
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 2,130 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, Facebook, and Instagram.
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