IT services and solutions provider, Datacentrix, has been named one of only four local Cisco Premier Partners, the culmination of months of intensive training and certification examinations by the Datacentrix networking team.
According to Duncan van Jaarsveld, networking business unit manager at Datacentrix, Cisco utilises the certification process to ensure that, as a Premier Partner, Datacentrix is equipped to sell, implement and operate Cisco networking solutions and provide customers with the comfort that it has the correct skills within the networking arena in place to support its products.
"In becoming a certified Cisco Premier Partner, Datacentrix has demonstrated its commitment to technical excellence and continuing education, and persistence in furthering the goal to expand its presence in the networking market by embracing the philosophy that the network begins in the data centre.
"This is a huge differentiator for us within the marketplace and something of which we are incredibly proud," he adds.
"Cisco believes that an industry evolution is under way in which the network is becoming the platform for all communications, collaboration, and interactions," explains Meryl Lautenbach of Cisco South Africa. "Developing broader, integrated technology skills enables partners to deliver the integrated networking solutions customers are demanding and to broaden their role and enter new markets.
"Through building deeper technology skills, these partners can further differentiate themselves by offering more sophisticated advanced technology solutions. And using the Cisco Lifecycle Services approach helps partners define the activities they need to successfully deploy and operate Cisco solutions."
The Premier Certification designation recognises and rewards partners that have achieved the Express Foundation Specialisation. This foundational specialisation expands technical competency in the integration of basic routing and switching, wireless LANs and security technologies. In addition, Premier Certified Partners have integrated a level of Cisco Lifecycle Services into their offerings and demonstrated a measurably high level of customer satisfaction.
The Cisco Premier Certified Partner designation offers branding recognition, economic incentives and differentiation as a reward for loyalty to Cisco, for capabilities in providing value-added services, and for a commitment to customer success.
With this level of certification, partners benefit from an increased level of support from Cisco, including access to best-in-class products and services, technical support, productivity tools, online training, marketing resources and sales promotions.
As part of an elite group of providers with proven, in-depth technology skills and customer success in selling, deploying, and providing services for Cisco solutions, partners reinforce their role as a trusted technology advisor, helping customers to accelerate growth and profitability, gain and keep a competitive advantage and stay in front of the latest technology.
"Cisco has identified huge opportunities within the largely untapped mid-market space," says Lautenbach. "Based on this, it is critical that we have certified partners like Datacentrix on ground and operating within a sustainable business model to help reap the benefits within the SME and mid-market sectors."
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