Smart Storage Technologies has been appointed as a VERITAS Software Elite Partner to serve the needs of data storage availability at the enterprise level in the South African market.
The appointment is the culmination of a substantial investment by a group of executives in the formation of SmartStor, a company that specialises in the design, development, implementation and lifecycle support of data storage infrastructure and data management solutions.
SmartStor`s Elite Partner status is based on the company`s commitment to offer the skills required to support the full range of VERITAS Software products and solutions.
"VERITAS offers cost-effective and powerful solutions in one of the IT industry`s highest growth sectors," says Peter Blaauw, CEO of SmartStor.
"As an integrated data storage infrastructure, solutions and services organisation, SmartStor has identified VERITAS as a world leader in storage management.
"By meeting the stringent qualifying criteria for Elite Partner Status, SmartStor is positioned to deliver superior value to customers. It also confirms our commitment to VERITAS as one of our most highly-regarded strategic partners in the South African market."
Vplus Elite partners sell and provide pre-sales support for the full range of VERITAS` high volume and enterprise solutions. Elite partners may also sell VERITAS` high availability solutions including Cluster Server, Storage Replicator for Volume Manager, Storage Replicator for File System, Storage Replicator for NT and NerveCenter.
Elizabeth le Roux, regional manager sub-Saharan Africa at VERITAS Software, says: "Every Elite and Premier Vplus partner has a dedicated Reseller Account Manager (RAM) who will assist with business plans, training, lead qualification and development, as well as joint sales calls. They also have access to the VERITAS Pre-sales technical team and internal sales department, which can assist with general enquiries, licence keys and pricing issues."
Vplus Elite partners are invited to attend free of charge, in-depth technical Masterclasses, which are held in VERITAS` training rooms and conducted by VERITAS sales engineers.
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