Participation in the Cisco ACI ATP Programme allows Dimension Data to offer its customers a new data centre architecture designed to simplify operations and greatly reduce provision time through automation for their applications.
“This latest accreditation means Dimension Data is ideally placed to help organisations simplify and scale their data centre operations both in the UK and across Europe. Indeed, we are now certified to deploy and support Cisco’s Application Centric Infrastructure in five European countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Italy and the UK,” said Wayne Sanderson, Head of Networking Business Unit, Dimension Data, UK. “Our participation is this programme is part of our ongoing commitment to provide our clients with advice on, and access to, technology innovations that will make them more agile, scalable and better placed to grow.”
To earn the ACI ATP designation, Dimension Data fulfilled Cisco application centric infrastructure training and exam requirements. Dimension Data also met the personnel and post sales support requirements set forth by Cisco.
The Cisco Authorised Technology Provider Programme is part of the Cisco go-to-market strategy for emerging technologies. The programme helps Cisco to define the knowledge, skills and services that channel partners need to successfully sell, deploy and support an emerging technology practice.