Amsterdam, 27 juni 2014 - Netwerkspecialist
Brocade rapporteert een sterke groei in geaccrediteerde partners in Europa, het Midden-Oosten en Afrika in de eerste helft van het jaar.
Brocade noteerde een stijging van 69 procent in het aantal partneraccreditaties. Dat was vooral te danken aan de grote belangstelling voor het
Brocade Certified Ethernet Fabric Professional-niveau (BCEFP). Dit niveau – geïntroduceerd in 2013 – is het hoogste binnen Brocade. In de afgelopen zes maanden steeg het aantal BCEFP-certificeringen met 1.500 procent. Dit hoge niveau is in lijn met
recente cijfers die aangeven dat meer dan zestig procent van de channelvertegenwoordigers denkt dat fabric networks in 2020 ‘standaard’ of ‘zeer gebruikelijk’ zijn.
John Mitchell, Head of Channels EMEA bij Brocade: “Nu veel legacy-netwerken ouder worden, zoeken bedrijven steeds nadrukkelijker naar technologiepartners die hen helpen bij het leveren van volgende-generatie innovaties, applicaties en diensten. Bij Brocade hebben we onze accreditaties zo ontworpen dat ze partners helpen kansen te grijpen. Wij werken samen met hen aan het ontwikkelen van de technische en sales-expertise die nodig is om in te spelen op de toenemende vraag naar opkomende technologieën als Software-Defined Networking, Ethernet fabrics en cloud.”
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Brocade Builds Momentum in EMEA with Partner Education Programme
Records 69 percent increase in partner accreditations; launches Partner Academy series
Networking specialist
Brocade has reported significant growth in its accreditation partner base across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) in the first half of its financial year.
Brocade has seen a 69 percent increase in all partner accreditations, largely driven by interest in the
Brocade Certified Ethernet Fabric Professional (BCEFP) level. Introduced in 2013 as the company’s highest level accreditation, Brocade has seen more than a 1,500 percent increase in BCEFP certifications in the past six months. This high level of interest is consistent with the
recent finding that more than 60 percent of the channel believe fabric networks will be "standard" or "very common" in data centers by 2020
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John Mitchell, Head of Channels, EMEA, Brocade commented: “With many legacy networks now beginning to show their age, businesses are increasingly looking for technology partners to help them deliver next-generation innovation, applications and services. At Brocade, we have designed our accreditations to help our partners seize this opportunity, working with them to build the technical and sales expertise they need to meet the growing demand for emerging technologies such as Software Defined Networking, Ethernet fabrics and cloud.”
The Brocade Certified Network Engineer accredited partner base has also seen significant growth in the past six months with new accreditations up by more than a quarter across EMEA.
The growth in accreditations follows a major drive from Brocade to help its partners improve their technical expertise. The company updated its
Alliance Partner Network (APN) Program earlier in 2014 to enable partners to deliver next generation SDN and Ethernet fabric solutions to market. The company has also recently launched a series of webinars and Partner Academies on emerging technological and market trends.
“We have also had great success with our Partner Academy series, which has been rolled out across EMEA. Academies are already happening in the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, France, UAE and Saudi Arabia, with many more being planned. We are delighted by the interest we have seen in these initiatives and look forward to continuing this momentum in the coming months,” added Mitchell.
Brocade is now looking to build on this channel momentum in the second half of its financial year. The company is planning a major focus on sales accreditations within EMEA with incentives for those partners that complete sales training courses.
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