eGroup announced today that it has achieved the Advanced Data Center Storage Networking Specialization from Cisco®. This specialization recognizes eGroup, a Cisco Premier Certified Partner, as having fulfilled the training requirements and program prerequisites to sell, deploy and support comprehensive Cisco data center storage networking solutions.<!--more-->

“We’re pleased to once again be recognized by Cisco with the Advanced Data Center Storage Networking Specialization,” said Mike Carter, Principal Consultant at eGroup. “This designation validates our knowledge and expertise in helping customers build highly available, scalable storage networking solutions that address data security initiatives and business continuity.”

The Cisco Advanced Data Center Storage Networking Specialization is designed to help partners—whether small to medium-sized businesses or enterprise-scale organizations—meet a wide range of customer needs. The Advanced Data Center Storage Networking Specialization curriculum focuses on enabling Cisco partners to build cost-effective storage area networks in support of creating better resource management, improved business continuance and enhanced data security. These resale channel partners are specialists in building storage solutions based on industry-leading Cisco data center storage networking products.

The Cisco Resale Channel Program provides partners with the training required to build sales, technical and Cisco Lifecycle Services skills, and then validates their skills through a third-party audit. Cisco resale partner certifications—Select, Premier, Silver and Gold—represent an increasing breadth of skills across key technologies and a partner’s ability to deliver integrated networking solutions. Cisco resale partner specializations—SMB, Express, Advanced and Master—reflect an increasing depth of sales, technical and service expertise in particular technologies. Achieving Cisco Advanced Data Center Storage Networking Specialization also provides eGroup access to comprehensive sales, technical, and lifecycle services training and support available from Cisco.