Cisco announced today that Datacom has achieved Gold Partner Certification, the highest level attainable for partners in the Cisco Resale Partner Programme. Datacom joins only a handful of elite resellers in New Zealand that have met the rigorous certification challenge. “We applaud Datacom for achieving such a high level of partnership with Cisco,” regional manager, Cisco New Zealand, Jen Rutherford, said. “They are an outstanding example of the best our industry has to offer the country and the world, backed up by an international accreditation.” General manager, Datacom, Nigel Everett, said that Cisco have helped them to support the business to grow expertise and their customer base. “Achieving Cisco Gold status demonstrates Datacom’s desire, ability and capability to deliver innovative solutions to our customers, our investment to Gold certification underpins this and proves to the market that Datacom leads technology.” Gold Certification is highly respected across the technology industry. In fact, many governments and large corporations require Cisco Gold certification as part of their requests for proposals (RFPs). Certification requires partners to undertake training and qualifications for every Cisco advanced technology specialisation available, a significant commitment that sets the standard for competence in today’s market. The four areas of specialisation include: - Unified Communications - Routing and Switching - Security - Wireless LAN. Partners completing Gold Certification demonstrate a strong partnership with Cisco and focus on the technology needs of customers at the very highest level. Gold resellers must have a team of 16 experts, professionals and support staff to ensure high-quality customer experiences. Gold Certified Partners have integrated Cisco Lifecycle Services into their offerings and demonstrate a high level of customer satisfaction.
Datacom Engineering also offers a full range of Services backed by a Cisco Collaborative Technical Services Agreement. In return for their efforts, the Cisco Gold Certified Partner designation offers the highest level of branding, economic incentives, and differentiation as a reward for loyalty to Cisco. With each level of certification, partners benefit from an increased level of support and economic incentives from Cisco, including access to products and services, technical support, productivity tools, online training, marketing resources, and sales promotions.
