iland Certified with Advanced Designation to Provide Cisco Powered Cloud and Managed Services
HOUSTON (PRWEB) February 24, 2015 -- iland announced today that it has achieved the Cisco® Cloud and Managed Services Program (CMSP) Advanced certification for both Infrastructure as a Service and Disaster Recovery as a Service. This certification by Cisco recognizes iland as having achieved an elite level of expertise to sell and deliver cloud and managed services. To be able to offer this service as a Cisco Powered™ Service, iland completed a rigorous third-party audit of its services. This audit verifies that services are delivered with enterprise-class reliability, security and support.
The Advanced designation also recognizes iland’s investment and commitment to providing cloud and managed services at Cisco’s highest standards. The shared goal is to help businesses and organizations realize faster time to value.
“We share Cisco’s vision of building long-lasting customer partnerships, working closely with each one to identify needs and solve challenges every step of the way,” said Dante Orsini, senior vice president of business development at iland. “This certification underscores iland’s ability to deliver the technology and support customers need to bypass pervasive cloud barriers and maximize returns. We look forward to further collaborating with Cisco and its Resale Channel Program to ensure customers around the globe can easily capitalize on scalable, reliable and highly secure cloud.”
The partnership between iland and Cisco extends into the marketplace as well. Cisco will provide numerous financial incentives and go-to-market benefits in all countries of legal presence and will also actively sell iland’s cloud services that are Cisco Powered through its own sales channels. In addition, iland and Cisco will continue to work together to provide ongoing innovation through these services.
Cisco supports iland through enablement programs, incentives and go-to-market benefits.
About iland: With data centers in the U.S., U.K. and Singapore, iland delivers proven enterprise cloud solutions that help companies do business faster, smarter and more flexibly. Unlike any other provider, iland’s technology and consultative approach mean anyone–regardless of expertise, location or business objective–can experience the benefits of a hassle-free cloud. From scaling production workloads, to supporting testing and development, to disaster recovery, iland’s secure cloud and decades of experience translate into unmatched service. Underscoring the strength of its platform, the company has been recognized as VMware’s Service Provider Partner of the Year, Global and Americas; is part of the Cisco Cloud Managed Service Provider Program for IaaS and DRaaS; and partners with other industry leaders including Zerto and Veeam. Visit http://www.iland.com.
About the Cisco® Cloud and Managed Services Program (CMSP): CMSP helps Cisco partners to envision, build, market, and sell their cloud and managed services. The program offers partners access to an elite level of expertise, business acceleration tools and services, sales training, and presence in the Cisco Cloud Marketplace. Financial benefits include global discounts and incentives to help maximize profitability, build customer loyalty, and differentiate a partner’s cloud and/or managed offerings. Three program levels give partners a flexible framework for business growth and the acquisition of new revenue streams.
About Cisco Powered: Cisco Powered is the industry standard for cloud and managed services. Based on validated architectures and end-to-end security, Cisco Powered services minimize technology lifecycle complexity to reduce cost and risk. To ensure enterprise-class service, security, and 24/7 support, Cisco partners offering Cisco Powered services must undergo a rigorous certification and third-party audit of their solutions. As the power behind the cloud, Cisco Powered services enable organizations to connect with confidence while achieving faster time-to-value, experiencing assured performance, and leveraging ongoing innovation built on open standards.
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Kellie Willman, iland, http://www.iland.com, +1 713.337.1347, [email protected]
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