ShoreGroup (News - Alert) has achieved the Advanced Data Center Architecture Specialization from Cisco (News - Alert), which recognizes its knowledge and expertise in designing, deploying, and supporting Cisco’s comprehensive portfolio of data center solutions.

“Earning the Cisco Advanced Data Center Architecture Specialization certification reinforces ShoreGroup’s commitment to our customers to deliver solutions that align their data center network foundation with their business priorities to achieve performance, scalability and availability within their data centers,” said Jeff Ortolano, regional sales director at ShoreGroup.

There are three areas of role-based training that Cisco’s specialization offers. The three areas are: Unified Fabric for optimizing data and storage needs; Unified Computing for streamlining data center resources and uniting network, computational, storage and virtualization platforms; and Unified Network Services for advancing the way application delivery; and security services are provided in the data center network or computing environment.

To become data center architecture specialized partner, Cisco Data Center Architecture Specialization tests knowledge in selling, designing, installing, and supporting the Data Center Architecture.

Cisco said that the Cisco Data Center Architecture Specialization helps the company develop sales, technical, and service capabilities for integrated networking solutions; increase technical competency within your company; and achieve recognition as a Specialized Partner in the Cisco Partner Locator.

Calling the Cisco Advanced Data Center Architecture Specialization a “critical component” of ShoreGroup’s overall market leadership as a solutions and services provider in the data center, virtualization, and storage space, Barry Katzman, director of sales engineering at ShoreGroup, said that earning the Cisco Advanced Data Center Architecture Specialization allows the company to help its customers as they transition to the private cloud, the next step in the evolution of the data center.

ShoreGroup provides management applications, maintenance services, professional services and product solutions for unified communications and contact centers, virtualized data centers and networks.

“This certification highlights ShoreGroup’s continuing responsibility to our customers to ensure they are provided the highest standards, expertise, and solution innovations to accelerate technology strategies with the purpose of enhancing data center operational efficiencies,” Ortolano said.

Recently, the company ShoreGroup achieved the Advanced Borderless Network Architecture Specialization from Cisco.

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