~ Managed solution helps partners achieve, retain and enhance
their Cisco, Microsoft and VMware partner status and demystifies
vendor certification ~
3rd March 2011 – Wokingham, UK – IT training
and business skills provider, Global Knowledge has announced the
launch of Fit4Business® -the first multi-vendor management service
for channel partners to co-ordinate their Cisco, Microsoft and
VMware training certifications. The service aims to drive
return-on-investment throughout the certification process and
demystify the perceived complexities associated with multiple
vendor certification requirements.
Fit4Business® is a collaborative relationship between Global
Knowledge, vendors, the channel partner and supporting
organisations. The process uses human intervention and Global
Knowledge’s proprietary consultancy and management tool to track
their multi-vendor certifications.
Allan Pettman, UK managing director, Global Knowledge said:
“Each vendor has its own guidelines, as managing a plethora of
certifications so you stay within the rules can be a complicated
and time-consuming process. With Fit4Business® we’ve developed
the first one-stop-shop that allows channel partners to view and
manage all their Cisco, Microsoft and VMware certifications in one
place. At a time when quality of service is under increasing
scrutiny, it will help provide them with the tools to retain and
enhance their partner status.”
Global Knowledge has helped more than 100 Cisco channel partners
worldwide successfully reach their certification, specialisation,
and competency goals through the Fit4Business® programme. In a 2009
statement honouring Global Knowledge with the Cisco Learning
Partner of the Year award, Keith Goodwin, Cisco senior VP,
worldwide channels, said, "Their commitment to channels and partner
enablement has been led by their Fit4Business® programme."
"With our easy-to-implement managed solution and our experienced
channel team, we have helped channel partners around the world plan
their most effective and efficient route toward achieving partner
status, while allowing them to remain focused on developing
existing and new core business," said Dan Endres, Global Knowledge
VP, US field sales.
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Contact
Katie Franklin
UK Marketing Manager
Global Knowledge
0118 9 123456
Katie.Franklin@globalknowledge.co.uk