ACE programme designed to support Acronis channel partners in development of backup, disaster recovery, deployment and migration expertise
8 November, 2007, Paris, France - Acronis EMEA (www.acronis.com/en-eu/), a provider of affordable, scaleable storage management and disaster recovery software, today announced the Acronis Certified Engineer (ACE) training programme for its UK channel partners.
The programme provides Acronis' channel partners with the knowledge, skills, and credentials necessary to deploy, administer, and maintain the company's award-winning family of backup, disaster recovery, deployment and migration solutions. Partners who become ACE certified will gain the technical expertise required to ensure successful customer implementations as well as provide pre- and post-sales support.
Acronis is launching weekly online training sessions as a key component of the ACE training programme. Registration for the training sessions can be completed at the company's online certification centre: http://www.certification.acronis.eu/. In addition to the online sessions, Acronis will offer in-depth, on-site training courses tailored to meet specific partner needs.
Laurent Dedenis, vice president of international sales at Acronis said: "Backup, disaster recovery, deployment and migration solutions are critical to keeping the corporate IT infrastructure running efficiently. The demand for advanced and cost-effective solutions to move, manage and maintain digital assets remains a top priority.
"Over the past year, we have strongly expanded our channel network and we want to demonstrate our commitment to both our partners and customers - ensuring that they get the best expertise and value when working with us," he added.
Benefits of obtaining an ACE qualification include:
- One not-for-resale (NFR) license of Acronis True Image Workstation back-up and restore software (one license per ACE)
- Access to additional technical trainings on new products
- Eligibility for the Acronis beta testing programme
The ACE qualification is the first step in a series of initiatives planned to build a comprehensive channel programme that will help Acronis' partners to successfully promote and deliver Acronis solutions to the market.
For more information about the ACE training programme please email certification_eu@acronis.com.
About Acronis True Image
Acronis True Image is disaster recovery and backup software that allows users to create an exact duplicate image of their disk drive. Should the drive become damaged, the operating system corrupt or files accidentally deleted or overwritten, the image of the hard disk can be used to restore the disk to its known, good working state.
Acronis is a global cyber protection company that provides natively integrated cybersecurity, data protection, and endpoint management for managed service providers (MSPs), small and medium businesses (SMBs), and enterprise IT departments. Acronis solutions are highly efficient and designed to identify, prevent, detect, respond, remediate, and recover from modern cyberthreats with minimal downtime, ensuring data integrity and business continuity. Acronis offers the most comprehensive security solution on the market for MSPs with its unique ability to meet the needs of diverse and distributed IT environments.
A Swiss company founded in Singapore in 2003, Acronis has 45 locations across the globe. Acronis Cyber Protect is available in 26 languages in 150 countries and is used by over 20,000 service providers to protect over 750,000 businesses. Learn more at www.acronis.com.