New certifications provide latest product family sales
training and best practices in backup and disaster recovery
Woburn, MA, 1 November, 2011 - Acronis, a
leading provider of easy-to-use disaster recovery and data
protection solutions for physical, virtual and cloud environments,
today introduced new professional education programs to bolster
channel enablement.
The first of the new initiatives is the Acronis Sales
Professional Certification (ASP), an addition to the courses
currently provided through the Acronis Academy. The new
certification provides sales professionals with guidance on how to
sell Acronis products to make more revenue. The course is free to
registered partners and covers everything from the key features of
the recently introduced Acronis Backup &
Recovery® 11 family, to tips on how to transform
leads into deals, as well as pricing, maintenance and renewal
details.
Acronis has also updated the Acronis Certified Engineers (ACE)
in-depth technical training and certification program. The one day
on-site product training and knowledge exchange class, now also
includes the Acronis Backup & Recovery® 11 family. The
solution is the first on the market to provide affordable disaster
recovery and data protection from one integrated solution. The ACE
course provides best practice guidance on project implementation,
solution deployment and troubleshooting.
Thirdly, the Acronis Certified Trainer (ACT) course has also
been updated to include Acronis Backup & Recovery® 11.
Upon passing the certification, distributors can become a qualified
trainer and can run Acronis Academy courses for their
resellers.
"With over 20,000 partners worldwide, channel education
initiatives are our first priority at Acronis and we're pleased to
offer these new courses to help our partner community develop and
understand Acronis business offerings in greater depth," explains
David Junca, vice president, sales and channels for Acronis
Americas. "We are seeking to expand the number of distributors
trained as ACT in the US, and encourage all our partners to take
advantage of these new classes."
Existing ACEs have until December 31, 2011 to undertake the new
training program and retain their current certification status.
For further information and pricing for ACT and ACE courses,
please visit: www.acronis.com/partners
About Acronis:
Acronis is a leader in AI-native cyber protection, unifying data protection, cybersecurity, IT operations and hybrid infrastructure to deliver business continuity, security and compliance with less cost and complexity. More than 21,000 service providers trust Acronis to protect over 750,000 businesses in 150 countries. Acronis is headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. For more information, visit www.acronis.com.