News
02/02/2010
2e2 achieves Cisco UCS Advanced Technology Partner accreditation
2e2 has been awarded the prestigious Unified Computing System Authorised Technology provider (UCS ATP) accreditation by worldwide networking solution leader, Cisco.
Newbury, 2 February 2010 – 2e2, a leading provider of mission-critical IT services, today announced that it has been awarded the prestigious Unified Computing System Authorised Technology provider (UCS ATP) accreditation by worldwide networking solution leader, Cisco. 2e2 has achieved the UCS Advanced Technology Partner (ATP) accreditation to sell and install Cisco blade and rack servers, and the VMware/EMC/Cisco VCE coalition product called Vblock.
The accreditation means that 2e2 will be one of only five companies in the UK able to provide specialist support to businesses looking to implement this new type of computing power that enhances a virtualised infrastructure. It enable 2e2 to increase the level of Cisco sales and support capabilities, ensuring that it is fully prepared to sell, design, install, and support the ATP program specific technology and products.
2e2 is one of Cisco’s largest UK partners and has previously achieved Cisco’s certificate of Customer Satisfaction Excellence (CSE) by exceeding the target for Customer Satisfaction Excellence ratings. It is also the only UK Gold partner with the much respected Master Unified Communications specialisation.
Nathan Marke, Group CTO for 2e2 said “We are delighted to have achieved the UCS ATP accreditation. UCS represents an important and innovative element of 2e2’s Flexible Infrastructure business architecture that helps us, our customers and our partners in building out efficient private cloud infrastructure. The 2e2 and Cisco partnership will see both organisations work closely together to enhance capabilities, enabling 2e2 to offer the best and most comprehensive service for its customers.”
About 2e2
2e2 is a systems innovator; an agile, customer-focused provider of end-to-end next generation IT services. The company creates innovative solutions that transform business processes, reduce infrastructure costs and enhance performance – ‘creating business advantage’ for its customers. 2e2 focuses on solutions and managed services for medium and large private and public sector organisations, delivered on premises, in the cloud or as a hybrid. 2e2 has worked with many companies within the telecommunications, media, healthcare, retail, transport, public, financial services and professional services sectors.
2e2 guides its clients towards their goals though a combination of deep-level business and technical expertise, an extensive knowledge of today’s technologies including innovations around web and cloud computing, and a mature and highly capable delivery and services infrastructure.
2e2 has established strong industry ties, with the highest level of accreditation achieved with Cisco, Microsoft, Oracle, HP and Check Point in addition to an eco-system of complementary vendors and ISV’s. This enables 2e2 to deliver a greater breadth of vendor-neutral and unbiased solutions to its customers.
In 2008, 2e2’s Group turnover was £194million. It employs 1,300 staff, operating across the UK, Benelux, Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. For more information, please visit www.2e2.com
