- New, flexible training helps partners differentiate themselves with application security, availability, mobility, and performance expertise
• F5 continues to invest in the channel, enabling partners to provide superior solution guidance and high-value applications services.
• New accreditation programs extend the F5 Synthesis™ vision and companion solutions through the worldwide F5® UNITY® partner network.
• F5 responds to customer and partner needs by raising awareness around intelligent, programmable application delivery solutions.
F5 Networks (NASDAQ: FFIV) announced today new Sales and Technical Sales Accreditation programs. This introduction is the latest in an ongoing series of projects to provide F5 partners with the tools and skills needed to offer differentiated application delivery solutions and services to customers.
“With the launch of F5’s Synthesis architectural vision—and as F5’s relevance across security, cloud, and mobility topics rapidly grows—partner enablement becomes even more crucial,” said Nasser El Abdouli, Middle East Channel Manager, F5.
“The IT industry is experiencing an incredibly fast-moving period of change, with F5, its partners, and customers poised to take advantage of the evolving technology landscape. The new programs help partners effectively articulate the unique value that F5 solutions deliver to enable transformative application services in data center and cloud environments.”
Dedicated F5 Sales Accreditation and F5 Technical Sales Accreditation materials are now available online to partners at F5 University and accessible via the company’s Partner Resource Center (PRC).
The new programs will enable channel partners to deliver the full benefits of the F5 platform to joint customers, with F5 technologies providing strategic points of control throughout the application delivery infrastructure.
Another key benefit is a more unified approach to F5 Synthesis, including updated materials focusing on delivering the full benefits of the F5 platform to joint customers, with F5 technologies providing strategic points of control throughout the application delivery infrastructure.
In addition, partners are set to gain a more comprehensive understanding of F5 technologies (including the latest enhancements) and Software Defined Application Services™ (SDAS) to help future-proof customers’ networks with flexible, automated, and programmable solutions.
“The new programs reinforce the critical role channel partners play in integrating F5 solutions with major customer IT initiatives, such as Microsoft, Cisco, VMware, and Oracle deployments, to achieve faster performance, improved security, and better availability,” added El Abdouli.
AVAILABILITY
The F5 solutions and programs referenced in this announcement are available today. Partners should visit F5’s Partner Resource Center (PRC) to access F5 Sales Accreditation and F5 Technical Sales Accreditation programs via F5 University, as well as other training materials (login required)