Edinburgh-based Hutchinson Networks has today announced that it has joined an exclusive group of UK Cisco partners by achieving their Advanced Data Centre Architecture Specialisation.

This advanced specialisation places Hutchinson Networks in a select group of Cisco partners that have fulfilled the training requirements and program prerequisites to sell, design and deploy comprehensive Cisco Data Centre solutions.

“On behalf of Hutchinson Networks, I’m immensely proud to have earned this accreditation”, said CEO Paul Hutchinson, “Along with our well-established Data Centre expertise, I feel this achievement now positions Hutchinson Networks as the ‘go to’ Cisco partner for Data Centre solutions in Scotland, and as a one of the elite Data Centre specialists in the UK.”

The Advanced Data Centre Architecture Specialisation provides role-based training in three essential areas: Unified Fabric for optimising data and storage needs; Unified Computing for streamlining Data Centre resources and uniting network, computational, storage and virtualisation platforms; and Unified Network Services for advancing the way application delivery and security services are provided in the Data Centre network or computing environment.

“Hutchinson Networks has its roots in the architecture and implementation of bespoke IT infrastructure”, says Hutchinson, “and this new accreditation gives us the platform to build the most cutting edge Data Centre environments with highest levels of knowledge and skill, whether it be on premise and cloud-based.

“We recognise that the needs of our customers are changing, meaning we can never be satisfied with the status quo. It is imperative that we constantly raise the bar and strengthen our ability meets our customers’ diverse Data Centre needs, including consolidation and virtualisation, cloud computing, application or infrastructure-as-a-service, and big data.”

“Through our relentless hard work and growing technical expertise, and of course our close relationship with Cisco, Hutchinson Networks continues to adapt to the ever-evolving market in order to ensure that we can deliver the best possible IT solutions for our customers, using the latest technology and best possible skills available.”