VMware offers multiple Solution Competencies developed to clearly differentiate their partners’ expertise to customers and maximise the benefits of the VMware Partner Network. Regardless of your company’s size, business model, or market focus, VMware's Solution Competencies make it easier for you to distinguish and deliver virtualisation and cloud computing expertise in the marketplace. Earn instant customer credibility, based on knowledge and ability, with the following VMware Solution Competencies.
COMPETENCE |
REQUIREMENTS |
RECOMMENDED TRAININGS FOR |
Business Continuity |
• BC Technical Post-Sales Accreditation ▶ |
Overview and Design 5:
Implementation Fundamentals 5: |
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Cloud Infrastructure as a Service |
• Cloud IaaS Technical Post-Sales |
Deploy and Manage 5: |
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Desktop Virtualisation |
• DV Technical Post-Sales Accreditation ▶ |
VMware View 5 Implementation Fundamentals:
VMware View 5 Design: |
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Management |
• Management Technical Post-Sales |
vCenter Operations Manager 5:
vCenter Configuration Manager 5: |
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Virtualisation of Business Critical Applications |
• VBCA Technical Post-Sales |
Virtualizing Microsoft SQL Server with VMware Accreditation:
Virtualizing Microsoft Exchange with VMware Accreditation: |
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Infrastructure Virtualisation
Earning this competency is your company’s launching point to earning more VMware Solution Competencies. The Infrastructure Virtualisation Solution Competency recognises partners for their demonstrated ability to virtualise and consolidate server environments using a VMware virtualisation solution.
Business Continuity
Be the trusted adviser for architecting VMware virtualisation deployments that minimise downtime and protect important data. This competency recognises your company’s expertise in deploying VMware solutions for data protection, high availability and disaster recovery.
Cloud Infrastructure as a Service
The market for cloud services is growing 10x faster than the overall IT services market, according to industry analyst IDC. Profit now from this rapidly growing opportunity with VMware’s Cloud IaaS Solution Competency. Increase your profitability by driving both new and cross-sell revenue. Be your customers’ go-to partner for private/hybrid cloud solutions and services. Transform their business with greater agility and lower costs. Become your customers’ clear choice for secure hybrid cloud solutions.
Desktop Virtualisation
According to industry analysts Morgan Stanley*, desktop virtualisation is now a $2.3B market opportunity through 2015. Expand your existing virtualisation practice by adding desktop virtualisation to your solution portfolio. The Desktop Virtualisation Competency gives you the knowledge and the expertise to deploy virtualised desktops and applications. This competency highlights your expertise in virtualised desktops and allows you to leverage key initiatives like OS migrations, desktop refresh, merger and acquisitions to transform desktops to centrally managed services.
Management
Customers need a powerful virtualisation management solution – like industry-leading vCenter Operations Management – to move to a private cloud, reduce operating expenses and deliver higher quality of service. However, only 3 percent of vSphere customers that could benefit from a management solution are actually using one today. Seize this $1.4B licensing whitespace opportunity and deliver more value to your customers**. Get enabled as a virtualisation management expert and immediately accelerate your customers’ adoption of virtualisation technology and the cloud. Drive new revenue, gain a strategic differentiation and help your customers better manage their journey to the cloud with the VMware Management Competency.
Virtualisation of Business Critical Applications
Maximise your virtualisation and cloud computing opportunities now with VMware’s new VBCA Solution Competency. The VBCA Competency is a natural progression of your current IV Competency. Grab your share of the estimated $15B in product licences and $53B in professional services opportunity as you get recognised for your ability to continue taking your customers further down the virtualisation journey, when you virtualise their Exchange, SQL, Oracle, or SAP, etc. Increase your product and services revenue, go deeper and wider within your accounts, and make your customer the hero through unlocking the value of business critical applications in their organisations.
Contact
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+65 6100 4857 / info@fastlane.asia.