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MATCO recognized by Cisco as Data Center Unified Computing Authorized Technology Provider in Saudi Arabia

IT solutions provider MATCO has achieved Data Center Unified Computing Authorized Technology Provider (ATP) status from Cisco. MATCO was recognized as having the fulfilled the training and program prerequisites to sell, deploy and support the Cisco Unified Computing System in Saudi Arabia.

The Cisco Unified Computing System unites network, computational, storage access, and virtualization resources in a single energy-efficient system that can reduce the costs and complexity of information technology (IT) infrastructure, help extend capital assets, and improve business agility well into the future.

A new computing model, the Cisco Unified Computing System uses integrated management and combines a "wire once" unified fabric with an industry-standard computing platform to optimize virtualization, reduce the data center's total overall cost, and provide dynamic resource provisioning for businesses that are becoming increasingly collaborative, mobile and distributed. "Achieving the UCS ATP status complements our ability to offer our customers in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain a fully scalable and virtualized Data Center infrastructure. MATCO is already an EMC Velocity Signature Solution Center partner and a VMware Premiere partner thus can now, with the CISCO UCS platform, we can further support our customers in their journey towards Cloud Computing helping reap the business and technical benefits of this new computing model," said Toni Prince General Manager of MATCO IT.

"Taking advantage of an architectural shift in the data center, Cisco's new computing model can help customers transform the data center into a dynamic IT environment with the power to increase productivity, improve efficiency and drive virtualization to an entirely new level," said Feras Biltou, Manager Vertical Sales Data center and Virtualization, CISCO Saudi Arabia. "As a Cisco Data Center Unified Computing Authorized Technology Provider, MATCO is a member of an elite ecosystem of industry leaders working with Cisco to stimulate technology innovation, augment service delivery, and accelerate the market adoption of unified computing."

Before qualifying as a Cisco Data Center Unified Computing Authorized Technology Provider, Matco had to respond to a number of requirements, including achieving the Cisco Data Center Networking Infrastructure Specialization and the Cisco Data Center Storage Networking Specialization as well as demonstrating mature competencies in server, storage and virtualization technologies.

Cisco's Authorized Technology Provider Program is part of a comprehensive go-to-market strategy for emerging and advanced technologies. The program helps Cisco to define the knowledge, skills and services that channel partners need to sell, deploy and support these technologies. As the market changes, an ATP status is often the precursor to a Cisco specialization.