ANS are one of the only companies in the UK to hold the highest-possible accreditations with Cisco, NetApp, VMware and Microsoft. This means that we are experts in every individual component of the data centre environment, and in the interoperability of the technologies. Our independently-audited data centre expertise means that we are perfectly placed to design, build and manage your network.
ANS are one of only 28 Cisco Gold Partners in the UK and were the first Cisco partner in EMEAR to be accredited as a Cisco Cloud Builder. We hold the coveted Cisco Customer Satisfaction Star and have been named the Cisco Data Centre & Virtualisation Partner of the Year. We have vast experience in Cisco UCS and Nexus, which make up a large part of our i3 data centre design. ANS also hold the following specialisations: Advanced Borderless Network Architecture, Advanced Collaboration Architecture, Advanced Data Centre Architecture and Small Business.
ANS are a NetApp Star Partner and a NetApp FlexPod Expert. We are the current NetApp FlexPod Partner of the Year and have also been named the NetApp Partner of the Year. We have also won the NetApp Insight Excellence in Success award for a go to market partner.
ANS are a VMware Premier Partner and are the current VMware Business Continuity EMEA & Global Partner of the Year. We have also been named VMware Partner of the Year and have a strong background in implementing virtualised data centre solutions with excellent disaster recovery and business continuity policies.
ANS are a Microsoft Gold Partner and have a broad range of expertise in Microsoft technologies across the business.
ANS were the first company in EMEA(R) to be awarded Cisco’s Cloud Builder accreditation. This recognises our competencies to sell and implement end-to-end cloud solutions that utilise Cisco technology.
The designation covers competencies across all cloud infrastructure components (security, networking, compute, storage and virtualisation), cloud management applications, and a formal cloud professional services practice.