Channel Partner Area

Channel Partner Area - NetApp

Authorized Professional Service Partner Program The Authorized Professional Service Partner Program is designed specifically with NetApp channel partners in mind to provide an industry-leading professional service business proposition with compelling enablement resources focused on increasing the productivity and effectiveness of customer data centers.

Partner Benefits

		Ability to provide better service and value to customers

		Increased revenue and margins with NetApp business

		Improved productivity and effectiveness of your service delivery teams

		Differentiated PS offering

		Maximized account control

		Expanded opportunities for collaboration

		Professional service enablement program for VIP Partners

		Sell and deliver your brand of professional services

		Specialize in one or more NetApp solution areas of your choice

Authorized Professional Service Partner program training requirements are designed to maximize your productivity and effectiveness in delivering services for NetApp technologies.

When you complete Design and Implementation specialization training requirements, you’ll benefit from expanded skills, implementation backup telephone support, a license to use the NetApp Automated Storage Provisioning Engine (ASPEN), and access to NetApp service delivery methodologies and best practices.

To qualify for authorized status in Design and Implementation, partners are required to employ at least two people who have completed the training requirements outlined below.

Training Requirements

The following qualifications are required for Authorized Professional Service Partner authorization Design and Implementation:

Demonstrated Brocade and Cisco switch competency

		NetApp Certified Data Management Administrator (NCDA)

		NetApp Certified Implementation Engineer (NCIE)

		Data ONTAP SAN Administration (SAN)

Implementation workshop: One-day instructor-led NetApp Rapid Deployment and NetApp Automated Storage Provisioning Engine (ASPEN) training.

After achieving Authorized Professional Service Partner status, partners are required to complete the NCIE-SAN certification exam within nine months of program agreement execution.

		info@flane.com

to find out more about this program.