Back in April, Tech Data became the first distributor accredited to offer Cisco Enterprise Agreements (Cisco EA) through partners in the UK and will be working with Cisco partners to extend the availability and reach of Cisco EAs to more mid-market customers.
With immediate effect, Cisco partners will be able to apply to offer EA plans to their customers through Tech Data without having to attain a formal Cisco EA accreditation of their own. Tech Data will manage all the administrative tasks to ensure that the customer is fully registered for their agreement.
To become fully authorised as a Cisco EA partner, Tech Data was required to achieve specific technical accreditations across the region. Jon Sawdon, Business Unit Director – Cisco and enterprise networking, at Tech Data, said: “Cisco EAs offer customers simplicity and flexibility and enable them to maximise the value of their investment in Cisco software. The additional resources we have put in place to achieve this accreditation means that our Cisco partners can now offer EAs to their mid-market customers, extending both the value that they provide and the reach of the Cisco EA programme.”
