Brocade Welcomes Amidata to Its Alliance Partner Network Program


Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD), today announces Amidata Limited has joined the Brocade Alliance Partner Network (APN) Program. Based in Melbourne, Victoria, Amidata is the latest Brocade APN Partner, joining at Premier Status to further extend Brocade’s networking footprint across the region. The Brocade APN Program will provide Amidata with the tools to sell Brocade® networking solutions and support solutions for its customer base.

Amidata is an ICT infrastructure solutions and services provider, focusing on hosting, managed services, procurement and professional consultancy. Amidata helps customers realise the value of their network infrastructure based on expertise that spans all aspects of the data network environment, including new builds, expansions, upgrades and refurbishment of existing designs and technologies.

“We are delighted to announce the addition of Amidata as a new member of the Brocade APN Program. We believe that the team at Amidata are in alignment with Brocade’s own goals for providing flexible, agile and value-for-the-money solutions and services. They have great insight into their target market, and we are confident that positive outcomes will result for both Brocade and Amidata,” outlined Greig Guy, Country Manager, Australia and New Zealand, Brocade.

The Brocade APN Program rewards partners who invest in developing knowledge-rich practices to address new technology trends.

“Amidata has identified Brocade solutions as truly compelling for the data centre and enterprise marketplace in Australia, which spans the majority of the business sector today. Those organisations need to evolve from legacy to efficiency outcomes, and the Brocade solutions and services are ideal from a performance and preparation perspective. These businesses need to prepare for the workloads of tomorrow in a cost-effective way and, for us, Brocade is a great offering,” said Michael Whelan, Managing Director, Amidata.

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