Infrastructure reseller ANS Group has become a NetApp Gold partner to expand its virtualisation and storage services.

ANS will have access to the storage and data management vendor’s complete portfolio as well as benefiting from partner tools such as the NetApp Partner Portal, adapted training, sales and marketing programmes.

Paul Sweeney, managing director of ANS Group, said: “Organisations are starting to realise that digital storage is not infinite and that if left unchecked it can become expensive and unreliable.

“We are experiencing a significant increase in the number of companies wanting to know how they can minimise their storage costs.”

Pete Rawden, director for general business and channels at NetApp, said: “ANS Group’s strong credentials, including VMware gold partner status, prove that they are an industry leader in virtualisation.

“As they enhance their portfolio with NetApp, customers will have the opportunity to benefit from comprehensive virtualisation solutions based on storage efficiency, simplicity and reliability.”