ANS Group has joined a select club of five UK firms to achieve Cisco's Unified Computing System Authorised Technology Provider (UCS ATP) accreditation.

The VAR, alongside giants such as BT, will be able to provide specialist support to businesses looking to implement this technology, which enhances a virtualised infrastructure. ANS Group is the first of the second wave of Cisco partners to provide UCS services.

Paul Sweeney, managing director of ANS Group, said: "We are absolutely delighted to be able to announce our new Cisco accreditation: to be one of only five companies in the UK deemed capable of competently offering this solution is a great honour.

“This makes us the only Cisco Gold Partner with a UCS ATP to carry a Cisco Gold Star for customer satisfaction, and is testament to all the hard work our staff have invested to become true experts in the virtualisation arena."