ANS claims FlexPod leadership

Manchester-based VAR claims it has built more FlexPod solutions than any other UK reseller, following launch of joint Cisco and NetApp badge

ANS Group is seeking to position itself as the UK's top FlexPod reseller following this week's launch of the FlexPod Premium Partner Network.

The company is among the first group of UK Cisco and NetApp partners to achieve the new Flexpod Premium Partner status, alongside Dimension Data and Logicalis. This gives them access to unique branding, listings in NetApp and Cisco partner locator tools and marketing and communications support.

A FlexPod datacentre design uses a combination of Cisco UCS, Cisco Nexus switches, NetApp storage and VMware virtualisation in a standardised architecture.

Manchester-based ANS claimed it has designed and built more Flexpod solutions than any other UK reseller, delivering a total of £40m worth of infrastructures and more than 4,000 days of FlexPod consultancy. Clients include the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Salisbury NHS and WH Ireland.

Paul Sweeney, managing director of ANS Group, said, "We know from the statistics that we are the leading FlexPod partner in the UK. We have been designing and building these networks for the past three years and have sold some spectacular solutions during that time.

"To be officially recognised as a FlexPod Premium Partner is a welcome validation of all our hard work since 2009."

Pete Rawden, channel director UK at NetApp, said: "ANS have been at the forefront of FlexPod from the word go and their portfolio of solutions is second to none. It is no surprise to me that they are among the first partners to gain this specialisation."