Cetus secures top Citrix certification

VAR becomes one of just a handful to be given Platinum Solution Advisor status

VAR Cetus Solutions has become one of only seven in the UK to be crowned a Citrix Platinum Solution Advisor partner.

The Manchester-based firm, which specialises in the mid-market, enterprise and public sector markets, is now firmly cemented in an elite group within the vendor’s 1,000 strong UK channel base.

Last year Citrix demoted a handful of its Platinum Partners to Gold-level status, as a result of a partner programme shake-up.

And the vendor has come under fire this year from investor Elliott Management, which claimed the virtualisation specialist has "too many channel partners".

Cetus managing director Mike English, said: “The award of Citrix Platinum status is great recognition for our team’s continued efforts and support of the Citrix technologies. More importantly, this clearly demonstrates our commitment to delivering the right solutions to our customers, coupled with our extensive technical knowledge and experience."

He added: "Customers want choice, they want experience, and the comfort that a partner has the right depth of knowledge to be able to understand their business needs and apply the right approach to solution design. Cetus continue to demonstrate we are one of the most experienced solutions partners in the Citrix market. I thank all our team here at Cetus and the continued support of our valued customers.”

Mark Beaumont, head of channel, UK and Ireland at Citrix UK, said: “It is with great pleasure we welcome Cetus as a platinum solution adviser. Cetus now become one of only seven Platinum partners in the UK, and I congratulate them on their achievement and look forward to our continued partnership.”