The growing popularity of Brocade's partner accreditation programme has greased the wheels of a rolling campaign convoy across EMEA that has seen partner accreditations rise by 69% in the first half of its financial year.
The Brocade Certified Ethernet Fabric Professional (BCEFP) level is proving especially popular with 1,500% growth in the last six months.
The Certified Network Eng-ineer accredited partner base has also seen significant growth with new accreditations up by more than 25% in EMEA.
"With many legacy networks now beginning to show their age, businesses are increasingly looking for technology partners to help them deliver next generation innovation, applications and services," said John Mitchell, Head of Channels, EMEA, Brocade.
"We have designed our accreditations to help partners seize this opportunity, working with them to build the technical and sales expertise they need to meet the growing demand for emerging technologies such as Software Defined Networking, Ethernet fabrics and cloud.
"We have also had success with our Partner Academy series which has been rolled out across the EMEA region."