N'compass Achieves Advanced Data Center Architecture Specialization From Cisco, USA

July 26, 2011, Minneapolis, MN - N'compass Solutions (N'compass) announced today that it has achieved the Advanced Data Center Architecture Specialization from Cisco. This specialization recognizes N'compass as having fulfilled the training requirements and program prerequisites to sell, design and deploy comprehensive Cisco® Data Center solutions.

The specialization provides role-based training in three essential areas: Unified Fabric for optimizing data and storage needs; Unified Computing for streamlining data center resources and uniting network, computational, storage and virtualization platforms; and Unified Network Services for advancing the way application delivery and security services are provided in the data center network or computing environment.

Gerry Hansen, President & CEO of N'compass said "I am very proud of our team having achieved the Advanced Data Center Architecture Specialization only a few short months after it was released. N'compass has been in the data center consulting and design business for over 10 years and we were very pleased to see how Cisco tailored this specialization around the specific impacts that UCS has on cabling, cabinetry, management, power and cooling."

"As a Cisco Advanced Data Center Architecture Specialized Partner, N'compass has made a significant investment in the training required to help customers accelerate their business growth, reduce the total cost of ownership, and extend the life of its current infrastructure by making its data center more efficient, agile and resilient," said Ralph Nimergood, vice president of data center architecture for the worldwide partner department at Cisco.

 The Cisco Resale Channel Program provides partners with the training required to build sales, design and technical talent and then validates their skills through a third-party audit.

About N’compass
N’compass is a Minneapolis-based technology consulting firm providing The Power of Strategic IT. N’compass helps organizations bridge the gap between IT capabilities and business objectives. While businesses IT departments, facilities departments and other business units might share a common goal, their priorities are often different. N’compass understands all perspectives and helps clients achieve their overall business and technology goals. www.ncompass-inc.com