A10 Networks has announced that Ingram Micro , a global technology and supply chain services provider , has been approved to deliver training on behalf of the company across United Arab Emirates , Oman , Kuwait , Bahrain , Egypt , Jordan , Lebanon , Iraq , Qatar and Saudi Arabia .
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As part of the agreement , Ingram Micro ’ s trainers and
qualified instructors have been through preparation and guidance with A10 ’ s technical team to ensure that they are certified and qualified to deliver A10 training to partners and customers . This will enable resellers ’ technical staff to be certified trainers and users , which in turn means that they will be able to provide enhanced implementation and support services to their customers . Similarly , if end users don ’ t have certified engineers , they can sign up for training courses as well .
Ingram Micro will have in-country A10 ATC Accredited Instructors in UAE , KSA and Egypt . The training will be delivered through a combination of classroom sessions in the company ’ s state-of-theart lab centres ( making provision for social distancing in light of the current pandemic situation ), as well as online sessions . The training timetable will be published on both the Ingram Micro and the A10 Networks websites .
The training courses will include System Administration , CGNAT and IPV6 Migration , Secure Web Access and DDoS Protection . For those that complete individual modules , they will be a ‘ certified professional ’ in that area . Upon successful completion of all exams , they earn the certification of ‘ A10 Certified Architect .’
Ehab Halablab , Regional Sales Director – ME at A10 Networks , said : “ A10 Networks has been experiencing rapid growth in the Middle East . With this we have seen an increasing regional demand for training in our company ’ s solutions , necessitating additional dedicated training resources . Ingram Micro has a big physical presence in the region and a strong portfolio of other technology vendor trainings that complement our offerings . We see the Value Added Distributor as being the ideal teammate to help deliver training in order to increase the level of recognised expertise within organisations , while increasing its capability for pre- and post-sales support .”
“ We believe that strengthening technology skills in the region through training and certification will provide an impetus to the Digital Transformation efforts of organisations in the Middle East .”
Ali Baghdadi , SVP and Chief Executive of Ingram Micro META Region , said : “ Ingram Micro Training is rapidly growing as a global industry leader in technology training and skills development . We are constantly looking to add vendors to our training portfolio which are technology leaders that address today ’ s trends and imperatives like cloud , security , mobility and 5G . In this context , A10 Networks is of great value as the company ’ s market leading portfolio of secure application services are engineered to accelerate and secure enterprise and service providers networks .
“ We are committed to providing the highest quality training so as to ensure that the skillsets of resellers carrying out project implementations , as well as end user IT teams maintaining day-today operations , are of the highest levels in order to derive maximum benefit of A10 ’ s technology .” •
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