{"id":8158,"date":"2020-03-17T13:24:59","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T13:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sterling.com\/?p=8158"},"modified":"2020-03-17T13:24:59","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T13:24:59","slug":"sterling-achieves-2nd-vmware-master-services-competency-in-network-virtualization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sterling.com\/stargazer\/?p=8158","title":{"rendered":"Sterling Achieves Second VMware Master Services Competency this time for Network Virtualization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>North Sioux City, SD, March 17, 2020 \u2014<\/p>\n<p>Sterling, a technology solutions provider, announced today that it has successfully achieved its second VMware Master Services Competency, this one in Network Virtualization. This competency demonstrates Sterling\u2019s commitment to helping organizations accelerate their digital transformations by leveraging their validated services delivery capabilities around advanced VMware technologies.<\/p>\n<p>Austin Foster, Vice President of Enterprise Services for Sterling said, \u201cSterling has shown tremendous strength as a go-to provider in the networking space across a variety of platforms.\u00a0 Attainment of the Network Virtualization Master Services Competency builds on this rich tradition and ensures we are ready to solve our customers most complex network challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVMware is pleased to recognize Sterling for achieving Network Virtualization Master Services Competency. This achievement shows customers that partners like Sterling are committed, invested, and have validated expertise in advanced VMware technologies,\u201d said Jenni Flinders, Vice President and Worldwide Channel Chief, VMware. \u201cWe value Sterling as a VMware partner, and appreciate their efforts in achieving this VMware distinction as they work to increase their service delivery capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>VMware Master Services Competencies are designed to help partners like Sterling, demonstrate customer-centric solutions and technical proficiency, with proven success and expertise in a specialized area of business.<\/p>\n<p>This second Master Services Competency for Sterling focused on Network Virtualization, designates Sterling\u2019s expertise in the delivery of VMware NSX environments and services with deployment and optimization of NSX environment capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>The VMware Partner Network is the framework for collaboration between VMware and its partners, offering a wide range of benefits, training, certifications and rewards. The VMware Partner Network includes a range of programs to meet the needs of a variety of partner expertise. Read more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vmware.com\/partners.html\">VMware Partner Network.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>About Sterling | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sterling.com\">www.sterling.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sterling is an award-winning technology solutions provider with over two decades of helping customers solve the most complex requirements of their IT environments. Sterling provides customers with a simplified IT experience by being their single point of contact for all their solutions architecture, proof of concept, product fulfillment, and technology adoption needs. From Client to Cloud, Sterling can execute any technology requirement and need.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>VMware, vSphere, Workspace ONE, Horizon, and NSX are registered trademarks or trademarks of VMware, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions.<\/p>\n<p>Sterling Contact | Mindy Schweitzer, Director of Marketing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Sioux City, SD, March 17, 2020 \u2014 Sterling, a technology solutions provider, announced today that it has successfully achieved its second VMware Master Services Competency, this one in Network [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8160,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,10,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements","category-awards","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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