Brocade Signs New Training Partner for APAC and Japan

Global Knowledge will deliver networking, cloud and data center training and certification for key markets

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. June 13, 2013 – Brocade (Nasdaq: BRCD) has entered into an agreement with Global Knowledge, one of the largest independent IT training companies, for delivering training and certification programs across Asia Pacific (APAC) and Japan in collaboration with Brocade University, the training and certification function within the company.

The partnership will allow Brocade to scale up its certification programs in China and deliver training classes in Mandarin. Customers can also request for onsite classes for popular SAN, IP and Ethernet Fabric courses tailored to their needs.

“As our newest Authorized Training Partner, Global Knowledge will play an active role in delivering in-depth knowledge of Brocade products and technology to help address critical business challenges faced by our customers today, said Charlie Foo,” Brocade vice president for APAC. “Our customers and partners will benefit the most out of this partnership with comprehensive training and certification programs covering networking, cloud and data center. The collaboration validates our longstanding commitment to our regional customers and partners through providing the best support to help optimize their technology investments.”