Experience the atmosphere in London during the Olympic Games and we'll contribute to the cost of travel and accommodation by providing a huge 30% discount* off the following courses at our London (Royal Exchange) training facility.

Click here to view our London dates >

To avoid peak travel times we’ve adjusted our normal start / end times so that our London classes will start at 8am and finish at 3pm.

In addition, we will be providing breakfast to all our delegates as well as an Olympic gift as a souvenir of the Games.

Alternatively, if you would prefer to escape the celebrations, but still take advantage of our 30% discount offer*, we have a wide range of courses and locations that are eligible.

Onsite and customised courses also available at reduced rates. Please contact a member of our training team on 0870 251 1000 or contact trainingsales@arrowecs.co.uk

*Terms and Conditions apply to the above offers. Applies to new bookings only and cannot be used in conjunction with any other discount/offer. Excludes NetApp courses where the available discount is a higher than normal 20%. Prices exclude VAT.

To view our full portfolio of training courses, and to keep up to date on promotional offers, please click here

Welcome to The Royal Exchange, London offices of Arrow ECS UK. Arrow ECS is an information technology distributor specialising in providing end-to-end IT infrastructure solutions including data storage, servers, enterprise software, network security, cloud computing, unified communications and virtualisation.

Our state of the art training centre within The Royal Exchange offers an optimum learning environment for delegates to grow their skills and develop professionally.

Click here to take a look at Arrow ECS - Royal Exchange, London

With expertise in IT value-added technologies and solutions, Arrow ECS Education is becoming the first training partner across EMEA for Symantec.

In conjunction with Symantec, Arrow ECS Education is pleased to announce the introduction of 2 new courses:

- NetBackup 7.5 Administration

- Symantec Backup Exec 2012 Administration

Arrow ECS Education is now offering the best training at the best price!

For each course booked before 31st  July 2012 and undertaken before 31st October 2012, you will receive 10% OFF on the total price.

For more information call 0870 251 1000 or email training@arrowecs.co.uk

Citrix Desktop Virtualisation Skills 2012: Win a FREE place on one of our courses plus an exam voucher - and there's 25 per cent off even if you don't win!

Between now and 25 May, you have the chance to win an exclusive FREE place on one of our desktop virtualisation training courses plus an exam voucher. Register today for your chance to be one of ten lucky people selected to attend for free. There are two courses to choose from: Citrix Desktop Virtualisation Fast Track (CMB-207-1) and Citrix XenDesktop 5 Administration (CXD-202-1). Let us know your preference when you sign up!

The informative, fast-paced CMB-207-1 course provides a foundation to help you effectively centralise and manage desktops and deliver them as a service from the data centre. Learn how to:

•    Install and configure XenDesktop

•    Deliver local VM desktops

•    Stream desktops to virtual and physical machines

•    And much more besides!

CXD-202-1 is designed to give administrators the knowledge they need to manage desktops and deliver them to users with the help of XenDesktop 5. Learn how to:

•    Select a desktop delivery model for each user group

•    Build proof-of-concept and production environments

•    Customise the user experience

•    And much more besides!

And even if you are not successful in our draw, you can take advantage of a 25% discount on these courses.

APPLY NOW!

Register today and you could win one of ten free places on Citrix Desktop Virtualisation Fast Track or Citrix XenDesktop 5 Administration. Tell us which one you'd prefer!

Sign up here >

Read more about what you will learn at these informative Citrix courses.

CMB-207-1 >

CXD-202-1 >

Who's eligible?

For information on participation criteria and for full terms and conditions...

Click here >

How you and your company can benefit

Citrix certification is an industry-recognised qualification. Participating in a Citrix standard training session helps you enhance your skills and knowledge of implementation and deployment of Citrix products.

Please click here to register

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This year’s event is a key opportunity to enable you to transform your IT infrastructure for smarter computing and meet the demands of a smarter planet. The IBM Systems Technical University will cover topics such as understanding consolidation and virtualization, achieving greater insight from deep analytics and realizing return on cloud computing investments. Keynote speakers and sessions will address product strategy and technical direction; and you can test drive new technology with hands-on demos, labs and workshops for IT professionals.

Join IBM in Birmingham at the Systems Technical University for technical training and strategic insight that can help you accelerate the journey to smarter computing.

For further information please click here.

List Price:                £1,575 excluding VAT
Special Offer Price:  £1,295 excluding VAT

To register, please call 0870 251 1000 or email trainingsales@arrowecs.co.uk.

Arrow ECS Education has just been confirmed the Top Performing Check Point ATC in the UK for 2011, and third in the world overall!

To celebrate we are offering our customers 30%* off ALL our March Check Point courses!

Why train with Arrow ECS?

Nearly 3,000 delegates have attended our Check Point courses over the past 5 years and we pride ourselves on offering high quality training from trainers with real world experience.

The training offered by Arrow ECS Education gives you the most cutting-edge knowledge available and a significant operational advantage.

Arrow ECS has training venues in London, Harrogate, Manchester, Nottingham, and Reading, plus we can also deliver training as private on-site courses.

Our full Check Point training portfolio can be viewed here – please contact us for more details!

*Terms & conditions apply. New bookings only. Not to be used with any other reseller discount. Discount already applied to March dates. Excludes boot camp”?

Juniper Education Services has announced its latest training offering…Juniper Learning Bytes.

Juniper Learning Bytes are short and concise tips and instructions that provide quick answers, clarity, and insight into specific features and functions of Juniper technologies. Designed for immediate impact and taught by subject-matter experts, these bytes will assist you in becoming more proficient in managing your network of Juniper hardware and software. You can learn when they want, in the office or on the go. And they’re offered free of charge!

Check out Learning Bytes at http://www.juniper.net/learningbytes.

Learning Bytes are being added continuously so check for new bytes on a regular basis.

Note: You will need to log in to view the individual Learning Bytes. If you don't have an account, you can create one here.

To view Arrow ECS Education’s full portfolio of Juniper training courses please click here

DEVELOP OR TRANSFORM THE SKILLS OF YOUR IT TEAM FOR BUILDING A ROBUST CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURE

‘Open’ curriculum-based education and certification focused on technology concepts and principles applicable to any vendor environment. Ideal for companies and organizations planning to implement Cloud computing or deploy IT-as-a-Service offerings.

SKILLS CHALLENGE 1
Enable all of your IT professionals to understand the concepts and principles of virtualization and Cloud infrastructure technologies.

SKILLS CHALLENGE 2
Establish and enable a team of architects to plan and design your Cloud infrastructure, combining business requirements and technology considerations.

SKILLS CHALLENGE 3
Keep your IT team’s product and technology-specific knowledge and skills up-to-date.

See our featured offers that help accelerate your migration to pervasive virtualization and Cloud computing by viewing the full Cloud Computing datasheet here

In conjunction with Juniper Networks, Arrow ECS Education is pleased to announce that the current free exam voucher program on selected Juniper courses will be extended for the foreseeable future into 2012!

The following courses will include a free exam voucher with the courseware:
• Junos Routing Essentials (JRE)
• Junos Enterprise Switching (JEX)
• Junos for Security Platforms (JSEC)
• Junos Unified Threat Management (JUTM)

As this offer is administered directly by Juniper, Arrow ECS reserves the right to withdraw this offer should Juniper decided to end the promotion.

Exams can be taken at any Prometric testing centre www.prometric.com

For further information, or to make a booking on any Juniper course, please contact us on 0871 251 1000 or email training@arrowecs.co.uk.

Arrow ECS is very proud to announce we have been named IBM Training Reseller of the Year 2011!

To celebrate our achievement we are offering our customers 10% off the RRP of all IBM training bookings made between 17th January 2012 and 29th February 2012.

For further information please contact the training team on 0870 251 1000 or email training@arrowecs.co.uk

Arrow ECS Education is pleased to announce the introduction of a new fully authorised 5 day Check Point Certified Security Administrator and Expert R75 (CCSA and CCSE R75) Boot Camp course.

This Boot Camp is the only one currently available in the UK!

Both of these courses are normally covered over 6 days however due to Arrow ECS running the Boot Camp over slightly longer hours (8.30am to 6pm) we are able to offer this training in 1 week. This not only ensures all the content of the regular 6 days is covered but also saves you both time and money.

For the full course outline, click here.

Please call 0870 251 1000 or email training@arrowecs.co.uk for more information.

With the VMware Partner Network your company benefits from market leading virtualization solutions combined with award-winning programs designed to enable, distinguish, and reward you. As a partner, your company gains exclusive access to resources that will drive both license and service business, create new opportunities, increase profitability and close deals more quickly.

Get Recognized for Your Expertise

VMware is announcing new virtualization solution competencies developed to clearly differentiate our reselling partners’ expertise to customers and maximize the benefits of the VMware Partner Network. Regardless of your company’s size, business model, or market focus, our virtualization solution competencies make it easier for your company to distinguish and deliver virtualization expertise in the marketplace. Earn instant customer credibility, based on knowledge and ability, with the following VMware Solution Competencies:

Infrastructure Virtualization Competency
Earning this competency is your company’s launching point to earning more VMware Solution Competencies. The Infrastructure Virtualization Competency recognizes partners for their demonstrated ability to virtualize and consolidate server environments using a VMware virtualization solution.

Business Continuity Competency
Be the trusted advisor for architecting VMware virtualization deployments that minimize downtime and protect important data. This competency recognizes your company’s expertise in deploying VMware solutions for data protection, high availability and disaster recovery.

Desktop Virtualization Competency
Become a VMware universal client solution expert with the Desktop Virtualization Competency. This competency recognizes your expertise in deploying VMware solutions for virtualizing desktops and applications.

VPN - Solution Provider Requirements

Professional
Sales Accreditation (VSP) x 1
Technical Sales Accreditation (VTSP) x 1

Enterprise
Sales Accreditation (VSP) x 2
Technical Sales Accreditation (VTSP) x 2
Technical Post Sales Training (VCP) x 2

Premier
Sales Accreditation (VSP) x 4
Technical Sales Accreditation (VTSP) x 4
Technical Post Sales Training (VCP) x 4

VPN Checklist Requirements - Technical Post

Sales Training Infrastructure Virtualisation
(Core Competency)
VMware Capacity Planner – 1 day
VMware vSphere 5 Design – 3 days
*Mandatory for ALL Enterprise Partners

Business Continuity
(Elective)
VMware vSphere 4: Manage Availability  – 1 day
VMware Site Recovery Manager – 2 days

Desktop Virtualisation
(Elective)
VMware View: Install, Configure, Manage – 4 days
Click here to learn which partner program is right for you!

Arrow ECS Education will support your learning needs every step of the way offering top quality training by some of the best instructors in the UK.  We also offer value for money enabling you the opportunity to achieve partnership status for less. 

For further information please contact training@arrowecs.co.uk or call 0870 251 1000.

The IBM Cognos BI Learning Library Tool provides affordable and convenient web based training to help increase user adoption and allows clients to save time and money with a one time purchase of the Cognos Consumer Learning Library which gives unlimited use to the 7 Consumer e-learning courses, as listed below:
•    IBM Cognos Real-time Monitoring: Operational Analytics in Business Insight (V10.1)
•    IBM Cognos Business Insight: Create Dashboards (V10.1)
•    IBM Cognos Metric Studio: Manage Business Performance (V10.1)
•    IBM Cognos for Microsoft Office: Integrate with Microsoft Office (V10.1)
•    IBM Cognos Mobile for Consumers using Blackberry (V10.1)
•    IBM Cognos Mobile for Consumers using iPhone (V10.1)
•    IBM Cognos Business Intelligence for Consumers (V10.1)

The packaged e-learning courses are aimed at end users who use the Cognos connection portal to view reports, customise personal portal experience and manage personal content and/or view scorecards. Users can be from all areas of the organisation, people moving roles internally, new users joining the company, current users who would benefit from official training etc.

IBM are organising a webinar to demonstrate the capabilities of the Cognos BI Learning Library Tool followed by a Q&A session.  To register your interest or to receive further information, please email training@arrowecs.co.uk or telephone 0870 251 1000.

We are excited to announce that the current free exam voucher program will be extended for the foreseeable future into 2012.

The following student guides will continue to provide a free exam voucher insert:

Junos Routing Essentials (JRE)

Junos Service Provider Switching (JSPX)

Junos Enterprise Switching (JEX)

Junos for Security Platforms (JSEC)

Junos Unified Threat Management (JUTM)

Junos Multicast Routing (JMR)

Advanced Junos Enterprise Switching (AJEX)

Junos Intrusion Prevention System Functionality (JIPS)

Juniper students undertaking these courses can save an estimated £100-300 on examination fees and become certified for less!

To take advantage of this offer, book now!

Call 0870 251 1000 or email training@arrowecs.co.uk for more information.

The schedule of webinars continues, register for the next events:

Cloud Infrastructure: What's New Security & Networking with vShield 5.0

Wednesday, 23 November 2011 14:00

Discover how vShield 5.0 can improve performance and security of vSphere infrastructure. See how offloading anti-virus and anti-malware eliminates the agent footprint required in virtual machines. Also discover how vShield has the capability to virtualise other parts of the security stack such as gateway services including web load balancing, Firewall, NAT, VPN and DHCP.

Click here to register now!

VMware Cloud Management: Enterprise Management with vCOPs & CapIQ

Wednesday, 30th November 2011 14:00:

Learn how VMware Enterprise Management products including vCenter Operations provide performance, capacity and configuration management for today's vSphere estate. Traditional tools and processes designed for siloed, static physical infrastructures don't provide the automation and control you need to effectively manage highly virtualised and private cloud environments. Discover how VMware vCenter Operations is tightly integrated with VMware vSphere.

Click here to register now!

Create your own fully branded training website and course outlines free of charge!

- A credible training offering with zero upfront investment
- Fully branded training materials with your logo and in your choice of colour to meet your branding guidelines
- A maintenance free website and the facility to choose which vendors you wish to promote
- Fully branded course outlines

Offer your customers

- A live view of IT courses and available dates by vendor
- The ability to download course outlines
- Bespoke course schedules
- A view of your current promotions and late availability pricing
- The facility to book online

Why sell training?

- Keep out your competition - if you don’t sell it somebody else will!

- Lock in your customer - value add service, a clear differentiator

- Repeat business - through return on investment/customer satisfaction

- High Margin - up to 50% discount

Arrow ECS will provide

- Link to Education Partner Portal

- Account manager and discount structure

- Website launch / news announcement template

- Standard introductory offers 

- Access to marketing campaigns via VMM, including monthly vendor specific promotions

- Awareness sessions / attendance at call out days

- Ongoing mentoring via account management

Interested?

Email trainingsales@arrowecs.co.uk or call 0870 251 1000 for more information or simply to get started!

First in EMEA
With expertise in IT value-added technologies and solutions, Arrow ECS Education is becoming the first training partner across EMEA for EMC.

Totally new approach
This totally new alliance in the Arrow ECS and EMC history is also a real expression of the high level of confidence between the 2 partners.

Large EMC training portfolio
This new relationship allows Arrow ECS Education to deliver both diversified and quality EMC trainings.

Expanding coverage
Today are covered 9 countries in EMEA, including UK, Germany, France, Poland, Sweden, Finland, Spain, Portugal, Israël, with new countries to come.

Covering all the EMC technologies
-    Network-Attached Storage
-    VNX
-    CLARiiON
-    Storage Area Network
-    Symmetrix Solutions
-    Mainframe
-    Replication Manager
-    Backup Recovery
-    Data Domain   
-    RecoverPoint
-    Data Protection Advisor
-    DiskXtender
-    VMware Integration
-    Vblock
-    VPLEX 53
-    Atmos
-    Greenplum
-    Isilon
-    Ionix

You will also be able to benefit from the full EMC blended delivery modes we propose:
 
Instructor Led Training:
- Traditional classroom training with "hands-on" labs.
 
Video Instructor-Led Training (VILT):
- Training without travel.
- Recorded classroom training (actual class) delivered on CD media.
 
E-learning:
- Web-based training usable on-line or downloaded for off-line access.
 
Live Virtual Classroom (''EMC Live") :
- Live instructors delivering interactive web-based training to multiple users at the same time, worldwide.

Please click here to see our EMC course details.

Arrow ECS is now offering packaged, essential Professional Services and Training – take advantage today!

Arrow ECS Service Advantage is a services solution in a box that offers you a high value package at a bundled, cost-effective price.

Service Advantage provides you with a number of service days which can be utilised for all your services needs whilst giving you overall flexibility.

The service days can be used for pre-sales, technical presentations, customer demonstrations, accreditation training, product and solution education including many others offerings.

So what do you get?

In the Service Advantage* box you will receive one or more of the following:

• 10 Days Services Consultancy across the Arrow ECS Portfolio at £650 a day (RRP £1000 including expenses)
• 10 Days Training across the Arrow ECS delivered portfolio of courses OR 5 Days NetApp Training at at a cost of £1950
• 10 Quotation Services on all products within the Arrow ECS portfolio (4 hour SLA)

* Please see Vendor supported list for inclusions / exclusions.
* Expenses include travel, accommodation, meals, etc.
* Training days exclude all FastTracks and 3rd Party / Vendor delivered courses.

So what do you do next?

You will be able to order the Service Advantage box in your usual way by quoting part code:

XY124Z

The product has a deposit charge of £100.00 (this will be discounted from your first services day called off).

To take advantage of this fantastic offer, or for further details, please call your Arrow ECS Account Manager on 0800 983 2525.

For all training related enquiries, please call our Education team on 0870 251 1000, email trainingsales@arrowecs.co.uk and quote "Service Advantage". Visit www.arrowecs.co.uk/training for our latest course schedule, availability and pricing.

For all services related enquiries, please call our Professional Services team on 0870 251 7010 or email consultancybooking@arrowecs.co.uk and quote "Service Advantage".

IBM this week celebrates 100 years of innovation and business optimization.

In order to mark this occasion Arrow ECS Education are offering a guaranteed 15% off all IBM course bookings made between July and September 2011.

Please email trainingsales@arrowecs.co.uk or call 0870 251 1000 if you would like more information!

Register now to find out what's new!

Arrow ECS Education is pleased to announce training for VMware’s next generation platform; vSphere 5.

We are launching 2 new courses from August & September. The first course will enable delegates to update their skills from vSphere 4; and the second will show delegates how to manage the VMware vSphere 5 platform.

Arrow ECS Education has an introductory 20% discount offer for these courses; be the first to learn the new features of vSphere 5 via our special rates.

VMware vSphere 5: What’s New?
This hands-on training course explores new features in VMware vCenter™ Server 5.0 and VMware® ESXi™ 5.0. Topics include VMware vSphere® 5 installation and how to upgrade from vSphere 4.x to vSphere 5.0.


VMware vSphere 5: Install, Configure and Manage
This hands-on training course explores installation, configuration, and management of VMware vSphere®, which consists of VMware ESXi™ and VMware vCenter™ Server. The course is based on ESXi 5.0 and vCenter Server 5.0. Completion of this course satisfies the prerequisite for taking the VMware® Certified Professional 5 exam.

Why choose Arrow ECS Education Services?

• Awarded Best VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) 2009
• Multiple training locations in the UK:
• Harrogate, Glasgow, London, Manchester & Reading
• One of the Top 50 IT Training companies in the UK
• Large team of highly experienced instructors, with real world implementation skills.
• Accredited by the Institute of IT Training for 12 consecutive years

Contact training@arrowecs.co.uk or call 0870 251 1000 for further details.

Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions, a business segment of Arrow Electronics Inc. [NYSE: ARW], has been recognized for Best Overall Performance in 2010 for IBM Software in the United Kingdom and France. Also, Arrow ECS received IBM Centre of Technical Excellence awards for the IBM AIX brand in Germany and in the “Business Partner Skills” category in the U.K.

“Given Arrow ECS’ long-standing and far-reaching relationship with IBM distributing IBM’s broad portfolio in countries around the world, we are extremely proud of these awards,” said Laurent Sadoun, president of the Europe, Middle East and Africa region for Arrow ECS. “This recognition underscores our added value, as well as the quality of our commitment and the work that we deliver on a daily basis.”

Among the support that Arrow ECS provides to IBM, the distributor assists with driving license registration for IBM Software and connecting resellers and their customers to IBM Business Analytics solutions. Arrow ECS was selected as the recipient of the Centre of Excellence Awards based on overall breadth and depth of skills in sales, technical, architecture, project management, solutions and other key criteria.

Education Services is once again providing free certification exam vouchers to students attending Junos classes recommended for the JNCIA and JNCIS-level exams. Exam voucher notifications are inserted into all hard copy student guides for the following courses (this promotion will not be available for PDF courseware):

• Junos Routing Essentials (JRE)
• Junos Service Provider Switching (JSPX)
• Junos Enterprise Switching (JEX)
• Junos for Security Platforms (JSEC)
• Junos Unified Threat Management (JUTM) – once released in March 2011

The exam voucher notifications are included in courseware shipping from any of OnFulfillment's printing facilities worldwide. The insert provides students with a specific URL and promotion code to receive a free Prometric voucher number to use when registering for their exam.

As part of its European channel services strategy, Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions, a business segment of Arrow Electronics Inc. [NYSE: ARW], has launched a unique and innovative education portal. The platform is designed to increase solutions skills and certifications, as well as to better support the promotion and sale of education services for Arrow ECS resellers.

“Our resellers face increasing demand from their customers for complete infrastructure solutions and the integration of complex offerings. Our role is to invest in order to facilitate the acquisition of competencies and certifications that will allow resellers to build complete data-center infrastructures, as well as to offer tools to promote their offering, including providing education to their customers,” said Laurent Sadoun, president of the Europe, Middle East and Africa region for Arrow ECS. “As a leading European education provider for the channel, we have created a unique, pan-EMEA portal, featuring a single interface and a set of innovative tools to help resellers boost their skills and their education business.”

Registered at http://www.edu.arrowecs.eu, the portal was developed in 14 languages, and will ultimately be available in 20 countries, ensuring that resellers and customers can easily find and register for the courses they need in their region or across EMEA.

“Our integrated training portal helps resellers quickly find and register for all courses using helpful features such as customizable European schedules, strong search capabilities, comprehensive certification curriculums, intuitive downloads and immediate access to course details and dates,” said Gaël Salomon, education development director for Arrow ECS in EMEA. “Also, it offers customizable education marketing tools to support resellers with selling educational courses to their customers. Resellers are now able to create their own print or online training-offering catalog and white-labeled website, featuring their brand and pricing, through a program called Partner Plus that is available on the portal.”

Arrow ECS signed several agreements in 2010 to expand its course curriculum, adding training for IBM, CheckPoint, NetApp and the EC-Council in countries across Europe. Also, the distributor opened new solution demonstration centers in the United Kingdom and Czech Republic and expanded its training center in Sweden. Arrow ECS was named the Citrix Authorized Learning Center of the Year in Finland and the U.K. in 2010.

Arrow ECS is proud to announce the launch its new education website this month.

Our new website will allow you to:

• View all of our courses and available dates by vendor
• Download and share course outlines
• Download tailor-made course schedules – for all courses, or just the ones you require
• View current promotions and late availability pricing
• Book online

New features will be added to our website in the future. In the meantime, we hope that you will find the site easy to use and offer all the information you need.

“Arrow ECS Education aims to ensure our end-user customers and reseller partners have the skills to unify all areas of their IT infrastructure, helping them to effectively store, manage, protect, network and liberate their company data.”

Matthew Procter
Business Sector Manager
Training Services
Arrow ECS

For more information please contact us on 0870 251 1000 or email training@arrowecs.co.uk.