FlexITy Solutions Inc. announced that it has successfully achieved the Cisco® Master Service Provider Certification for cloud and managed services. This certification recognizes FlexITy as having the capabilities to sell and deliver cloud and managed services to help customers accelerate time to market and time to revenue.

"We hold ourselves accountable to the highest standards when delivering unified communication and collaboration solutions for our enterprise customers," said Peter Stavropoulos, CEO and President of FlexITy. "Recognition by Cisco that we are capable of delivering the Cisco Powered Hosted Collaboration Solution  (HCS) in accordance with Cisco's strict and demanding criteria is rewarding and speaks to our continued investment in people, facilities, methods and innovation as we expand across Canada ".

The Cisco Master Service Provider Certification is part of the Cisco Cloud and Managed Services Program, focused on helping partners such as FlexITy to envision, build, market, and sell cloud and managed services with business acceleration tools and services, sales training and the Cisco Cloud Marketplace to address the varied needs of its customers. As a Cisco Master Service Provider Certified Partner, FlexITy will sell and deliver at least two Cisco Powered services (managed and/or cloud services with Cisco Powered services designations), built on the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) framework, and provide enhanced management and stewardship practices to its customers.

"We have a long-standing relationship with FlexITy," said David De Abreu, Vice President, Channels and Solutions at Cisco Canada. "Their commitment to providing innovative business solutions on the Cisco platform has led to several significant wins in the past year and fueled phenomenal growth for their organization. The HCS designation is coveted and very difficult to achieve. Peter and his team stand out in our community and I congratulate them on this significant milestone."

In addition, FlexITy has achieved the coveted Cisco Powered services designations in (Cloud Services):  Cisco Powered Hosted Collaboration Solution (HCS), and (Managed Services) Cisco Powered Managed Business Communications Services, Cisco Powered Managed Internet Protocol Trunking Services.

Cisco Powered services allow customers to connect with confidence to achieve faster time to value by minimizing technology lifecycle complexity to reduce cost and risk.  Customers also experience assured performance through superior service, security, and 24/7 support from its certified partners like FlexITy while taking advantage of continuous innovation based on open standards and Cisco's extensive R&D investment.