Avaya to Offer Open SDN Networking Courses and Certification

Avaya announced that it plans to create a new industry certification program to drive expertise in SDN-Fabric based networking. The Avaya Certified Expert-Fx program aims to bridge the current skills gap in the India and Middle East between traditional, hardware-intensive networking technologies and next-generation, software-defined fabric-based networking. The announcement was made at the annual Avaya Technology Forum in Dubai, with more than 500 technology and networking professionals from across India, China, Russia, the Middle East and Africa regions in attendance.

The certification program is designed to enable networking engineers and IT professionals to deliver the networking capabilities provided by the Avaya SDN Fx architecture.The ACE-Fx certification program is being structured as a 4 ½-day intensive, hands-on workshop and exam held at Avaya Networking Lab facilities and other locations in the India, Middle East, China, Russia, African and Turkey. Designed for individual IT professionals, the ACE-Fx certification can help Avaya channel partners focused on networking reach Platinum Partner status by providing the third certification required for this status. Networking professionals can also be certified by Avaya for Networking Fabric and Mobility. Existing network industry certifications from other entities will also be recognized, allowing networking professionals to directly enter the ACE-Fx class without reinvesting in other Avaya courses.

The ACE-Fx program is expected to launch in the second half of 2015.