GBM named as ‘Cisco Partner of the Year’ for EMEAR

Gulf Business Machines (GBM) has been named Cisco Partner of the Year for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia (EMEAR) during the 2020 Cisco Partner Summit Digital held recently. This year’s historical recognition is accompanied by an additional award for GBM as the Middle East and Africa Partner of the Year, which the organization has received several times in the past. Through the global award, Cisco has recognized GBM’s unwavering commitment to its customers, accompanied by the strong performance, tenacity, investment, and hard work during a very challenging year.

Hani Nofal, Vice President of Digital Infrastructure Solutions said, “As GBM marks 30 years of supporting regional organizations, strengthening their digital infrastructure and transforming their business, this recognition could not come at a better time. We are very excited to receive the much-coveted award as we mark another successful year of our long-standing and strategic partnership. We will continue to lead with Cisco to build new digital experiences and smarter platforms for collaboration.”

With more than 30 years of experience, 7 offices, and over 1500 employees across the region, Gulf Business Machines (GBM) is an end-to-end digital solutions provider, offering the region’s broadest portfolio, including digital infrastructure, digital business solutions, security and services. We have nurtured partnerships since 1990 with the world’s leading technology companies and invested in a talented, skilled workforce to implement solutions that cater to customer’s specific, complex and diverse business needs.

Some of our strategic partners in the Gulf include IBM as their sole distributor throughout the GCC (excluding Saudi Arabia and selected IBM product and services), Cisco as a Gold Partner (the highest level of certification at Cisco), and VMware as a Premier Partner (the highest partner status within VMware).