SINCE its formation, SureSkills has enjoyed sustained success and growth, flying in the face of a supposed downturn in the ICT services sector.
This success can be attributed to several factors: a focus on delivering high quality, best-of-breed solutions, based upon today's business requirements, not tomorrow's pipedreams; the drive of a strong management team which balances experience with enthusiasm; a heavy emphasis on staff development and motivation; and possibly the most important element - strong partnerships with global vendors such as Dell, BT and Microsoft. Formed in 2000 through the addition of an enterprise consulting division to the already well established Technology Training, SureSkills has enjoyed a dramatic, but controlled rise, to the top tier of ICT services organisations in the country. Key highlights for the company are listed below:
-April 2000: SureSkills formally opens for business to provide leading edge ICT Consulting and Training solutions
-October 2000: SureSkills is the leading Partner at Microsoft Ireland launch of Exchange 2000
-July 2000: SureSkills is awarded the largest Linux e-mail deployment in Ireland
-November 2000: Dell selects SureSkills as their Professional Services Partner in Ireland
-May 2001: SureSkills formally launches its IT Security division
-May 2001: SureSkills opens for business in Belfast
-June 2001: Dell and SureSkills are awarded the largest MS Exchange 2000 Deployment in Ireland
-June 2001: SureSkills is awarded the 1st UK enterprise deployment of Windows XP
-July 2001: SureSkills is awarded the maintenance of one of the largest and most complex Microsoft SQL deployments in Ireland
-Jan 2002: SureSkills is awarded the multinational Windows 2000 implementation for a Global Financial Organisation
-Feb 2002: SureSkills is awarded the multinational Windows 2000 design for a Global Manufacturing Organisation
-Mar 2002: SureSkills is selected as the preferred supplier for the delivery of IT technical training to NI local councils
-May 2002: SureSkills becomes one of the few Microsoft Metadirectory Services accredited organisations in the world
-May 2002: SureSkills purchases Cara Training
-June 2002: BT NI selects SureSkills as a preferred delivery partner for ICT solutions
-July 2002: SureSkills is awarded its 5th Central Government Windows 2000 deployment in Ireland in less than 18 months
-Aug 2002: SureSkills awarded one of the largest-ever training rollouts in NI
-Aug 2002: SureSkills announced as a Dell EMEA Professional Services Partner for Storage
-Aug 2002: SureSkills formalises its Citrix capabilities by gaining Gold Accreditation
-Sept 2002: SureSkills/Dell are announced as a top tier Microsoft partner in Ireland alongside HP and Accenture