As enterprise digital transformation continues to deepen across regional markets, a growing number of customers need cloud platform service capabilities that are truly within reach and reliable. Recently (September 1, Nanjing), Nanjing FORMAT Data Technology Co., Ltd. ("FORMAT") officially passed the ZStack Authorized Service Partner (ASP) certification review and was awarded the ASP authorization plaque. With this, FORMAT has formally joined the ZStack service ecosystem, becoming a key technology collaboration partner for ZStack in the Jiangsu region.
01 / ASP CERTIFICATION
About ASP: Not Just a Plaque, but a Certification of Capability
ASP (Authorized Service Partner) is ZStack's authorized service partner program built for regional markets. Unlike conventional channel partnerships, ASP certification carries strict technical requirements: the team must include multiple engineers certified under ZCIE (ZStack Certified Implementation Expert), and must pass the vendor's multi-dimensional review covering technical competence, service processes, and project verification — behind every plaque awarded stands a technical team validated by the vendor itself.
FORMAT's selection this time is a full recognition of its cloud computing expertise and service capabilities.
02 / PARTNER PROFILE
About FORMAT
FORMAT Data is a technology company focused on cloud computing and virtualization, with localized teams in China, Vietnam, and Singapore and proven cross-border delivery capabilities. For the AI era, FORMAT has joined hands with ZStack, Alibaba Cloud, and IBM to build an infrastructure foundation that integrates intelligent compute scheduling, elastic resource orchestration, and cloud-native AI inference — delivering highly available, low-latency cloud-native computing services that help enterprises deploy AI applications efficiently and accelerate their intelligent transformation. FORMAT currently has multiple engineers holding ZCCE and ZCIE certifications.
03 / TECHNICAL COLLABORATION
Partnering with ZStack: Deepening Service Capabilities and Technical Collaboration
With ASP status, the collaboration between FORMAT and ZStack will fully unfold around technical synergy and joint capability building:
01 Continuous upskilling of certified engineer teams — Leveraging ZStack's complete certification and training pathway (ZCCT → ZCCE → ZCIE → ZCOE), both parties will continuously raise the professional level of FORMAT's engineering team. The vendor will provide early-access version courses, expert mentoring, and hands-on coaching to keep the team in step with product and technology evolution.
02 Technical synergy mechanisms — In areas such as cloud platform architecture planning and tackling complex technical scenarios, FORMAT will establish ongoing collaboration mechanisms with ZStack's R&D and service expert teams. Escalation channels will connect directly to the vendor for challenging technical issues, so that together they can deliver better cloud infrastructure solutions for customers.
03 Jointly building the service capability system — Drawing on ZStack's standardized service processes and vendor tooling platforms — including proactive monitoring and an intelligent knowledge base — FORMAT will combine its localized service strengths with the vendor's systems to bring faster-response, more consistent service experiences to customers in the Jiangsu region.
04 Building the regional technology ecosystem together — The two parties will also collaborate on technical salons, co-creating industry solutions, and sharing best practices in the Jiangsu region, enabling more regional customers to capture the value of cloud-native technology.
04 / PARTNER VOICES
Messages from Both Sides
FORMAT's leadership — As a leader in the cloud-native field, ZStack has impressed us deeply with its outstanding product strength and openness. Leveraging our localized teams in China, Vietnam, and Singapore, FORMAT will integrate ZStack's advanced architecture into our cross-border delivery system, jointly building a solid compute foundation for the AI era and delivering highly available cloud-native services to our customers.
ZStack representative — The launch of this ASP partnership in Jiangsu marks a further step in ZStack's ecosystem expansion across the region. We look forward to working closely with our partner Nanjing FORMAT to strengthen regional service capabilities and create greater value for local customers together. We also hope to see ZStack's business in Jiangsu reach new heights, with more partners joining the ZStack ecosystem in the future.
In the wave of digital transformation, every enterprise needs a technology partner it can count on. This authorization marks the beginning of our cooperation, not the end of it. Going forward, ZStack and FORMAT will continue to deepen their technical collaboration and service capability building, bringing professional cloud platform services within everyone's reach.