2016 Partner Program Guide: 5-Star Cloud Vendors (Part 2)

Cloud Computing Superstars

Cloud computing continues to remake the IT landscape with almost every aspect of information technology, from applications to infrastructure, to security and storage, all having cloud options. Cloud computing represents both big opportunities and potential threats to solution providers. That means channel partners need to work closely with their vendors for technical, marketing, financial and sales assistance as they migrate to new models of computing.

The 2016 Partner Program Guide (LINK TO MAIN PPG SITE) offers the information solution providers need to evaluate IT vendors they work with or are considering working with. The guide is based on detailed applications vendors submitted outlining all aspects of their partner programs.

As part of the Partner Program Guide, The Channel Company designates some programs as 5-Star Partner Programs. Here we present the second set of 5-Star designees in the cloud technology space, N through Z.

NetApp

Program Name: NetApp Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2002

Number of North American Partners: 1,045

North American Channel Chief: Scott Strubel

URL: www.netapp.com

NetSuite

Program Name: NetSuite Solution Provider Program

Year Program Established: 2002

Number of North American Partners: 200

North American Channel Chief: Craig West

URL: www.netsuite.com

Nexsan

Program Name: Nexsan Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2001

Number of North American Partners: Undisclosed

North American Channel Chief: Mike Cirrincione

URL: www.nexsan.com

Nimble Storage

Program Name: Nimble Storage Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Number of North American Partners: 450

North American Channel Chief: Keith Macove

URL: http://www.nimblestorage.com

Nutanix

Program Name: Nutanix Partner Network

Year Program Established: 2012

Number of North American Partners: Undisclosed

North American Channel Chief: Chris Morgan

URL: www.nutanix.com

Omnitracs

Program Name: Omnitracs Partner Advantage

Year Program Established: 2013

Number of North American Partners: Undisclosed

North American Channel Chief: Steven Dwight

URL: www.omnitracs.com

Oracle Corp.

Program Name: Oracle PartnerNetwork

Year Program Established: 1999

Number of North American Partners: 5,500

North American Channel Chief: Bill Swales

URL: www.oracle.com

Palo Alto Networks

Program Name: NextWave Program

Year Program Established: 2010

Number of North American Partners: Undisclosed

North American Channel Chief: Todd Palmer

URL: www.paloaltonetworks.com

Polycom Inc.

Program Name: Polycom Global Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2009

Number of North American Partners: 2,610

North American Channel Chief: Nick Tidd

URL: www.polycom.com

Progress

Program Name: Progress Partner+

Year Program Established: 2001

Number of North American Partners: 1,003

North American Channel Chief: Kimberly King

URL: www.progress.com

Proofpoint

Program Name: Proofpoint Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2004

Number of North American Partners: Undisclosed

North American Channel Chief: Dee Dee Acquista

URL: www.proofpoint.com

PTC Inc.

Program Name: PTC Channel Advantage Program

Year Program Established: 2000

Number of North American Partners: 19

North American Channel Chief: Kerry Grimes

URL: www.ptc.com

Pulse Secure

Program Name: Connect Now Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2014

Number of North American Partners: 786

North American Channel Chief: Douglas Erickson

URL: pulsesecure.net

Pure Storage

Program Name: P3 (Pure Partner Program)

Year Program Established: 2012

Number of North American Partners: Undisclosed

North American Channel Chief: Michael Sotnick

URL: http://www.purestorage.com/

Red Hat Inc.

Program Name: Red Hat Connect

Year Program Established: 2006

Number of North American Partners: 1,630

North American Channel Chief: D. Robert Martin

URL: www.redhat.com

Revolabs

Program Name: CORE Reseller Program

Year Program Established: 2012

Number of North American Partners: 1,000

North American Channel Chief: Rob Claus

URL: http://revolabs.com/home

RingCentral

Program Name: RingCentral Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2010

Number of North American Partners: Undisclosed

North American Channel Chief: Zane Long

URL: www.ringcentral.com

Riverbed Technology

Program Name: Riverbed Performance Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2014

Number of North American Partners: 591

North American Channel Chief: Michelle Hodges

URL: www.riverbed.com

RSA

Program Name: RSA SecurWorld Program

Year Program Established: 2004

Number of North American Partners: 1,408

North American Channel Chief: Tom Weldon

URL: http://www.emc.com/rsa

Ruckus Wireless

Program Name: Big Dogs Program

Year Program Established: 2007

Number of North American Partners: 1,500

North American Channel Chief: Sandra Glaser Cheek

URL: www.ruckuswireless.com

Samsung Electronics America

Program Name: Samsung Team Of Empowered Partners

Year Program Established: 2014

Number of North American Partners: Undisclosed

North American Channel Chief: Gregory Taylor

URL: http://www.samsung.com/business

SAP

Program Name: SAP PartnerEdge Program

Year Program Established: 2005

Number of North American Partners: 3,052

North American Channel Chief: (New individual to be named.)

URL: www.sap.com

ServiceKey

Program Name: Independent Service and Maintenance Organization

Year Program Established: 2004

Number of North American Partners: Undisclosed

North American Channel Chief: Danielle Thiery

URL: www.servicekeytss.com

ShoreTel Inc.

Program Name: ShoreTel Champion Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2002

Number of North American Partners: Undisclosed

North American Channel Chief: Sam Koury

URL: www.shoretel.com

SimpliVity

Program Name: SimpliVity PartnerAdvantage

Year Program Established: 2014

Number of North American Partners: 408

North American Channel Chief: George Hope

URL: www.simplivity.com

Silver Peak

Program Name: Global Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Number of North American Partners: Undisclosed

North American Channel Chief: Derek Dal Ponte

URL: www.Silver-peak.com

SolarWinds N-able

Program Name: SolarWinds N-able Channel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2001

Number of North American Partners: Undisclosed

North American Channel Chief: JP Jauvin

URL: www.n-able.com

Sophos

Program Name: Sophos Channel Program

Year Program Established: 1985

Number of North American Partners: 3,783

North American Channel Chief: Erin Malone

URL: www.sophos.com

SOTI Inc.

Program Name: SOTI Altitude Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2005

Number of North American Partners: Undisclosed

North American Channel Chief: Mary Coxon

URL: www.soti.net

Star2Star Communications, LLC

Program Name: The Star2Star Channel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2006

Number of North American Partners: Undisclosed

North American Channel Chief: Michelle Accardi

URL: www.star2star.com

Stonebranch

Program Name: Stonebranch Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Number of North American Partners: Undisclosed

North American Channel Chief: Michelle Jones

URL: www.stonebranch.com

StorageCraft Technology Corp.

Program Name: StorageCraft Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2009

Number of North American Partners: Undisclosed

North American Channel Chief: Lee Schor

URL: www.storagecraft.com

SugarCRM

Program Name: SugarCRM Channel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2005

Number of North American Partners: 51

North American Channel Chief: Clint Oram

URL: www.sugarcrm.com

Symantec

Program Name: Symantec Secure One

Year Program Established: 1999

Number of North American Partners: 6,169

North American Channel Chief: Rob Potter

URL: http://www.symantec.com

Talari Networks

Program Name: Talari SMART Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Number of North American Partners: 63

North American Channel Chief: Michele Hayes

URL: www.talari.com

Tegile Systems, Inc.

Program Name: Tegile Authorized Partner Advantage Program

Year Program Established: 2010

Number of North American Partners: Undisclosed

North American Channel Chief: Charles Bass

URL: www.tegile.com

Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Business Solutions Division

Program Name: Toshiba Preferred Partner Program

Year Program Established: 1985

Number of North American Partners: 3,

North American Channel Chief: Richard Vaughn

URL: http://www.toshiba.com/us

TransVault

Program Name: TransVault Performance Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2006

Number of North American Partners: Undisclosed

North American Channel Chief: Quentin Clothier

URL: www.transvault.com

Trend Micro

Program Name: Trend Micro Partner Program

Year Program Established: 1998

Number of North American Partners: 6,000

North American Channel Chief: Dan Woodward

URL: www.trendmicro.com

Unify

Program Name: Unify Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2014

Number of North American Partners: 88

North American Channel Chief: John Delozier

URL: www.unify.com/us

Veeam Software

Program Name: Veeam ProPartner Program

Year Program Established: 2006

Number of North American Partners: 6,750

North American Channel Chief: Kevin Rooney

URL: www.veeam.com

VeloCloud Networks

Program Name: VeloCloud Channel Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Number of North American Partners: Undisclosed

North American Channel Chief: Ratnesh Sharma

URL: www.velocloud.com

Veritas Technologies LLC

Program Name: Veritas Partner Force

Year Program Established: 2015

Number of North American Partners: Undisclosed

North American Channel Chief: Rick Kramer

URL: https://www.veritas.com/

Verizon

Program Name: Verizon Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2013

Number of North American Partners: Undisclosed

North American Channel Chief: Janet Schijns

URL: www.verizon.com

Viavi Solutions Inc.

Program Name: Viavi Velocity Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Number of North American Partners: Undisclosed

North American Channel Chief: Sergio Bea

URL: www.viavisolutions.com

ViewSonic

Program Name: Finch Club

Year Program Established: 2008

Number of North American Partners: Undisclosed

North American Channel Chief: Brian Igoe

URL: http://www.viewsonic.com/us/

VMware

Program Name: VMware Partner Network

Year Program Established: 2003

Number of North American Partners: Undisclosed

North American Channel Chief: Frank Rauch

URL: www.vmware.com

Xerox Corporation

Program Name: Xerox Global Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Number of North American Partners: 8,730

North American Channel Chief: Darren Cassidy

URL: www.xerox.com