2017 Partner Programs Guide: 5-Star Networking Vendors

Making Connections

As IT systems splinter into hybrid on-premise, private cloud and public cloud systems, the demands on IT networks to make all those pieces work together continues to increase. That means opportunities for solution providers with expertise in networking technologies – wired, wireless, software-defined and so on. It also means more need for technical, marketing, sales and financial assistance from IT vendors.

The 2017 Partner Programs Guide 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 Programs Guide, CRN designates some programs as 5-Star Partner Programs. Here we present the 5-Star designees in the networking technology space.

A10 Networks

Program Name: A10 Affinity Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2014

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Kirsten Young

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=1

APC by Schneider Electric

Program Name: APC Channel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 1991

Number of North American Partners: 5,466

North American Channel Chief: Shannon Sbar

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=11

Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company

Program Name: Partner Ready for Networking

Year Program Established: 2016

Number of North American Partners: 4,022

North American Channel Chief: Jim Harold

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=16

Aryaka

Program Name: Aryaka Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2014

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Nick Fan

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=17

AT&T

Program Name: AT&T Alliance Program

Year Program Established: 1998

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Kevin Leonard

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=19

AT&T

Program Name: AT&T Partner Exchange

Year Program Established: 2012

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Randall Porter

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=20

Avaya

Program Name: Avaya Edge

Year Program Established: 2016

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Gary Levy

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=22

Barracuda Networks

Program Name: Barracuda North America Channel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2004

Number of North American Partners: 6,224

North American Channel Chief: Ezra Hookano

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=24

BMC

Program Name: BMC Partner Advantage

Year Program Established: 2012

Number of North American Partners: 66

North American Channel Chief: Sanjay Gupta

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=29

Bradford Networks

Program Name: Bradford Networks SecureNet Channel Program

Year Program Established: 2009

Number of North American Partners: 143

North American Channel Chief: Rick Sloane

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=31

Broadview Networks

Program Name: Broadview Partner Program

Year Program Established: 1996

Number of North American Partners: 1,262

North American Channel Chief: Donna Wenk

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=32

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.

Program Name: Brocade Partner Network

Year Program Established: 2008

Number of North American Partners: 3,500

North American Channel Chief: Sandra Glaser Cheek

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=33

CA Technologies

Program Name: CA Technologies Global Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2008

Number of North American Partners: Not disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Tony Jennings

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=37

Cambium Networks

Program Name: ConnectedPartner

Year Program Established: 2011

Number of North American Partners: 846

North American Channel Chief: Ron Ryan

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=38

Ciena Corporation

Program Name: BizConnect Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2006

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Steve Cannella

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=44

Cisco Systems

Program Name: Cisco Cloud and Managed Services Program

Year Program Established: 2012

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Rick Snyder

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=49

Cisco Systems

Program Name: Cisco Channel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 1996

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Rick Snyder

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=50

Citrix

Program Name: Citrix Partner Network

Year Program Established: 1989

Number of North American Partners: 2,579

North American Channel Chief: Rafael Garzon

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=51

Comcast Business

Program Name: Comcast Business Solutions Provider Program

Year Program Established: 2011

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Craig Schlagbaum

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=54

Datto Inc.

Program Name: Datto Global Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2017

Number of North American Partners: 3,950

North American Channel Chief: Rob Rae

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=64

Dell Inc.

Program Name: Dell EMC Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2017

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Greg Ambulos

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=64

Digium Inc.

Program Name: Digium Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2007

Number of North American Partners: 4,055

North American Channel Chief: Steve Harvey

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=64

D-Link Systems

Program Name: Value in Partnership+

Year Program Established: 2008

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Mike Hardy

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=71

Eaton

Program Name: PowerAdvantage Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2009

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Curtiz Gangi

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=75

Extreme Networks

Program Name: Extreme Partner Network

Year Program Established: 1996

Number of North American Partners: 1,316

North American Channel Chief: Gordon Mackintosh

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=81

Fortinet

Program Name: Fortinet Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2002

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Joe Sykora

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=89

Genband

Program Name: Partner Advantage Program

Year Program Established: 2012

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Charles (Chuck) Assenza

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=91

Gigamon

Program Name: Gigamon Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Number of North American Partners: 304

North American Channel Chief: Barbara Spicek

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=93

Globalscape

Program Name: Globalscape Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2016

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Tamela Gates May

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=95

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Program Name: HPE Partner Ready

Year Program Established: 2002

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Scott Dunsire

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=98

Hitachi Data Systems

Program Name: Hitachi TrueNorth Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2003

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Jay McGloin

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=100

IBM

Program Name: PartnerWorld

Year Program Established: 1999

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Neal Callahan

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=102

Intel Corporation

Program Name: Intel Technology Provider Program

Year Program Established: 1980

Number of North American Partners: 24,000

North American Channel Chief: Todd Garrigues

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=112

Ixia

Program Name: Channel Xcelerate Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2014

Number of North American Partners: 542

North American Channel Chief: Bob Usher

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=120

Kerio Technologies

Program Name: Kerio Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2001

Number of North American Partners: 2,149

North American Channel Chief: Abi Vickram

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=123

Lenovo

Program Name: Lenovo Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2005

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Sammy Kinlaw

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=127

Mellanox Technologies

Program Name: Mellanox PartnerFIRST Program

Year Program Established: 2008

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Darrin Neil Chen

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=135

Microsoft Corporation

Program Name: Microsoft Partner Network

Year Program Established: 2010

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Stephen Boyle

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=136

NCR Corporation

Program Name: NCR Interact Channel Program

Year Program Established: 2009

Number of North American Partners: 264

North American Channel Chief: Michael Kozel

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=139

Nutanix, Inc.

Program Name: Nutanix Partner Network

Year Program Established: 2013

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Chris Morgan

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=149

Oracle Corporation

Program Name: Oracle PartnerNetwork Program

Year Program Established: 1999

Number of North American Partners: 5,500

North American Channel Chief: Bill Swales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=153

Palo Alto Networks

Program Name: Palo Alto Networks NextWave Channel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2011

Number of North American Partners: 1,500

North American Channel Chief: Todd Palmer

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=158

Polycom Inc.

Program Name: Polycom Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2009

Number of North American Partners: 2,666

North American Channel Chief: Nick Tidd

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=153

Red Hat Inc.

Program Name: Red Hat Connect

Year Program Established: 2006

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: D. Robert Martin

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=180

Revolabs Inc.

Program Name: CORE Reseller Program

Year Program Established: 2012

Number of North American Partners: 1,000

North American Channel Chief: Rob Claus

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=183

RingCentral

Program Name: RingCentral Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2010

Number of North American Partners: 6,320

North American Channel Chief: Zane Long

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=184

Samsung Electronics America

Program Name: Samsung Team Of Empowered Partners

Year Program Established: 2014

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Greg Taylor

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=189

Schneider Electric

Program Name: EcoXpert Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2010

Number of North American Partners: 3,000

North American Channel Chief: Robert Klein

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=193

Sharp Electronics Corporation

Program Name: Sharp Alliance Plus

Year Program Established: 2010

Number of North American Partners: 1,200

North American Channel Chief: Mike Marusic

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=193

ShoreTel Inc.

Program Name: ShoreTel Champion Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2002

Number of North American Partners: 620

North American Channel Chief: David Petts

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=199

Silver Peak

Program Name: SD-WAN Channel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Robert Bruce

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=201

SimpliVity

Program Name: SimpliVity PartnerAdvantage

Year Program Established: 2014

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Geoff Fancher

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=202

SolarWinds MSP

Program Name: SolarWinds MSP Channel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2016

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Frank Colletti

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=203

Star2Star Communications, LLC

Program Name: Star2Star Channel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2006

Number of North American Partners: 400

North American Channel Chief: Michelle Accardi

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=208

Tripp Lite

Program Name: Tripp Lite Partner Program & Premier Partner Program

Year Program Established: 1998

Number of North American Partners: 1,784

North American Channel Chief: Michelle Wang

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=228

Veeam

Program Name: Veeam ProPartner Program

Year Program Established: 2006

Number of North American Partners: 11,000

North American Channel Chief: Kevin Rooney

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=232

VeloCloud Networks Inc.

Program Name: VeloCloud Channel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2013

Number of North American Partners: 110

North American Channel Chief: Ratnesh Sharma

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=233

Verizon

Program Name: Verizon Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2013

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Janet Schijns

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=236

Viavi Solutions

Program Name: Viavi Velocity Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Sergio Bea

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=238

VMware

Program Name: VMware Partner Network

Year Program Established: 2003

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Frank Rauch

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=244