RackWare, the software provider that integrates data center and cloud resources into a scalable and intelligently managed computing environment, today announced its membership in the NetApp Alliance Partner Program. RackWare is collaborating with NetApp and IBM to integrate their hybrid cloud management solution, RackWare Management Module (RMM), with IBM and NetApp technology. With this partnership, customers will be able to get the benefits of cloud migration and disaster recovery for legacy, as well as cloud applications.

Launched in July, the latest version of RackWare's RMM solution now includes added cloud disaster recovery functionality. RMM 3.0 drastically lowers the cost of disaster recovery, allowing enterprises to ensure protection of mission-critical IT resources in case of planned and unplanned outages. With RMM 3.0, partners will enable customers to seamlessly extend existing IT architecture into the cloud for minimal disruption.

RackWare's RMM software product enables enterprises to easily and cost-effectively leverage cloud environments as an extension of their internal environments without having to change applications or operating systems. By integrating with IBM and NetApp technology RackWare allows enterprises to seamlessly expand their internal NetApp environments to IBM's cloud platforms that are using NetApp storage.

The NetApp Alliance Partner Program provides qualified infrastructure and application providers with access to NetApp solutions, software development kits, technical support, training, certification, product information and marketing and sales assistance. Customers benefit by having access to best-of-breed partner solutions that have been tested to work with NetApp storage. Additional information on the NetApp Alliance Partner Program is available at http://www.netapp.com/alliances

The news comes at the heels of RackWare's recent announcement regarding the opening of its new Channel Partner Program to Service Providers and VARs globally. RackWare has made significant momentum with partners including CenturyLink, QTS, Peer 1, OnRamp, Pea Soup, Entisys and MBS Tech Services.