Nexenta, the global leader in Open Source-driven Software-Defined Storage (OpenSDS), announced today that it has been recognized in the The Channel Company’s prominent CRN 2015 Cloud Computing Partner Program Guide, a list of leading technology vendors with cloud-related partner programs that enable and accelerate the growth of solution providers' cloud initiatives.

The CRN 2015 Cloud Computing Partner Program Guide provides a valuable resource for solution providers to navigate the booming cloud marketplace by identifying technology suppliers that offer innovative cloud solutions and partner programs. To qualify for participation in the Cloud Partner Program Guide, technology vendors must have a unique set of partner program benefits for solution providers that deliver cloud infrastructure or applications.

“Each cloud provider and vendor in the Cloud Partner Program Guide was selected by CRN editors for putting forth substantive cloud partner programs that demonstrate a real buy-in and support of the channel community,” says Robert Faletra, CEO of The Channel Company. “With the pace of change and fierce competition in the growing cloud market, it’s imperative that a solution provider finds vendor partners capable of giving them consistent, tangible support to grow their cloud-related revenue. The CRN 2015 Cloud Partner Program Guide helps them find those partners that are right for their business.”

As a global leader in Software-Defined Storage solutions, Nexenta is committed to helping cloud partners meet customer needs by delivering secure, high performance, ultra-scalable, cloud- and virtualization-optimized storage software solutions on any hardware platform, realizing the “true” Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) to enable the biggest challenges in IT today. Nexenta helps partners eliminate vendor lock-in and provides open, secure and scalable unified storage management at significantly lower total cost than legacy systems. The Nexenta Partner Program is designed to allow partners who are looking to deliver private, hybrid, or public clouds by offering the required resources, tools, and rewards to develop a storage infrastructure to support their solutions and customers’ needs.

“We are honored to be included in CRN’s 2015 Cloud Partner Program and recognized for innovative software-defined storage technology offerings,” said Don Lopes, Director of Channel & Inside Sales at Nexenta. “Our partners are an important component of the company’s success and we are proud to share that success by delivering reliable solutions to differentiate them from their competition.”

The Cloud Partner Program Guide will be featured in the October issue of CRN and can be viewed online at www.crn.com. By combining the Cloud Partner Program Guide with The Channel Company’s upcoming NexGen Cloud Conference & Expo, solution providers have access to the most relevant and up-to-date information available to accelerate their cloud strategies and solutions.