Platform9, the company making private clouds easy, today announced a
channel partner program designed for resellers, service providers and
systems integrators focused on cloud computing, enabling them to more
efficiently design and deploy flexible, enterprise-ready OpenStack
private clouds for their customers.
According to Wikibon, true private cloud (on-premise and
hosted together) is expected to grow from $7 billion in 2015 to $201
billion in 2026 (36% CAGR) and be 31% of infrastructure spend. At last
month's OpenStack Summit, the OpenStack Foundation said half of the
Fortune 100 use OpenStack. Wal-Mart, AT&T, SAP and Wells Fargo all
spoke about how they're using open source code to build their private
clouds.
As trusted partners, channel partners want to offer their
customers alternatives that leverage open source technology to reduce
lock-in, help them avoid the VMware or AWS "tax" but are still
enterprise-ready to support their data center needs. Platform9 Managed
OpenStack provides just that. The solution transforms an organization's
existing servers into an AWS-like agile, self-service private cloud
within minutes -- enabling organizations small or large to run their
private clouds efficiently, at scale, while leveraging latest open
source innovations.
"Our new channel program helps our partners capitalize on the
significant business opportunity surrounding customers' cloud
transformation needs. Platform9's unique SaaS-based OpenStack solution
enables partners to deliver immediate value to their customers while
enhancing their status as a private cloud 'trusted advisor,'" said Adam
Ulfers, Platform9 vice president of sales. "Most importantly, we can
help increase our partners' share of cloud spending by extending their
solutions and services as they build out their customers' data center
ecosystems."
The Platform9 Channel Partner Program gives partners the
tools and resources to implement an on-premises private cloud for their
customers that delivers the same easy self-service provisioning, open
APIs, integration with automation frameworks that users have come to
expect with public cloud offerings. The program offers industry-leading
incentives, including access to Platform9's sales and marketing support,
joint marketing and demand generation programs, deal registration and
compensation on all contracted services.