Scale Computing, a market leader in edge computing,
virtualization and hyperconverged solutions, announced that CRN, a brand
of The Channel Company, has named Scott Mann, director of the North American
Channel, to its exclusive 2019 list of 50 Most Influential Channel Chiefs.
The top executives on this annual list are part of an elite group of leaders
who drive the channel agenda and evangelize the importance of channel
partnerships. This distinguished group is recognized for outstanding commitment
to driving growth and revenue in their organization through partners, as well
as extraordinary leadership in the channel as a whole.
Mann was selected as one of the Most Influential Channel Chiefs for his
leadership in the Scale Computing Partner Community's expansion of its partner
base and increased quantity of customers in 2018. One major proponent of growth
was the launch of Scale Computing's new MSP program, a flexible pricing model
that reduces CapEx through a price per-node, per-month, OpEx subscription. The
strategic program boosts partner profitability, and enables partners to sell
additional vital services that will meet growing customer requirements around
Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service (DRaaS), Infrastructure as-a-Service (IaaS) and
Remote Management as-a-Service (RMMaaS).
"The individuals on CRN's 2019 Channel Chiefs list deserve special
recognition for their contribution and support in the development of robust
partner programs, innovative business strategies, and significant influence to
the overall health of the IT channel," said Bob Skelley, CEO of The
Channel Company. "We applaud each Channel Chief's remarkable record of
accomplishments and look forward to following their continued success."
Channel Chief honorees are selected by CRN's editorial staff as a result of
their professional achievements, standing in the industry, dedication to the
channel partner community, and strategies for driving future growth and
innovation. Each of the 2019 Channel Chiefs has demonstrated loyalty and
ongoing support for the channel by consistently promoting, defending and
executing outstanding partner programs. However, only 50 of those were selected
for the Most Influential list, each singled out for his or her prominent role
in guiding and shaping the IT channel itself.
"Scott has made a major impact in the growth of the Scale Computing
Partner Community, creating more opportunities for the Scale Computing Partner
Community members and driving additional business profits," said Dave
Hallmen, chief revenue officer of Scale Computing. "In 2018, Scale Computing
doubled its North American channel partners through work with APC by Schneider
Electric, Ingram Micro, Lenovo, among other go-to-market partners. There is
huge opportunity for Scale Computing's partners because of edge computing.
Customers will find themselves wanting to deploy mission critical applications
at the edge, but those edge locations have typically not been staffed with IT
resources, yet demand highly available environments. Partners will find success
bringing the intelligent edge to their customers, driven by new technologies
like those from Scale Computing."
The 2019 CRN Channel Chiefs list, including the
50 Most Influential Channel Chiefs, is featured online at
http://www.crn.com/channelchiefs and will appear in the
February 2019 issue of CRN.