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WekaIO Unveils WIN, a Global Partner ProgramSC19 - WekaIO™, the innovation leader in high-performance, scalable file storage for data-intensive applications, today formally launched the WekaIO Innovation Network™ (WIN), a global partner program that empowers partners to solve customers' biggest data-intensive challenges. WIN equips partners with modern storage architecture solutions, technical expertise, and an enhanced value proposition that includes acceleration of data to technical computing GPU resources for breakthrough performance. The WIN program provides partners with access to the Weka File System (WekaFS™), which offers a storage infrastructure that accelerates the most demanding workloads in the datacenter. The unique value of WIN is a partner ecosystem that delivers validated and trusted solutions that meet the performance demands of next-generation applications, ultimately solving customer challenges across industries. WIN is a comprehensive program that delivers the resources partners need to be successful. Extensive training is provided, and there are significant opportunities with deal registration to grow top-line revenue. With four tiers (Innovator, Leader, Accelerator, and Catalyst), the WIN program creates an environment for partners to further grow their Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) practices and competencies. Each tier level unlocks additional benefits, ranging from partner portal access and sales training to co-branded campaigns, a dedicated account manager, and engineering solutions testing, amongst others. WIN partners benefit from important privileges, including:
The WekaIO partner and technology ecosystem provides partners with the resources needed to deliver solutions to customer problems that are clearly differentiated from the existing NAS, NVMEoF, and parallel file systems they might have in place. WIN lets partners sell higher-margin solutions, contributing to profitability from the outset. WekaFS for high performance, demanding, data-intensive workloads can further enhance margins on total customer solutions by generating a recurring revenue stream through a subscription-based pricing model. Supporting Quotes
Andrew Perry, vice president of OEM sales, WekaIO
William Wu, vice president of product marketing and management, Penguin Computing
Al Chien, president, Dasher Technologies
Kevin Rhone, senior partner consultant, Enterprise Strategy Group (News - Alert)
Mat Gruen, senior director of channel sales, WekaIO
Charla Bunton-Johnson, global director, partner and field marketing, WekaIO
For more information on the WekaIO Innovation Network, go to https://www.weka.io/partners/ or email us at [email protected]. Additional resources:
About WekaIO WekaIO helps companies manage, scale, and futureproof their data center so they can solve big problems. WekaIO has built the world's fastest shared and parallel file system on new architecture optimized for NVMe-flash and leapfrogs legacy storage infrastructures by delivering the best performance density at any scale, at a fraction of the cost. With the most flexible deployment models, the WekaFS storage software is a modern file system designed to meet the demands of modern workloads with the most I/O-intensive and extreme technical computing requirements. Follow WekaIO: Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook © 2019 WekaIO, Inc. All rights reserved. WekaIO, WekaIO Matrix and the WekaIO logo, and all product and service names mentioned herein are registered trademarks of WekaIO, Inc., in the United States and other countries. All other brand names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be the trademarks of their respective holder(s). View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20191120005076/en/ |