Topic: Partner Programs - Page 41

The roughly 30 rigorously vetted partners to earn the new Azure Expert Managed Service Provider designation so far, which include giants like Rackspace and New Signature, are now Microsoft’s go-to options for outsourced Azure administration.

A wide-ranging series of policy and partner program changes instituted this month by North American Channel Chief Rob Cato (pictured) are designed to get the hardware maker back on track to recording consistent market share gains.

Called MSP Institute and composed of webinars, videos, and podcasts, the new educational resource provides advice and training on a variety of business, sales, marketing, and technical topics.

Held last week in Hershey, Pa., the distributor’s Mid-Atlantic Summer Technology Show offered nearly 1,000 attendees a host of meet, greet, and learning opportunities.

Chat users can now leverage remote support sessions.

As the distributor transforms itself to meet the demands of a new era in IT, it’s urgently encouraging its partners to do the same. Last week’s Channel Link conference provided the latest venue for those efforts.

The new subscription-based OpEx payment program is designed to better align with the recurring monthly revenue model.

The new offerings provide hardware, supplies, and services for a single monthly fee, and can be delivered on a white-label basis.

According to Vice President of Global Channels Kendra Krause (pictured), the security vendor hopes to extend already solid results in all three areas during its 2019 fiscal year.

U.S. resellers now have access to Symantec Cloud Workload Protection and Symantec Endpoint Protection Mobile solutions.