Highlights from some of our vendors who have been rated 5 stars by CRN Partner Program Guide 2023!

CRN’s annual Partner Program Guide provides essential information for managed service providers (MSPs), value-added resellers (VARs), and systems integrators as they explore technology vendors’ partner programs to find those that will best support their business needs. The 5-star rating is awarded to the companies that go above and beyond in their commitment to nurturing strong, profitable, successful channel partnerships.

SUSE

SUSE has been recognized by CRN®, with a prestigious 5-star rating in its 2023 Partner Program Guide, for the third year running, in recognition of their SUSE One Partner Program. The SUSE One Partner Program provides partners with the resources they need to grow their business with SUSE, including free persona-based training, and sales, marketing and technical support.

One of the key benefits of the SUSE One Partner Program is their commitment to ensure that partners have access to training and education for free. Partners have access to a range of training resources, including online courses, Partner Academies (hybrid of online learning and instructor-led training), and certifications.  

This training provides partners with a means to differentiate themselves in the marketplace, by demonstrating they have the skills in the latest technologies, such as containers, that are much sought after by enterprises today. 

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Acronis

Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection, announced that CRN^®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named the Acronis #CyberFit Partner Program with a prestigious 5-star rating in its 2023 Partner Program Guide.

“We strive to make the Acronis #CyberFit Partner Program an easy, transparent, and powerful business development tool for our partners,” said Alex Ruslyakov, Channel Chief, Acronis. “As a channel-focused company, we’re proud to be recognized with a 5-star rating by CRN, and will continue to deliver value to our partners and invest in their growth – we want to grow together with our partners!”

For the channel partner community, a critical factor when assessing which IT manufacturers, service providers, and distributors to team within building world-class technology solutions is the breadth and depth of the partner programs those companies offer. Strong elements such as financial incentives, sales and marketing assistance, training and certification, technical support, and more can set a vendor apart and play a key role in boosting partners’ long-term growth.

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SolarWinds

SolarWinds is delighted to announce that SolarWinds Transform Partner Program, has been recognized by CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, with a prestigious 5-star rating in its 2023 Partner Program Guide.

CRN® honors their Transform Partner Program which is designed to enable their partners to accelerate digital transformation for their customers with simple and AI-powered technology, including SolarWinds observability solutions. Transform is providing a new model for how to support and drive growth for the company’s valued channel partners.

This recognition is a testament to SolarWinds dedication to their partners and their commitment to delivering innovative solutions that drive success. They thank all of their SolarWinds Partners for their continued commitment, SolarWinds looks forward to growing together even further.

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Hammerspace

Hammerspace, the leader in connecting global Enterprise users and applications with their data on any existing data center infrastructure of public cloud service, recently announced that CRN^®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Hammerspace to its annual Storage 100 list in the Data Protection/ Management/ Resilience category. The Storage 100 recognizes industry-leading storage vendors that provide transformative, channel-friendly products and services. CRN recognized Hammerspace for its leadership and best-in-class technology innovation.

The Storage 100 list is a valuable resource for solution providers looking for vendors to support them in a complex storage market with industry-leading portfolios in data protection, management and resilience, software-defined storage, and storage components. This year’s list represents the industry leaders in storage technology that can be used for on-premises or cloud deployments.

Imperva

Imperva recently received the CRN 5-Star Partner Program Award. The launch of their new online training framework aligned to partner sales motions: Create Demand, Drive Sales, and Deliver Services and introduced incentive (SPIFF) program rewarding partners for completing trainings and adding more value in opportunities are just a few of the significant changes Imperva has made to their partner program over the past year.

CRN’s annual Partner Program Guide provides essential information for managed service providers (MSPs), value-added resellers (VARs), and systems integrators as they explore technology vendors’ partner programs to find those that will best support their business needs. The 5-star rating is awarded to the companies that go above and beyond in their commitment to nurturing strong, profitable, successful channel partnerships.

The 2023 Partner Program Guide will be featured in the April 2023 issue of CRN and online at www.CRN.com/PPG.