4. Intel
Headquarters: Santa Clara, Calif.
Revenue in Most Recent Quarter:
$10.2 billion (Q3, FY2008)
Channel Chief: Steve Dallman, vice president of the Sales and Marketing Group and general manager of the worldwide reseller channel organization
Why It's a Strategic Storage Partner: Intel makes a wide range of motherboards, enclosures, processors, and chips used in both name-brand and custom-built storage products. And its servers are still the basis for many a storage appliance. New from Intel in the last few months is a line of solid-state hard drives.
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