2017 Partner Programs Guide: 5-Star Emerging Vendors

The Next Generation

The IT industry continues to evolve at a rapid pace with startup companies forever challenging established vendors with their "better mousetrap" products in security, cloud computing, big data, Internet of things and other technology areas. The challenge for solution providers is identifying the threats and the opportunities posed by the new technologies and possibly capitalize on them. That can mean increased need for technical, marketing, sales and financial assistance from the young IT vendors solution providers partner with.

The 2017 Partner Programs Guide offers the information solution providers need to evaluate IT vendors they work with or are considering working with. The guide is based on detailed applications vendors submitted outlining all aspects of their partner programs.

As part of the Partner Programs Guide, CRN designates some programs as 5-Star Partner Programs. Here we present the 5-Star designees among emerging vendors (founded in 2011 or later) for 2017.

Cambium Networks

Program Name: ConnectedPartner

Year Program Established: 2011

Number of North American Partners: 846

North American Channel Chief: Ron Ryan

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=38

Centrify

Program Name: Centrify Channel Partner Network

Year Program Established: 2014

Number of North American Partners: 281

North American Channel Chief: Nathan Adams

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=42

Cylance Inc.

Program Name: Cylance Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2013

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Didi Dayton

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=62

Exabeam

Program Name: Exabeam 3D Alliance Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Number of North American Partners: 65

North American Channel Chief: Ted Plumis

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=79

Kodak Alaris Information Management

Program Name: Alaris Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2017

Number of North American Partners: 1,300

North American Channel Chief: Maia Mosillo

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=124

Pax8

Program Name: Pax8 Cloud Wingman

Year Program Established: 2015

Number of North American Partners: 1,000

North American Channel Chief: Ryan Walsh

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=163

Pulse Secure

Program Name: Connect Now Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2014

Number of North American Partners: Not Disclosed

North American Channel Chief: Evan Fromberg

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=171

VeloCloud Networks Inc.

Program Name: VeloCloud Channel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2013

Number of North American Partners: 110

North American Channel Chief: Ratnesh Sharma

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2017-details.htm?c=233