2019 Partner Program Guide: 5-Star Software Vendors

CRN designated the partner programs of these security companies as 5-Star.

Software, Everywhere

Hardware may be the underlying engine that powers IT, but software is what provides IT's functionality and its value. Come to think of it, with the rise of software-defined networks and software-defined data centers, an increasing percentage of IT today is software.

Solution providers and strategic service providers today are selling and implementing more software from the industry's major players and partnering with more software vendors. And software is usually at the heart of the technical and business services being offered today by the channel.

The 2019 Partner Program Guide offers 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 Program Guide, CRN designates some programs as 5-Star Partner Programs. Here we present the 5-Star designees in the software space.

Other slide shows in the 5-Star Partner Program Guide series running this week include companies that provide systems and data center, networking and unified communications, cloud, security, storage and peripherals technologies.

Acronis

Program Name: Acronis Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2011

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: Patrick Hurley, VP and General Manager, Americas

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=52

Acumatica

Program Name: Acumatica Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2010

Partner Program Tiers: Level 4 Gold, Level 3 Silver, Level 2 Registered, Level 1

North American Channel Chief: Geoff Ashley, VP, Partner Strategy & Programs

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=100

Alaris, a Kodak Business

Program Name: Alaris Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Elite, Premier, Registered

North American Channel Chief: Katie Sullivan-Armento, Sale Director, U.S. & Canada Region

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=136

AlgoSec

Program Name: AlgoSec Channel Program

Year Program Established: 2018

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver Bronze

North American Channel Chief: E.J. Easton, Regional Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=102

APC by Schneider Electric

Program Name: APC Channel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 1991

Partner Program Tiers: Elite, Premier, Select, Registered

North American Channel Chief: Shannon Sbar, VP of Channels, North America

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=1

AppDynamics

Program Name: AppDynamics Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2017

Partner Program Tiers: Titan Partners, Pioneer Partners

North American Channel Chief: Gardner Johnson, Sr. Director, Americas Channel Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=2

Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company

Program Name: Partner Ready for Networking

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Service Provider, Gold, Silver, Business

North American Channel Chief: Jim Harold, VP, North American Channels

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=3

AttackIQ

Program Name: AttackIQ Accelerate Global Channel Program

Year Program Established: 2019

Partner Program Tiers: AttackIQ Accelerate Channel Program

North American Channel Chief: Dan Sibille, VP, Global Channels

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=137

AutonomIQ

Program Name: AutonomIQ Channel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2018

Partner Program Tiers: AutonomIQ Partner Program

North American Channel Chief: Nathan Mayer, Leader, Partnerships & Alliances

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=138

Avaya

Program Name: Avaya Edge

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Diamond, Sapphire, Emerald

North American Channel Chief: Gary Levy, VP, Americas Channel

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=4

Barracuda Networks

Program Name: Barracuda Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2004

Partner Program Tiers: Barracuda Partner Program

North American Channel Chief: Ezra Hookano, VP, Channels

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=54

Barracuda MSP

Program Name: Barracuda MSP Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2008

Partner Program Tiers: Barracuda MSP Partner Program

North American Channel Chief: Neal Bradbury, Senior Director of Business Development

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=104

BlackBerry

Program Name: BlackBerry Enterprise Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Authorized, Registered

North American Channel Chief: Richard McLeod, VP, Global Channels

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=57

BMC

Program Name: BMC Partner Advantage Program

Year Program Established: 2012

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze

North American Channel Chief: Sanjay Gupta, VP, Global Ecosystem Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=5

bpm'online

Program Name: bpm'online Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2003

Partner Program Tiers: bpm'online Partner Program

North American Channel Chief: Alex Donchuk, Global Channel Director

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=105

Catalogic Software

Program Name: Partner Edge

Year Program Established: 2013

Partner Program Tiers: Elite, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: Marissa Miller, Director of Channel Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=139

Centrify

Program Name: Centrify Partner Connect Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver

North American Channel Chief: John Andrews, VP, Global Channel Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=61

CenturyLink

Program Name: CenturyLink Channel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 1998

Partner Program Tiers: Diamond, Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze

North American Channel Chief: Garrett Gee, VP, Indirect, Strategic Partnerships & Alliances

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=6

Ciena Corporation

Program Name: Ciena Partner Network

Year Program Established: 2018

Partner Program Tiers: Elite, Professional

North American Channel Chief: Sandra Glaser Cheek, VP, Global Partners & Alliances

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=7

Cisco Systems

Program Name: Cisco Channel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 1996

Partner Program Tiers: Global Gold, Gold, Premier, Select

North American Channel Chief: Rick Snyder, SVP, Americas Partner Organization

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=8

Cisco Systems

Program Name: Cisco Cloud and Managed Services Program

Year Program Established: 1996

Partner Program Tiers: No Tiers

North American Channel Chief: Rick Snyder, SVP, Americas Partner Organization

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=9

Citrix Systems

Program Name: Citrix Partner Program

Year Program Established: 1989

Partner Program Tiers: Citrix Solution Advisor – Platinum, Citrix Solution Advisor – Gold, Citrix Solution Advisor – Silver, Citrix Solution Advisor – Authorized, System Integrator – Authorized

North American Channel Chief: Efrem Stringfellow, VP, Partner Sales – Americas

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=10

CloudHealth by VMware

Program Name: CloudHealth Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2014

Partner Program Tiers: Premier, Enterprise, Professional

North American Channel Chief: Bob Kilbride, Senior Director, Global Channels

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=140

Cohesity

Program Name: Cohesity Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Authorized

North American Channel Chief: Keith Macove, Senior Director, Americas Channels

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=141

Comcast Business

Program Name: Comcast Business Solutions Provider Program

Year Program Established: 2011

Partner Program Tiers: Pinnacle Master Agent, Diamond Master Agent, Master Agent, Platinum, Gold, Silver, Solutions Provider

North American Channel Chief: Craig Schlagbaum, VP, Indirect Channels

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=11

Commvault

Program Name: Commvault Partner Advantage Program

Year Program Established: 2014

Partner Program Tiers: Global, MarketBuilder, Premier, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: Rick Fairweather, VP, Channel Sales, Americas

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=12

Couchbase

Program Name: Couchbase PartnerEngage

Year Program Established: 2018

Partner Program Tiers: Advanced, Registered

North American Channel Chief: Matt McDonough, VP of Business Development

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=107

CyberPower

Program Name: CyberPower Channel Partner Alliance

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Partner Elite, Partner Plus, Partner

North American Channel Chief: Scott W. Koller, VP of Channel Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=63

D3 Security

Program Name: D3 Connected Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2018

Partner Program Tiers: D3 Connected

North American Channel Chief: Peter Marini, Director of Global Channel Partnerships

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=108

DataCore Software

Program Name: DataCore Certified Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2013

Partner Program Tiers: DataCore Certified Partner Program

North American Channel Chief: Michael Chadwell, Director of Americas Channel Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=109

Datto

Program Name: Datto Global Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2017

Partner Program Tiers: Blue, Enterprise, Professional, Business

North American Channel Chief: John Tippett, VP, Datto Networking

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=64

Dell Inc.

Program Name: Dell EMC Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2017

Partner Program Tiers: Titanium, Platinum, Gold

North American Channel Chief: Gregg Ambulos, SVP, North America Channels

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=13

Digital Shadows

Program Name: Digital Shadows Channel REV Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Channel REV

North American Channel Chief: Felix Knoll, Chief Revenue Officer

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=112

Eaton

Program Name: PowerAdvantage Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2009

Partner Program Tiers: PowerAdvantage Certified Partner, PowerAdvantage Authorized Partner, PowerAdvantage Registered Partner

North American Channel Chief: Curtiz Gangi, VP, U.S. Channels and Midmarket Segment, Datacenter

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=14

erwin

Program Name: erwin Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Diamond, Platinum, Gold, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: David Casillo, SVP, Global Channels and Enterprise Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=144

ESET North America

Program Name: ESET Partner Connect Program

Year Program Established: 2006

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze

North American Channel Chief: Gerald Choung, VP of Sales and Marketing

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=65

Exabeam

Program Name: Exabeam 3D Channel Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Partner Program Tiers: Exabeam Authorized Partner

North American Channel Chief: Ken Hammond, AVP of Americas Channel

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=145

Extreme Networks

Program Name: Extreme Partner Network

Year Program Established: 1996

Partner Program Tiers: Diamond, Gold Authorized

North American Channel Chief: Gordon Mackintosh, VP, Worldwide Channels

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=66

F5 Networks

Program Name: F5 Unity Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2008

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: Lisa Citron, VP, North America Channel Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=15

FireEye

Program Name: FireEye Fuel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2014

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver

North American Channel Chief: Chris Carter, VP Channels – Americas

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=67

FireMon

Program Name: Ignite Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2011

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: Kurt Mills, VP, Worldwide Channel Sales & Operations

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=115

Fluency Security

Program Name: Fluency Corporation Reseller Agreement

Year Program Established: 2017

Partner Program Tiers: Reseller Agreement – Gold, Reseller Agreement – Silver

North American Channel Chief: Collin Miles, Principal, Channel and Strategic Relationships

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=146

Fortinet

Program Name: Fortinet Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2000

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: Jon Bove, VP, Americas Channel

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=16

Fuze

Program Name: Fuze Global Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Referral/Silver

North American Channel Chief: J.P. Dundas, Director, North America Channel Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=69

Gigamon

Program Name: Gigamon Catalyst Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2013

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Elemental

North American Channel Chief: Larissa Crandall, Director, Channel Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=70

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Program Name: HPE Partner Ready Program

Year Program Established: 2002

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Business

North American Channel Chief: Terry Richardson, Americas Channels and Alliances Leader

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=18

Hitachi Vantara

Program Name: Hitachi Vantara Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2018

Partner Program Tiers: No Tiers

North American Channel Chief: Kimberly King, VP, Partner Programs and Strategy

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=19

HP Inc.

Program Name: HP Partner First

Year Program Established: 2015

Partner Program Tiers: Partner First Platinum, Partner First Gold, Partner First Silver

North American Channel Chief: Stephanie Dismore, VP and General manager, Americas Channels

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=20

IBM

Program Name: PartnerWorld

Year Program Established: 1999

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Registered

North American Channel Chief: Dorothy Copeland, VP, IBM Partner Ecosystem, North America

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=21

IGEL North America

Program Name: IGEL Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Authorized, Reseller

North American Channel Chief: Brad Tompkins, VP of Sales, North America

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=117

Igneous

Program Name: Igneous Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2018

Partner Program Tiers: Gold, Silver

North American Channel Chief: Shaun Walsh, VP of Alliances

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=149

iland

Program Name: iland Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2006

Partner Program Tiers: Elite, Premier, Professional

North American Channel Chief: Koorosh Khashayar, Director, Channel

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=118

Imperva

Program Name: Imperva Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2008

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Associate

North American Channel Chief: Kirt Jorgenson, Senior Director, Channel and Alliance Marketing

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=71

Infoblox

Program Name: BuildingBlox

Year Program Established: 2017

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: Kelly Miller, Director, Americas Channel Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=72

Infovista

Program Name: Infovista Global Partner Network

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: Bob Dell, VP, Americas Channel Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=73

Ingram Micro

Program Name: Ingram Micro Trust X Alliance

Year Program Established: 1998

Partner Program Tiers: Velocity, Affinity, Community

North American Channel Chief: Paul Bay, Executive VP and Group President of the Americas

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=22

Intel Corp.

Program Name: Intel Technology Provider Program

Year Program Established: 1980

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Registered

North American Channel Chief: Jason Kimrey, General Manager, U.S. Channel Scale & Partners

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=23

Intermedia

Program Name: Intermedia Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2006

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Registered

North American Channel Chief: Jonathan McCormick, COO/Head of Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=74

Ivanti

Program Name: Ivanti Partner Program

Year Program Established: 1985

Partner Program Tiers: National Sales Providers, Expert Solution Providers, Managed Service Providers, Distribution

North American Channel Chief: Reza Parsia, VP, Channel

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=75

Juniper Networks

Program Name: Juniper Partner Advantage Program

Year Program Established: 2012

Partner Program Tiers: Elite, Select, Reseller (VAR), Distributors

North American Channel Chief: Brian Rosenberg, Corporate VP, Global Partners and Alliances

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=24

Kaspersky Lab

Program Name: Kaspersky United

Year Program Established: 2008

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Registered

North American Channel Chief: Jason Stein, VP of Channel Sales, North America

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=76

Laserfiche

Program Name: Laserfiche Solution Provider Program

Year Program Established: 1990

Partner Program Tiers: Laserfiche Winners Circle - Platinum Level, Laserfiche Winners Circle - Gold Level, Laserfiche Winners Circle – Silver Level, Laserfiche Winners Circle – Bronze Level, Laserfiche Winners Circle, Laserfiche Solution Provider Program

North American Channel Chief: Hedy Belttary, SVP of Sales, Americas

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=77

Micro Focus

Program Name: Micro Focus Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2019

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: Phil Rayment, VP, North America Channel Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=27

Microsoft Corporation

Program Name: Microsoft Partner Network

Year Program Established: 2010

Partner Program Tiers: Gold Competency, Silver Competency, Program Members

North American Channel Chief: David Willis, Corporate VP, U.S. One Commercial Partner

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=28

Mist

Program Name: Mist Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Gold, Silver, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: Mike Anderson, VP of Worldwide Channels

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=151

Mitel

Program Name: Mitel Global Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2018

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: John Lindsley, VP, Channel Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=29

Morpheus Data Multi-Cloud Management and Automation

Program Name: Morpheus Data MVP Program

Year Program Established: 2018

Partner Program Tiers: Morpheus Data MVP

North American Channel Chief: Brad Parks, VP, Business Development

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=152

NEC Display Solutions of America

Program Name: NEC Partner Net

Year Program Established: 2002

Partner Program Tiers: Partner Net

North American Channel Chief: Betsy Larson, VP of Channel Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=79

NetApp

Program Name: NetApp Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2002

Partner Program Tiers: Star, Platinum, Gold

North American Channel Chief: Jeff McCullough, VP, Americas Partner Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=30

NetMotion Software

Program Name: NetMotion PartnerConnect

Year Program Established: 2015

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Ninja, Community

North American Channel Chief: Jason Turner, Director, Channel Sales, North America

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=120

Nexsan

Program Name: Nexsan Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2001

Partner Program Tiers: NEXCouncil Partners, Nexsan Channel Program

North American Channel Chief: Read Fenner, VP of Global Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=121

Nintex

Program Name: Nintex Partner Network

Year Program Established: 2008

Partner Program Tiers: Premier, Certified, Registered

North American Channel Chief: Joe Peterson, Senior Director, Regional Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=80

Nutanix

Program Name: Nutanix Channel Charter

Year Program Established: 2018

Partner Program Tiers: Master Partner, Scaler Partner, Pioneer Partner

North American Channel Chief: Rodney Foreman, VP, Global Channel Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=31

One Identity

Program Name: One Identity Partner Circle Program

Year Program Established: 2017

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Registered

North American Channel Chief: Roger Moffat, Director, Channel and Alliances

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=153

Palo Alto Networks

Program Name: NextWave Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2011

Partner Program Tiers: Diamond Innovator, Platinum Innovator, Innovator

North American Channel Chief: Anar Desai, VP, Americas Channels

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=32

Panzura

Program Name: Panzura Freedom Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Elite, Premier, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: Steve Simpson, Worldwide Program Director, Director of Channels

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=124

Pax8

Program Name: Wingman Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Partner Program Tiers: Wingman

North American Channel Chief: Ryan Walsh, Chief Channel Officer

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=154

Pitney Bowes Software

Program Name: Pitney Bowes Software Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Pitney Bowes Software Partner Program

North American Channel Chief: Shannon McWilliams, VP, Global Alliances

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=33

Polycom

Program Name: Polycom Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2009

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Registered

North American Channel Chief: David Angel, Sr. Director, Channel Sales Americas

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=34

Puppet

Program Name: Puppet Partner Network

Year Program Established: 2010

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Corporate

North American Channel Chief: John Schwan, VP, Global partner Sales and Programs

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=81

Pure Storage

Program Name: Pure Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2012

Partner Program Tiers: Elite, Preferred

North American Channel Chief: Andy Martin, VP of North America Channel Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=35

Qlik

Program Name: Qlik Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2005

Partner Program Tiers: Elite, Select, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: Robert Cohen, Director Alliances, North America

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=82

Quest Software

Program Name: Quest Partner Circle Program

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Registered

North American Channel Chief: Erik Krieg, Director of Global Channel Programs and Operations

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=84

Red Hat

Program Name: Red Hat Partner Connect

Year Program Established: 2006

Partner Program Tiers: Premier, Advanced, Ready

North American Channel Chief: D. Robert Martin, VP, North American Partner Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=36

RingCentral

Program Name: RingCentral Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2010

Partner Program Tiers: RingCentral Partner Program

North American Channel Chief: Zane Long, SVP Global Channel Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=85

Riverbed Technology

Program Name: Riverbed Rise

Year Program Established: 2018

Partner Program Tiers: Elite, Premier, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: John Machonis, VP, Americas Channel Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=37

Ruckus Networks

Program Name: Rusckus Ready Channel Program

Year Program Established: 2017

Partner Program Tiers: Elite Partners, Select Partners, Distribution Partners

North American Channel Chief: Raelyn Kritzer, Channel Chief, VP of Worldwide Channels

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=87

Salesforce

Program Name: Salesforce Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2009

Partner Program Tiers: Global Strategic Consulting Partners, Premier AppExchange Partners, Platinum Consulting Partners, Gold Consulting Partners, Silver Consulting Partners, Registered Consulting Partners, AppExchange Partners

North American Channel Chief: Kori O'Brien, SVP, Alliances & Partner Sales, Americas

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=38

SAP

Program Name: SAP PartnerEdge

Year Program Established: 2005

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Open Ecosystem

North American Channel Chief: Marc Monday, VP, Sales and Channel Development

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=39

Schneider Electric

Program Name: EcoXpert Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Partner Program Tiers: Master EcoXpert, Certified EcoXpert

North American Channel Chief: James Mylett, VP, Channel Management

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=40

ServiceKey

Program Name: Independent Service & Maintenance Organization

Year Program Established: 2004

Partner Program Tiers: N/A

North American Channel Chief: Danielle Lee, Director of Business Solutions

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=128

Siemens Digital Industries Software

Program Name: Siemens Solution Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2007

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Authorized

North American Channel Chief: Craig Radomski, VP, Americas Solution Partner Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=41

SolarWinds MSP

Program Name: SolarWinds MSP Channel Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2017

Partner Program Tiers: MSP

North American Channel Chief: Frank Colletti, Group VP, Worldwide Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=89

Sophos

Program Name: Sophos Partner Program

Year Program Established: 1985

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Select, Gold, Silver

North American Channel Chief: Erin Malone, VP, North America Channel Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=91

Splunk

Program Name: Splunk Partner+ Program

Year Program Established: 2015

Partner Program Tiers: Elite, Premier, Associate, Enrolled

North American Channel Chief: Ken Marks, Area VP, Americas Partner Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=42

Star2Star Communications

Program Name: Star2Star Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2006

Partner Program Tiers: N/A

North American Channel Chief: Michelle Accardi, President and Chief Revenue Officer

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=130

StorageCraft Technology

Program Name: StorageCraft Partner Success Program

Year Program Established: 2009

Partner Program Tiers: Elite, Premier, Certified

North American Channel Chief: Lee Schor, VP of Sales, Americas

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=131

Sungard Availability Services

Program Name: Sungard AS Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2008

Partner Program Tiers: N/A

North American Channel Chief: Darren Thomas, SVP, Global Channel Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=43

Symantec

Program Name: Symantec Secure One

Year Program Established: 2015

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Registered

North American Channel Chief: Keith Weatherford, VP, AMS Channel Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=44

Synnex Corp.

Program Name: Synnex CloudSolv Community

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Premier Level, Standard Level

North American Channel Chief: Rob Moyer, SVP, Cloud Services, Mobility, IoT

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=45

Tech Data

Program Name: Tech Data Recon Security Suite

Year Program Established: 2017

Partner Program Tiers: Tech Data Recon Security Suite

North American Channel Chief: Joe Quaglia, President

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=46

Tripp Lite

Program Name: Tripp Lite Partner Program & Premier Partner Program

Year Program Established: 1998

Partner Program Tiers: Premier Partner, Tripp Lite Partner Program, Channel Partners Group

North American Channel Chief: Shane Kilfoil, SVP, Global Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=92

Turbonomic

Program Name: Turbonomic Partnership Program

Year Program Established: 2018

Partner Program Tiers: Alliance, Platinum, Gold, Silver

North American Channel Chief: Chris Sullivan, SVP Global Channel & Alliances

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=94

Unitrends, a Kaseya Company

Program Name: Unitrends Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver

North American Channel Chief: Chris Millerick, SVP, North America Sales and Channels

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=95

Veeam Software

Program Name: Veeam ProPartner Program

Year Program Established: 2006

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum ProPartner, Gold ProPartner, Silver ProPartner, Registered ProPartner

North American Channel Chief: Kevin Rooney, VP, Americas Partner Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=96

Verizon

Program Name: Verizon Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2013

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Member

North American Channel Chief: Pete Leuzzi, Global VP and Head of Worldwide Channels and Alliances

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=47

Vertiv

Program Name: Vertiv Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2014

Partner Program Tiers: Diamond Platinum, Gold

North American Channel Chief: Bob Nahorski, VP, Channel Sales

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=48

Virtual Instruments

Program Name: The Virtual Instruments Partner (VIP) Program

Year Program Established: 2011

Partner Program Tiers: VIP Platinum, VIP Gold, VIP

North American Channel Chief: Paul Brodie, VP of Global Channels

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=134

VMware

Program Name: VMware Partner Network

Year Program Established: 2003

Partner Program Tiers: Premier, Enterprise, Professional

North American Channel Chief: Bill Swales, VP, Americas Partner Organization

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=49

WatchGuard Technologies

Program Name: WatchGuardONE

Year Program Established: 2015

Partner Program Tiers: Platinum, Gold, Silver, Registered Reseller

North American Channel Chief: Bryce Hjalseth, Senior Manager, Partner Experience

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=98

Western Digital – Enterprise

Program Name: Western Digital Enterprise Partner Program

Year Program Established: 2013

Partner Program Tiers: Elite, Foundation

North American Channel Chief: Dawn Marie Ruszel, VP, Enterprise Partner Sales & Marketing

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=50

WhiteHat Security

Program Name: The WhiteHat Security Partnership Program

Year Program Established: 2019

Partner Program Tiers: DevSecOps Level 3, DevSecOps Level 2, DevSecOps Level 1

North American Channel Chief: John Atkinson, VP of Partnerships

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=135

Workfront

Program Name: Workfront Partner Network

Year Program Established: 2017

Partner Program Tiers: N/A

North American Channel Chief: Brent Nixon, SVP, Global Alliances

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=99

Zebra Technologies

Program Name: Zebra PartnerConnect

Year Program Established: 2016

Partner Program Tiers: Premier Business/Solution Partner, Business/Solution Partner, Broadline Technology Reseller, ISV, Registered Reseller

North American Channel Chief: Alex Castaneda, VP, North America Channels and Territory

Partner Program Details: /partner-program-guide/ppg2019-details.htm?c=51