MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.,
Feb. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Platform9, the leader in SaaS-managed hybrid cloud, today
announced it has signed a distribution agreement with Promark, a
premier, U.S.-focused value added distributor (VAD) and
wholly-owned subsidiary of Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE:IM), the world's
largest technology distributor and global leader in IT supply-chain
and mobile device lifecycle services.
Under the new agreement, Promark will distribute Platform9's
Managed Kubernetes (PMK) and Managed OpenStack (PMO) solutions to
its growing base of channel partners in the U.S. PMK is the only
Kubernetes service that ensures fully automated Day-2
operations with 99.9% SLA in any environment:
data-centers, public clouds, or at the edge. PMO is a SaaS-based
service that allows users to go live with OpenStack private cloud
in minutes. With PMO, Platform9 takes care of the entire OpenStack
lifecycle— 24/7 health monitoring, alerting, troubleshooting and
upgrades.
This alliance will greatly expand Platform9's reach in the
marketplace by connecting them with world class VARs and partners
through the industry's top distributor. While Platform9 will
benefit from expanded reach in the market, there's also high demand
and benefits for partners. The relationship between Promark and
Platform9 offers a way to address the managed Kubernetes and
OpenStack needs of their customers and adds a high margin service
revenue to their businesses.
"Promark's expanding portfolio in hybrid cloud services combined
with its deep technical expertise will help position Platform9 to
better meet the growing need for managed Kubernetes and OpenStack
services," said Sirish Raghuram, CEO
of Platform9. "Kubernetes is complex but becoming increasingly
important to digital transformation. We're proud to offer solutions
that take away the burden of managing Kubernetes and OpenStack at
scale."
Promark is Platform9's sole global distributor. The goal is
not only to train and supply partners on Platform9's technology
globally but also to bundle Platform9 with other leaders in the
ecosystem.
"I am very excited to welcome Sirish and the Platform9 team to
Promark," cited Promark President Jeff
Brown. "Platform9's software offering enables companies to
deploy, manage and maintain hybrid clouds across any
infrastructure. This is a key orchestration component of Promark's
Cloud Strategy and an integral part of our GTM around Containers,
Kubernetes and OpenStack. We look forward to the challenges ahead,
our continued leadership with advanced technologies and more
importantly, guiding our VARS in their Cloud journey," added
President Brown.
More information about Platform9 is available at
https://platform9.com/, on Twitter and on Facebook.
About Promark Technology
Promark Technology, an Ingram Micro company, is one of the premier
value added distributors (VAD) in the
United States. Promark's core technology focus is
distributing data storage and virtualization products and solutions
through a two-tier distribution channel to value added resellers
(VARs) and system integrators. Promark leverages its direct
relationships with world class technology partners to provide
solutions that meet the most demanding needs of its customers.
Promark also offers a Public Sector Business Program that helps
resellers navigate the government selling process and expand the
reach of their Business. The program provides authorized
resellers the ability to leverage Promark's GSA Schedule to market
and sell products and solutions into both federal government and
state and local organizations. Promark offers professional
services in application integration, backup and recovery, network
optimization, storage implementation and disaster recovery. To
learn more about Promark Technology call 800.634.0255 or visit
www.promarktech.com.
About Ingram Micro Inc.
Ingram Micro is the
world's largest wholesale technology distributor and a global
leader in IT supply-chain and mobile device lifecycle services. As
a vital link in the technology value chain, Ingram
Micro creates sales and profitability opportunities for
vendors and resellers through unique marketing programs, outsourced
logistics and mobile solutions, technical support, financial
services and product aggregation and distribution. The company is
the only global broad-based IT distributor, serving approximately
160 countries on six continents with the world's most comprehensive
portfolio of IT products and services. Visit
IngramMicro.com.
About Platform9
Platform9 (platform9.com) delivers a
SaaS-managed hybrid cloud solution that turns existing
infrastructure into a cloud, instantly. We help enterprises drive
digital transformation by enabling them to manage VMs, Containers
and Serverless Functions on ANY infrastructure — on-premises, in
public clouds, or at the edge – with a self-service, simple and
unified experience. Customers such as Cadence, Autodesk, Veritas,
Nanometrics, EBSCO, Bitly, LogMeIn, and Aruba see upwards of 300 percent improvement
in IT efficiency, 33 percent faster time to market, and 50-80
percent improvement in data center utilization and cost reduction.
The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, and is backed by Redpoint
Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Canvas Ventures, and HPE.
Press Contacts:
Olivia Heel
Catapult PR
303.581.7760
oheel@catapultpr-ir.com
Kelley Berg
Promark Technology
240.280.8030 x31039
kelleys@promarktech.com
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