Platform Computing, a Toronto, ON-based supplier in enterprise grid computing, has launched the Platform Alliance Network, an innovative partnership programme designed to build a broad ecosystem to deliver virtualisation solutions for the data centre.
Platform also announced new partner additions to the network: CSC, Novell, Red Hat, VMware, Wipro, and Dell China.
Enterprise IT departments are increasingly turning to virtualisation of IT resources as a key strategy to meet the changing needs of the business and build sustainable competitive advantage. IT resource orchestration and virtualisation management products such as Platform Enterprise Grid Orchestrator (EGO) and Platform VM Orchestrator (VMO), provide single, cohesive management environments that automate the allocation of resources across a grid platform to optimise utilisation and deliver accelerated
results from mission-critical applications.
The Platform Alliance Network provides the framework within which partners
can take advantage of these industry-leading solutions to virtualise and
grid enable their offerings for the enterprise IT market. Unifying
Platform’s existing partner offerings, the Platform Alliance Network
supports new and existing partners in the categories of Independent Software
Vendors, System Integrators, Resellers, Hardware Vendors and Service
Providers. Through the Platform Alliance Network, Platform and its partners
will build complementary, flexible, heterogeneous solutions through product
integration and validation, partner certification, software and hardware
optimisation, and content development. As a result, joint customers will
benefit from the combined strengths of Platform and its partners across all
product sets.
Offering three distinct levels of participation, as well as programmes
targeted for each type of partner, the Platform Alliance Network allows
companies to choose the amount of commitment that makes most sense for them, ensuring that benefits are matched to the specific needs of each
participant. Among these benefits are co-marketing opportunities, sales
training, lead registration, partner support and access to Platform
products. The release of developer editions of Symphony, Enterprise Grid
Orchestrator and LSF through the Alliances Network offer partners rapid
integration and extensibility options, as well as early access to new
products and releases. Using these tools, ISV’s can quickly enable their
solutions to give their customers dynamic computing resource management,
increased application performance, and improved service level delivery
defined for their business units.
“As Platform continues to take a leadership position in the convergence
between Service Oriented Applications (SOA) and Service Oriented
Infrastructure (SOI), a reorganisation of, and deeper commitment to, our
partner ecosystem is essential to the execution of our vision,” said Chris
Purpura, the Vice President – Strategic Alliances and New Ventures of
Platform Computing. “The adoption of Linux and Windows Clusters, the rise
of multi-core chipsets, and the spread of various virtualisation
technologies provide unparalleled opportunities for IT departments to reduce
costs, but these technologies will only work at an enterprise scale if
applications can be made to run on these environments in a managed and
orchestrated manner. The Partner Alliance Network will provide our
ecosystem partners with streamlined access to our technologies and expertise
in these areas.”
Platform’s integrated desktop and enterprise grid software solutions are used by over 1,700 customers worldwide in the financial services, government, industrial manufacturing, electronics and life science industries to deliver higher quality products and services, improve business performance and maximise the return on IT investments.
Founded in 1992, Platform has strategic relationships with Dell, HP, IBM, Intel, Novell, Red Hat, SAS and VMware, and the Industry’s broadest application integration support.
