Infoplex joins EMC Velocity Service Provider Partner Program

EMC Australia has today announced the launch of a service provider program in Australia with a number of leading Australian partners already signed to the highest tier of the program, including Telstra, Macquarie Telecom, Melbourne IT, Infoplex, Dimension Data and CSC.

The new Velocity Service Provider Partner Program will enable service provider partners to create, deploy, market, sell and deliver EMC-powered public and private cloud services.

The program forms a core element of EMC’s hybrid cloud strategy which will see EMC establishing focused and committed partnerships with leading Australian service providers to expand the range of options for organisations seeking to gain business agility through the efficiency and choice offered by cloud computing, without sacrificing trust or control.

“Service providers play a vital role in fulfilling the promise of hybrid cloud computing, which is why EMC has committed resources across the company to help enable the success of our service provider partners and our partner program,” said David Webster, President EMC Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia.  “Aligning EMC’s cloud computing architecture, expertise and go-to-market strategy with a strong stable of trusted service providers will give enterprises greater flexibility in their choice of cloud models for their applications without sacrificing control.”

“In contrast to technology vendors with increasingly vertical and proprietary business models choosing to aggressively compete with service providers by hosting their own cloud services, EMC remains focused on delivering technology solutions to our customers in partnership with Australia’s leading service providers.  We are committed to enabling our service providers to deliver trusted, enterprise-class cloud services that allow our mutual customers to choose the right source for every IT workload,” Webster said.

EMC’s commitment to choice in cloud services is evidenced in the new program which will provide increased sales, marketing, planning and education benefits to partners as they invest in EMC solutions.  Also available are business development and services creation resources to enable partners to develop differentiated offerings built on EMC technology, marketing support including marketing development funds (MDF), campaigns, field execution, and sales enablement tools.  

“Our Asia Pacific strategic partnership with EMC has entered a new phase by providing our customers with access to critical resources, tools and solutions in a more collaborative approach. To offer a market leading robust, secure and flexible cloud service, Infoplex requires continuous evolution in order to stay ahead of market trends, ensuring our customers continue to recognise and drive value back into the business. EMC are with us all the way.  The EMC Service Provider Program will see Infoplex and EMC working even closer together driving more a greater return on investment without compromising quality,” said Chris Weber, Director of Sales and Marketing, Infoplex.

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