Voltaire launches first partner programme

Latest initiative helps vendor to firm up its position in the HPC market

By kayleigh bateman

27 Apr 2009

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Guay: vertical VARs will fold well into the programme

Datacentre vendor Voltaire has announced a formal partner programme, to cement its position in the InfiniBand high performance computing (HPC) market.

The adVantage partner programme offers two levels that Voltaire will ask its existing 35-40 global partners to join.

As a certified partner, VARs will have access to the vendor’s portfolio of server and storage interconnect solutions based on the InfiniBand interconnect technology.

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The programme will offer partners sales and technical instruction.

Patrick Guay, executive vice president global sales and general manager at Voltaire, said: “We will target the resellers we already work with to encourage them to join.

“VARs that specialise in particular verticals or in high-speed datacentre fabrics will fold well into the programme.”

Julian Fielden, managing director of HPC reseller OCF, one of the first to join as a Premier partner, said: “We have worked with Voltaire for about five years, but the InfiniBand market is becoming more competitive now vendors are making their own silicon.”

Barry Evans, technical manager at OCF, said: “Having a Voltaire partner accreditation gives customers a reason to talk to us.”

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