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Dell Sees 61% Jump In Deal Reg With New Competencies And Training Initiatives

Dell channel partners are responding exceptionally well to the company’s new software competencies, training programs and go-to-market initiatives, leading to a substantial increase in registered deals and revenue through the PartnerDirect program. Dell introduced new software-specific enhancements and initiatives in September 2013, allowing partners to sell software solutions and secure associated rebates to grow their […]

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The Channel Partner Model For Driving Connected Security

By Marvin Blough, VP Channels and Alliances, Dell Software Group The security landscape continues to change dramatically and customers are dealing with new, difficult and complex threats every day. Cyber criminals are attacking more frequently and launching new and unprecedented types of attacks. At the same time, there’s pressure on IT security staff to deliver […]

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Dell And Ingram Micro Expand Partnership For Healthcare Industry

Dell recently enhanced its relationship with Ingram Micro Inc. to expand its partner program and better deliver electronic medial records (EMR) solutions and services to the physician market.  As part of the revised relationship, Ingram Micro will provide technical, sales and healthcare knowledge to Dell solution providers. As a result, partners will have expertise on […]

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Arrow Electronics Named Dell OEM Channel Partner Of The Year

Arrow Electronics, an electronic components and enterprise computing solutions provider, has announced that its OEM Computing Solutions have helped the company win the Dell OEM Channel Partner of the Year award for the 2014 fiscal year. The accolade was achieved due to praise Arrow Electronics solutions received as part of the Dell PartnerDirect channel program. […]

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Dell Adds Google Cloud Platform To Cloud Partner Program

Dell has announced that it intends to add the Google Cloud Platform and its compute, storage and application services to the Dell Cloud Partner Program in 2014. Developers and businesses worldwide through that belong to the Dell Cloud Partner Program will have access to the application services.  “Putting the power of cloud in our customers’ […]

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Oracle OpenWorld 2013 Zeroes In On Partner Empowerment

By Brian Anderson, Associate Editor  Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), a group which helps partners of Oracle better develop, sell and fulfill the company’s solutions, welcomed more than 5,000 executives, customers and partners from around the world this week to Oracle OpenWorld 2013. As part of the week-long event, which took place Sept. 22 to 26, 2013, […]

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Dell Unveils New Software Competencies

In early 2013, Kathleen Schneider, Executive Director of Global Channel Marketing and Programs for Dell, discussed the meaning of “Better Together,” a mantra implemented by the company at its annual partner conference. On the heels of a series of acquisitions, Schneider shared that Dell would be focusing on becoming an all-in-one solution provider, and empowering […]

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Dell Boosts Partner Engagement With Technical Community

Dell is making moves in the social space by creating a thriving community for its channel partners. In addition to the company’s dedicated social media page on the PartnerDirect partner portal, Dell has launched a new PartnerDirect Technical Community on its TechCenter web site. Company officials said the PartnerDirect Technical Community was designed to add […]

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Education And Enablement: The Keys To Social Media Success

The emergence and growing influence of the web in B2B buying decisions is undeniable. Executives are relying more on search engines to start the browsing and buying journey for solutions to help their companies, and are turning to sales teams later and later in the consideration process. To that end, social sites such as LinkedIn, […]

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Dell Channel Exec Shares Marketing And Enablement Strategies, Key Focus Areas For 2013

At the 2012 Dell World conference, CEO Michael Dell honed in on growth opportunities and goals for the company in the coming year. As we settle into 2013, Dell is striving to establish itself as a key provider for all things related to Cloud, security, networking and data centers/servers. And Dell is turning to its […]

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