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Customers Want to Talk about Enterprise Class Storage in the Cloud—Be Ready to Help

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Worldwide spending on public cloud services could double from almost $70 billion in 2015 to over $141 billion in 2019, according to research firm IDC. IDC expects Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) solutions to grow faster than Software as a Service (SaaS) platforms.

This resonates with what we have been hearing from Dell customers as they grow their cloud footprint and progress in their respective digital transformation projects.

This explosion in the consumption of cloud services and digital transformation projects creates a natural and urgent need for enterprise class storage in the cloud. And now Dell partners can give their customers a competitive and differentiated solution with Virtustream Storage Cloud—a hyper-scale storage platform built for resiliency, performance and transformation.

What makes Virtustream Storage Cloud the superior choice?

It was engineered to secure, manage and store the exponentially growing data of the world’s largest enterprises. Virtustream Storage Cloud’s environment allows for seamless cloud tiering of on-premises Dell storage and backup, with object storage benefits to support cloud-native applications.

With Virtustream Storage Cloud, your Isilon, Data Domain, Avamar, Unity, VMAX, VxRail and VxRack customers no longer have to settle for general purpose clouds. From highest data durability to superior and predictable economics … With Virtustream Storage Cloud, they get it all.

Selling Virtustream Cloud Storage has never been easier.

Here’s how:

  • Virtustream Storage Cloud is now configurable by partners In MyQuotes!
  • Partners register deals as “VIRTUSTREAM-STORAGE CLOUD” via Dell Partner Central
  • Virtustream Storage Cloud is the ideal platform for tiering data to the cloud using tools like Isilon Cloudpools, Unity Cloud Tiering Appliance, or CloudArray with VMAX, VxRail or VxRack.  It is also the perfect platform for long term retention of backups, and is fully integrated with CloudBoost for Networker and Avamar, and Cloud Tiering for Data Domain

Key resources:

Be the center point for your customers cloud and digital transformation projects and include a Virtustream Storage Cloud option with every Isilon, Data Domain, Avamar, Unity, VMAX, VxRail or VxRack opportunity!

For customized help on specific deals, email Rick Fredrickson, Director, Virtustream Channel Sales, Americas at Rick.Fredrickson@dell.com.

About the Author: Scott Millard

Scott Millard is the Senior Vice President of Global Channel Data Center Sales at Dell EMC. He is responsible for the global channel strategy, go-to-market, transformation and execution for Dell EMC’s market leading Storage, Converged Infrastructure and Data Protection portfolio. An $8+ billion business, Scott‘s team engages with Solution Provider and Distributor Partners to enable essential IT and digital transformation for clients across the globe. A 20+ year veteran of the technology industry and a recognized Sales leader, Scott’s sales strategy and execution acumen spans all routes to market for companies both large and small. His drive and passion for winning is evident by his experience. Prior to his current role, Scott served as Vice President of Global Channels and Alliances for Virtustream, Dell’s hyper-growth enterprise class cloud business, where he launched the company’s first-ever partner program which grew over ten times in the first year. Prior to Virtustream, Scott was Vice President, Americas Channel Sales, a $4B+ business inclusive of Solution Provider and Distribution Partners in North America and Latin America. Scott has held various sale leadership and strategy roles during a successful 17-year career at EMC. Scott holds a Masters of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Bryant University. He is based at Dell EMC’s ISG headquarters in Hopkinton, Massachusetts.