CTERA Launches "Cloud Accelerator" Channel Program to Cloud-Enable Resellers and Service Providers

NEW YORK and PETAH TIKVAH, Israel, Oct. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- CTERA Networks (www.ctera.com) today announced it has launched its new global channel partner program to support managed service provider (MSP), Value Added Reseller (VAR), and distributor partners with comprehensive resources and programs to accelerate the capture of cloud storage opportunities. The CTERA Cloud Accelerator Channel Program enables partners to rapidly capitalize upon an overwhelming opportunity for cloud-enabled business transformation at a time when businesses are re-architecting their IT strategy. The program will focus specifically on accelerating the uptake of CTERA's award-winning cloud storage gateways and secure file sharing and endpoint backup solutions across business customers small and large. 

The newly announced program is designed to strengthen partner relationships, matching CTERA's award-winning cloud storage technology with partner development tools. CTERA's new reseller dashboard provides a comprehensive toolkit to increase sales effectiveness and manage partner business in real-time. New features include:

• CTERA Cloud Accelerator channel partners now have access to a content-rich partner portal that offers marketing resources, training and sales tools
• CTERA's Cloud Accelerator partner portal serves as a complete business management dashboard where partners can access a simple online resource to register and protect opportunities, access sales leads and request marketing development funds

In support of CTERA's expanded focus on partner enablement, CTERA has increased its channel team 100% in the past six months to support a worldwide surge in new partner and customer demand.

"Through CTERA's technology, WWT strengthens our solutions portfolio and our ability to provide enterprise customers with flexible, scalable and secure cloud-based storage solutions," said Bob Olwig, vice president of Strategy and Innovation at WWT. "We appreciate CTERA's commitment to the channel.  They understand the value that partners like WWT bring to bear and are investing in our mutual, long-term success."

CTERA is the only cloud storage provider that fully enables enterprises and service providers to deliver cloud storage services to organizations utilizing public or private clouds. By partnering with CTERA, MSPs, VARS, and distributors can deliver high-margin and comprehensive storage, file sharing, mobile collaboration, and backup solutions, and manage them from single platform.

"Our mission is to transform the way people sync, serve and protect data, and our business is partner-centric to enable the greatest level of customer choice," said CTERA co-founder and CEO Liran Eshel. "Our platform is designed from the ground up for solution providers to deliver cloud storage services from the on-premises, virtual private and public clouds that their customers are most comfortable with.  Our announcement today serves as further testimony of our ecosystem-first focus."

Supporting resources:

• Become a CTERA partner: http://www.ctera.com/partners/become-a-partner

About CTERA
CTERA provides the industry's first and only cloud storage services platform. Deployed by Global 1000 enterprises and leading cloud service providers, CTERA transforms private or public cloud infrastructure into scalable, secure, business-critical data services, addressing the storage, data protection and collaboration needs of business users. CTERA was founded by IT security experts in 2008, and is backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, Benchmark Capital, Venrock and Cisco. Follow @CTERA on twitter.com/CTERA.

Media contact:
Christina Guilbert
InkHouse (for CTERA)
[email protected]
781-966-4100

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SOURCE CTERA Networks

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