Dell to Deliver Public Cloud Through Partner Ecosystem

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Dell is launching the Dell Cloud Partner Program to deliver public cloud Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) through an ecosystem of partners. Acting as a single-source supplier, Dell will offer customers a choice of vendors and technology, freedom from lock-in to a single platform or pricing model and a central point of solution integration and control. Sales of Dell’s current in-house multi-tenant public cloud IaaS will be discontinued in the U.S. in favor of best-in-class partner offerings. “Joyent is pleased to have been selected by Dell as a strategic cloud infrastructure partner. As long-standing partners with Dell, Joyent is fully aligned with the Dell DNA of providing customers quality, performance, flexibility, and value”

“Many Dell customers plan to expand their use of public cloud, but in order to truly reap the benefits, they want a choice of providers, flexibility and interoperability across platforms and models, the ability to compare cloud economics and workload performance, and a cohesive way to manage all of it,” said Nnamdi Orakwue, vice president, Dell Cloud. “The partner approach offers increased value to Dell’s customers, channel partners and shareholders, as part of our comprehensive cloud strategy to deliver market-leading, end-to-end cloud solutions.”…

The Dell Cloud Partner Program launches today with three initial partners in North America. These public cloud providers give customers a choice of platform and a range of geographical coverage. In EMEA, Dell will leverage the Dell Cloud Partner Program, where relevant, alongside the recently launched Global Services Provider Program to offer customers a greater choice of EMEA-located clouds. The three initial North American partners are:…

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