Leverage Sun partner experts for greater value, higher quality and predictable results
When searching for the right technology to address your business' biggest challenges, there are a number of factors to consider. How can you be sure that the software you choose is the best fit for your needs and infrastructure? Is your IT staff prepared to handle integration and deployment — and are you confident that the process will go smoothly?
To make the decision process easier and help your business enjoy the benefits of new technology solutions quickly, Sun is introducing enhancements to our Sun Partner Advantage Program with new Software Specialties that offer a community of highly skilled partners with deep and comprehensive knowledge of Sun software as well as extensive, specialized software deployment experience. The Software Specialties provide you with trusted advisors that can deliver comprehensive solutions — including the right software, hardware, and services to address your specific business challenges.
Sun partners that achieve Software Specialties accreditation have proven technical knowledge and integration expertise on a specific Sun solution, enabling you to easily identify those partners with the specialized technical knowledge and higher level of service you need.
Over the next several months, Sun will roll out several Software Specialties around Sun's market-leading technology, including:
- Sun Identity Management - available now
- Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) - available now
- Open Storage
- Two Specialties based on Sun's Virtualization technology (xVM Ops Center and Sun VDI Software)
- MySQL
If your business needs to protect user identities and extend access to critical business applications and data outside the enterprise, for example, enlisting the help of a Software Specialties-accredited identity management partner can help ensure a comprehensive approach to delivering an end-to-end solution along with faster time-to-deployment, higher quality, and more predictable results for more successful deployments.
“Not only are organizations needing to quickly develop new applications, run them more securely, connect with more customers, and provide a more flexible infrastructure for their company's growth, they need to reduce the costs, complexity, and risk of their solution deployments. By working with our Software Specialty partners who have deepened their skill sets around Sun technology, organizations can enjoy the maximum benefit of our solutions.”
— Aisling MacRunnels, Sr. Vice President of Sun Software Business
Sun Software Specialty partners have successful track records in the specific area of their accreditation and have also undergone in-depth training and extensive deployment apprenticeships focused on Sun products in their Specialty area(s). Additionally, Software Specialty partners have access to tools and Sun intellectual capital as well as Sun Expert Services and technical communities and forums, providing them with extensive resources for responding to your needs with the right technology and helping ensure successful deployments.
Agreon, a Sun Partner Advantage member based in Australia, is one of the first partners to participate in the accreditation process for identity management. "Through the Identity Management Specialty, Sun has developed a program that recognizes our expertise and the value that we can bring to the ecosystem," says Brian Brannigan, Agreon managing director. "By providing the content, tools and support to enhance our business, our customers are the ultimate winners."
Watch a video of Sun executives as they talk about how Sun's investment in its software channel provides you with more choice and greater value.
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