Apr 6, 2021
Performive, the VMware Multicloud and Hybrid Cloud provider specifically built to serve the mid-market, announced today a strategic partnership with Telarus, the largest privately-held technology distributor in the United States. Telarus and its ecosystem of technology consultants will now leverage Performive's portfolio of managed Cloud services specifically sized and priced to serve mid-sized enterprises.
"An even newer age of digital transformation was realized as the world became remote workers in 2020," said Mark Mercado, VP of channels & alliances with Performive. "With the Telarus partnership, we can greatly expand the delivery of devoted support, professional services, and VMware-centric Hybrid Cloud Solutions to an even wider network of companies committed to modernizing their technology stack."
Performive's Channel Program, launched in 2020, recently earned a 5-star rating from CRN, The Channel Company. The program offers resellers and agents access to cloud experts, marketing campaigns, sales enablement, account-level evergreen revenue and contract options. Channel agents with technology clients in the Mid-Market segment can learn more and join the program at Performive.com/Channel.
"We selectively look for best-of-breed providers that our advisors can engage to help customers in their cloud journey. We are impressed with Performive's expertise and commitment to the entire VMware & Veeam suite of services in virtual and hybrid environments. We believe Performive will bring additional values and points of view to our customers that may not be available in the marketplace today and specifically for mid-sized enterprises. Their global footprint aligns perfectly with our growing international presence," Koby Phillips, VP of Cloud at Telarus, adds.
Telarus' impressive reputation of global growth and thoughtful approach to solutions and offerings within the Technology Services space is what made a partnership a priority for our leadership here at Performive," commented Gary Simat, CEO with Performive. "2021 is looking like a major growth year for both Performive and Telarus."
About Performive
Mid-sized companies worldwide are faced with changing internal and customer expectations while constrained with limited IT staff and fixed budgets. At Performive, we specialize in providing growing SMBs and mid-sized companies enterprise-grade solutions scaled and priced right. In over 20 global locations, Performive delivers secure, hyperconverged solutions with world-class support and on-demand engineering assistance.
About Telarus
Telarus is the largest privately held technology services distributor (master agent) in the United States. Our dynamic agent-partner community sources data, voice, cloud, and managed services through our robust portfolio of over 200 leading service providers. We are best known for our home-grown software pricing tools and mobile apps unique in the industry. To help our partners grow their businesses, we've assembled the best support organization in the industry, including cybersecurity, SD-WAN, Cloud, mobility, contact center, and ILEC specialty practices whose primary goal is to help our partners identify and design the right technology solutions for their customers.
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