SunGard Availability Services has expanded its Business Partner Program with the addition of the SunGard's Enterprise Cloud Services to the channel program. SunGard partners can now tap the fast-growing cloud computing market by offering SunGard's fully managed, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Platform.
SunGard's Enterprise Cloud Services provide managed compute, network, storage and security resources that can be customized to meet end-user needs. Built on best-in-class Vblock technology from VMware, Cisco and EMC, the SunGard Enterprise Cloud leverages IT security best practices and is engineered to run production applications.
With the addition of cloud services to SunGard's existing channel suite of consulting, managed hosting, storage and recovery services as well as business continuity management software, SunGard partners can rely on a single service provider to address customers' IT availability needs.
The Business Partner Program has two partner tracks: Solution Providers and Referral Partners. The Solution Provider Program allows partners to resell and integrate SunGard solutions into their existing portfolios. The Referral Partner Program rewards partners that recommend SunGard services to customers.
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