SolarWinds Named to Everything Channel's CRN Virtualization 100 List
New List Recognizes the Top 100 Vendors in the Virtualization Space
AUSTIN, TX, Jun 07, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- SolarWinds(R) Inc. (SWI), a
leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, today
announced it has been recognized by Everything Channel in CRN's new
Virtualization 100 list. Featuring the top 100 vendors in the virtualization
space as identified by the editorial staff of CRN, the list serves as the de
facto resource by which VARs can begin to evaluate the best virtualization
products for their business.
According to the CRN Fast Growth Study, virtualization is the number one
technology that VARs are investing in over the next year. The CRN Virtualization
100 list highlights the most compelling virtualization vendors and solutions to
best meet the growing needs of the channel. These featured vendors were selected
based on their ability to help VARs transform themselves into true service
providers and help organizations and enterprises take advantage of the ease,
flexibility, scalability, elasticity and cost savings that leveraging
virtualization has to offer.
Designed by geeks, for geeks, SolarWinds' solutions are vendor neutral, powerful
and simple to maintain. Whether the data center consists of a few physical
servers and storage arrays or thousands of virtual machines, virtual switches,
and multi-vendor storage, SolarWinds offers a complete and scalable data center
management solution for the data center network, storage and computing
infrastructure.
"From server to storage to desktop virtualization, this technology will become a
mainstay for businesses large and small and one of the more profitable
technologies for VARs to integrate and sell," said Kelley Damore, Vice President,
Editorial Director, Everything Channel. "The Virtualization 100 list provides
showcases the best virtualization technology solutions to help VARs navigate the
virtualization landscape and determine which vendor is best suited to meet their
unique needs."
"SolarWinds is addressing the market need for quality virtualization management
products with easy to use, powerful and affordable software," said Suku
Krishnaraj, Senior Vice President of Product Strategy, SolarWinds. "Powered by
our unique web-based marketing model and select group of partners, few other
enterprise software companies are equipped to match what we provide."
A sample of the Virtualization 100 is featured online at crn.com.
About SolarWinds SolarWinds (SWI) provides powerful and affordable IT management
software to customers worldwide - from Fortune 500 enterprises to small
businesses. We work to put our users first and remove the obstacles that have
become "status quo" in traditional enterprise software. SolarWinds products are
downloadable, easy to use and maintain, and provide the power, scale, and
flexibility needed to address users' management priorities. Our online user
community, thwack, is a gathering-place where tens of thousands of IT pros solve
problems, share technology, and participate in product development for all of
SolarWinds' products. Learn more today at solarwinds.com.
SolarWinds, SolarWinds.com, and Orion are registered trademarks of SolarWinds.
All other company and product names mentioned are used only for identification
purposes and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
companies.
About Everything Channel Everything Channel is the premier provider of IT
channel-focused events, media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing
services. With over 30 years of experience and engagement, Everything Channel has
the unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for technology
executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and go-to-market strategy in
order to accelerate technology sales. Everything Channel is a UBM company. To
learn more about Everything Channel, visit us at
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activities: worldwide information distribution, targeting and monitoring; and,
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CONTACTS:
Scott Regan
Senior Marketing Manager
Everything Channel
508.416.1186
Email Contact
Tiffany Nels
SolarWinds
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