Savvis launches Cloud-based alliances program

SINGAPORE: Savvis, a provider of cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions for enterprises, on Thursday announced its cloud-focused global Savvis Alliances Program for channel partners.

The program enables partners to drive new offerings to the market by allowing them to bundle and integrate Savvis solutions, said a press release.

Designed to meet the individual needs of system integrators, managed service providers, telecommunications companies, application providers, and technology vendors, the program focuses on collaboration and the sharing of expertise, the release added.

“We are focused on meeting the varied requirements of our alliances, and the vast diversity in Asia has compelled us to create a program that is easily customized and agile, with the goal of providing a highly beneficial experience to our partners,” said Mark Smith, managing director, Asia at Savvis.

Bob Gault, vice president of worldwide service provider channels at Cisco Systems, said that his company partnered with Savvis to make their UCS offerings available to the market based on the company's advanced technology and services expertise and the ease of working with Savvis as a partner.

“We chose Savvis as a cloud infrastructure partner and their self-service portal-based VPDC with its enterprise-class, SLA-driven, 'flexible service' and value-based cloud model,” said Mohammed Farooq, chief executive officer and chairman of Gravitant Inc.

Savvis alliance partners are able to offer Savvis cloud services as well as managed hosting, collocation, network services and managed security services to their clients.