SAN JOSE, CA — (Marketwired) — 04/02/13 — Nimble Storage, the leading provider of flash-optimized , today announced that Kristin Carnes, director of worldwide channel sales, has been named a Channel Chief by the Everything Channel-s CRN. Nimble-s partners realize the continual growth of the company-s partner services and reseller success through Nimble-s channel-centric business model, which now accounts for 95 percent of Nimble-s sales. Channel Chiefs are leaders in creating effective channel programs for solution providers. They consistently defend, promote and execute effective channel partner programs and strategies.
Carnes brings more than 15 years of storage and channel experience to the team at Nimble Storage. She is actively involved in growing strategic partnerships, on-boarding new partners and building Nimble-s global channel go-to-market strategies.
Highlights of Nimble Storage-s Partner Program include the following:
Channel commitment: More than 95 percent of Nimble-s business is conducted through the channel, and more than 50 percent of its business is initiated by its partners. Plus, Nimble-s deal registration program provides deal protection and attractive margins for its partners.
Channel enablement: Nimble instituted a program via which partners receive comprehensive day-long product and implementation training at no charge.
Solution selling: Nimble has invested extensively in creating pre-validated solutions with large partners such as VMware, Cisco and CommVault that are targeted at various datacenter use cases such as server virtualization, VDI and data protection. These solutions provide partners a way to sell bundles of products and increase their revenues.
Carnes is a strong evangelist of Nimble-s flash-optimized hybrid storage arrays, which are engineered from the ground up for maximum efficiency. Nimble products integrate the exceptional performance of flash with the favorable economics of high-capacity hard disk drives — making them ideal for storing and protecting data for critical applications such as Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL Server, server virtualization and VDI. Through the evangelism of this technology and the Nimble partner program, she helped drive the growth of Nimble-s partner base to more than 450 for the year ending January 2013. More than 20 percent of this growth was achieved with international partners.
This year-s Channel Chiefs were chosen by the CRN Editorial staff. Applicants were judged based on policy and program innovations made during the past year, the amount of revenue their company generates through partners, their willingness to speak out publicly on behalf of the channel and the number of years they have dedicated to channel activities.
“The 2013 Channel Chiefs list recognizes vendor executives dedicated to driving channel programs in the IT marketplace,” said Kelley Damore, senior vice president, editorial director, CRN. “Our annual Channel Chiefs issue is a must-read for IT solution providers evaluating new vendors or looking to expand solution offerings. These are the people, the products and the programs that any savvy solution provider needs to know. We congratulate this year-s Channel Chiefs for their stellar record of business innovation and applaud them for their continued dedication to the partner community.”
Additional information on the CRN Channel Chief list can be found .
Nimble Storage believes enterprises should not have to compromise on performance, capacity, ease of use, or price. Nimble has developed the first hybrid storage architecture engineered from the ground up to seamlessly integrate flash and high-capacity drives. Our customers enjoy as much as 10x faster application performance, enhanced backup and disaster recovery, and stress-free operations — all while lowering their TCO. Nimble Storage solutions are available through a global network of world-class channel partners. For more information, visit and follow us on Twitter: @nimblestorage.
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