Windstream Makes Select Data Center Solutions Available to Channel Partners

Windstream Makes Select Data Center Solutions Available to Channel Partners

By Rory Lidstone

Windstream, a leading provider of advanced network communications, recently decided to open up its portfolio of solutions a little wider to channel partners, certifying channel managers to sell a selection of its key data center products. Prior to this, all of Windstream's data center solutions were sold only through its direct sales channels.

Initially, only four data center products — colocation, dedicated servers, disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS) and unified email management — will be available to channel partners. However, Windstream does plan to include more data center products and solutions down the line.

"The addition of these products to our partners' portfolios will allow them to offer their customers a more robust Windstream solution — from the network all the way out to the cloud," said Don Perkins, senior vice president of Business Marketing for Windstream, in a statement. "The data center products they will now sell are complementary to the solutions they have already been offering; it's a great fit. The extension of our relationship will be mutually beneficial."

Apparently, around half of Windstream's channel managers received data center certification training in Charlotte, N.C., in early February. In turn, those channel managers trained their agents and began selling Windstream data center solutions as of February 25, while additional channel managers and agents are expected to complete their certification training this summer.

Windstream offers cloud computing and managed services, as well as, a full suite of advanced network communications and technology solutions, including voice and data services like VoIP, SIP trunking and MPLS.

Early in January, the company launched Wendy, its intelligent virtual agent that provides a new online customer engagement channel. Powered by VirtuOz, a provider of intelligent virtual agents, Wendy is meant to offer an engaging customer experience while lowering operational costs.

Later that month, Windstream's IP Simple unified communications solution was named the 2012 Internet Telephony Product of the Year by TMC.




Edited by Braden Becker
Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. [Free eNews Subscription]

Contributing Writer

SHARE THIS ARTICLE
Related Articles

Shining a Light on the Dark Web: Searchlight Cyber Debuts Comprehensive Hub

By: Greg Tavarez    3/28/2024

The Dark Web Hub is a one-stop shop for crucial context and continuously updated information on dark web marketplaces, ransomware actors, hacking foru…

Read More

Stellar Cyber and Trellix Bridge the Gap in Security Operations

By: Greg Tavarez    3/28/2024

Stellar Cyber announced the integration with Trellix Endpoint Security HX to allow customers to deploy more robust security solutions and improve thei…

Read More

CyberSaint Raises $21M in Series A Funding to Continue Securing its CyberStrong Customers

By: Alex Passett    3/27/2024

CyberSaint announced that it succeeded in a huge $21 million Series A funding round. This was led by Riverside Acceleration Capital (RAC) with other i…

Read More

US Education Receives Security Upgrade with Free Browser Protection Offered by Conceal, Carahsoft

By: Greg Tavarez    3/27/2024

Conceal and Carahsoft recently unveiled an initiative to fortify the cybersecurity infrastructure of U.S. educational institutions.

Read More

Cato's AI Takes Control of Security and Incident Response

By: Greg Tavarez    3/27/2024

With Cato's recently announced Network Stories for Cato XDR, advanced AI algorithms instantly identify outages in customer networks and conduct root c…

Read More