Dimension Data and EMC have launched Catalyst Alliance, an initiative aiming to accelerate adoption of the hybrid cloud among mid-sized companies
Both vendors will make investments to develop and jointly market and sell solutions that allow clients to derive value from hybrid cloud adoptions while managing risk.
Through the new initiative, Dimension Data and EMC plan to offer clients a suite of solutions that span private, public and hybrid clouds, including advanced managed services for storage.
Catalyst Alliance solutions feature flexible consumption based pricing models on storage, cloud and managed services. A team of sales, technical and marketing specialists from Dimension Data and EMC will provide clients with consulting services.
"For many organizations, 'hybrid cloud' is a consequence of uncoordinated cloud investments rather than a strategy for getting more from their cloud investments," noted Rick Villars, vice president of data center and cloud research at IDC.
"Partnerships like Dimension Data and EMC’s Catalyst Alliance that facilitate companies' cloud time-to-value while reducing the risk of disruption in IT operations will help companies move from beyond simply having a hybrid set of clouds to enacting a sound, diversified cloud strategy."