Hortonworks Partnerworks Announced 

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 15 -- Hortonworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: HDP) today announced Hortonworks Partnerworks, a comprehensive global program to support and enable partners selling, implementing and innovating with Hortonworks solutions. The Hortonworks ecosystem is strong and thriving with over 1,500 partners involved today. With the new Partnerworks program, partners can access, align with and gain support from Hortonworks’ open source technology experts and go-to-market capabilities. In addition, Partnerworks offers new and more extensive trainings, access to deep technical resources and new certifications. The Partnerworks program will help partners accelerate their business while providing best-in-class solutions for customers.

“Partnerworks is about taking our commitment, engagement and added value to our partners to the next level,” said Chris Sullivan, vice president, global channels and alliances at Hortonworks. “Partnerworks is a world-class program creating opportunities for the industry at large to innovate with Hortonworks’ open technologies.”

Hortonworks Partnerworks Overview

Partnerworks, which will launch in early February, consists of three different programs with tailored benefits to support partner success in both selling and implementing Hortonworks solutions for customers:

• ISV/IHV program enables independent software and hardware vendors to develop, test, certify, deploy and support joint solutions with Hortonworks’ products.

• Consultant program is for consultants and system integrators that offer design, consulting and/or deployment services with Hortonworks’ Connected Data Platforms (Data in Motion: Hortonworks DataFlow, and Data at Rest: Hortonworks Data Platform).

• Reseller program is for partners interested in reselling Hortonworks’ fulfilled support subscriptions and other services to their customers.

Benefits for Partners 

Across these programs, partners can participate in advancing tiers from community involvement to platinum status. Each tier provides a defined path for enablement and certification. Comprehensive training, technical support, sales and marketing resources will guide partners through certification and go-to-market commitments to support joint success over time. Partnerworks is committed to creating opportunities for all partners in the overall program.

About Hortonworks

Hortonworks is the leader in accelerating business transformations with Open Enterprise Hadoop by developing, distributing and supporting an enterprise-scale data platform built entirely on open source technology including Apache Hadoop. Our team comprises the largest contingent of builders and architects within the Hadoop ecosystem who represent and lead the broader enterprise requirements within these communities. The Hortonworks Data Platform provides an open platform that deeply integrates with existing IT investments and upon which enterprises can build and deploy Hadoop-based applications. Hortonworks has deep relationships with the key strategic data center partners that enable our customers to unlock the broadest opportunities from Hadoop.

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Source: Hortonworks