Good evening, channel partners. Welcome to tonight's ChannelE2E Podcast. Our guest is Jon Whitlock, VP channel sales and marketing, Carbonite. We discuss Carbonite's growth strategy -- which includes organic R&D and acquisitions like DoubleTake and EVault. Plus, we explore Carbonite's existing partner program along with some new enhancements that will emerge this year.
Here’s the podcast conversation:
Podcast discussion (times are approximate):
- 0:00: Introductions
- 0:34: What attracted Whitlock to the company?
- 1:27: How Carbonite's organic R&D and acquisitions extend the company from consumer toward SMB, midmarket and lower enterprise opportunities.
- 5:11: A closer look at the EVault and DoubleTake acquisitions: The value to partners.
- 9:25: Cross-sell opportunities for EVault and DoubleTake partners.
- 11:02: Carbonite's current partner program, and where it is heading next.
- 13:17: First steps for potential Carbonite partners.
- 14:24: Conclusion
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