Hewlett Packard Enterprise Marks 2016 Global Partner Conference with Introductions Designed for Accelerated Channel Growth

BOSTON, MA--(Marketwired - Sep 12, 2016) - Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) today announced, from its 2016 Global Partner Conference (GPC), new offerings and expanded resources specifically designed to help channel partners navigate and accelerate their growth in a highly dynamic technology landscape. HPE's industry-leading Partner Ready program is expanding to deliver additional resources to partners of all sizes and specialties, including: the integration of competencies designed to help partners capture additional market share, a new and fully integrated Partner Ready Networking Program, a revamped Partner Ready Service Provider (PRSP) Program, as well as an updated suite of ready-made partner marketing resources.

In addition to the strategic expansion of the Partner Ready program, HPE introduced updated hardware and services designed to deliver on the promise of enterprise mobility. These innovative builds cross HPE product lines, including networking, cloud, storage, hyper-converged computing and more.

Today's news comes in direct response to HPE and its partners' perspectives on the shifting IT channel landscape, which is rapidly reorienting to accommodate the growth of services-led solutions.

"HPE is an even more channel-focused organization committed to innovating new, collaborative solutions that enable growth for the company and our partners," said Meg Whitman, president and chief executive officer of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. "As we work to build and deploy the platforms and tools that accelerate global enterprises, we must work in unison with our partners to move our businesses further, faster."

"HPE can anticipate and respond to the rapid and dynamic changes happening in the IT space faster than anyone because our solutions are powering this seismic shift at the enterprise level," said Kerry Bailey, worldwide channel chief of Hewlett Packard Enterprise. "With that insight at our core, HPE is better positioned than any other vendor in the market today to provide partner-ready solutions for the full range of channel business models and growth categories."

HPE Partner Ready Program Updates

• A Competencies-Driven Approach to HPE Partner Ready
  HPE is now empowering and rewarding partners working to accelerate their sales growth in specific areas with the introduction of channel "competencies" -- or a refined expertise around clusters of select HPE solutions. HPE Partner Ready will feature a total of 11 competencies, with six formally launching at GPC and the remaining rolling out over the next 12 months based on partner feedback and market needs.