Initially, BakBone announced support for its program from key Linux vendors including Red Hat, SUSE Linux, Red Flag Software, Miracle Linux, Conectiva and TurboLinux. This week, the company also announced support from SGI, Sony, StorageTek, Fujitsu and Breece Hill.
BakBone has endorsed the channel 100 percent and has no professional services arm, Eck said. The company currently has about 75 partners and solution providers in North America including AMC, CDW, Bell Micro, Cambridge Computer, Custom Storage, Intervision, ExData and 4Front.
BakBone has also integrated simplified installation and automatic network discovery features into the software to ease deployment, Eck said.
This article appears courtesy of CRN.