Channel Partner Program For OpenDrives

OpenDrives, LLC, developer of video workflow shared storage, announces a new channel partner program and entry into the European market with ultra-fast storage systems and a program to help resellers sell more value into their customer bases.

“With the proliferation of content generation and delivery via new media networks like FAANG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and Google), the creative process has changed and so has the IT infrastructure to support accelerated production schedules,” said Rupert Watson, director of sales for production and post production, Jigsaw24 Ltd. “In post-production, storage is a critical component for the entire process to work in real-time, allowing teams to collaborate across a single network. OpenDrives is built from the ground up based upon performance to speed up workflows. With roots in Hollywood post-production, OpenDrives understands the production workflow and the critical role of shared storage. The appeal of faster workflows is something our customers will be excited to experience.“

The OpenDrives Partner Program offers partners media workflow training for channel partners to sell into verticals and a multi-tiered incentive program to encourage revenue growth, such as market development funds (MDF), sales performance incentive funds (SPIFs), and promotional discounts. It also offers a legacy hardware buyback program to help customers and channel partners rid customer environments of outdated or underperforming technologies and a partner portal that leverages enterprise CRM workflow structures for ease of use.

Jigsaw24 is the predominant VAR in the EMEA region for Adobe Premiere Pro which is a software application OpenDrives is familiar with at the development level.

“We are excited to extend our reach into the EMEA market with Jigsaw24. Our partnership with Adobe allows us to tune our systems to make their applications faster, so Jigsaw24 can offer value like never before with shared storage solutions for team editing environments,” said Brandon Wood, director of alliances, OpenDrives. “With this new partnership, Jigsaw24 has built an OpenDrives demo center to showcase the ultra-fast post-production workflow.“