CompTIA has launched CompTIA Cloud Trustmark+, a business-level credential designed to accredit and differentiate the IT channel’s best-practice cloud vendors and distributors.
“For decades the IT industry has been focused on the business credentials of the channel partner – from general testing, authorizations and certifications to more recently performance and business valuations,” says Neal Bradbury, vice president of Channel Development, Intronis and member of the CompTIA Cloud Trustmark+ Steering Committee. “It’s great to see the spotlight turned on the vendor and distributor community – especially as it relates to cloud – and allow those of us who continue to invest in R&D, partner enablement, and support services to more clearly differentiate our value proposition and business credentials by earning the vendor Cloud Trustmark from CompTIA.”
To obtain the CompTIA Cloud Trustmark+ credential, vendors and distributors must pass a comprehensive third-party review covering a detailed list of business and technology criteria. Several documents will also be required around five distinct categories including:
- Corporate and Product Overview
- Go to Market Strategy
- Partner/Channel Strategy
- Security and Infrastructure
- Internal Operations and Support
Businesses that earn the Cloud Trustmark+ have demonstrated a commitment to providing IT channel partners with best-in-class technology, integrations, support, and enablement resources.
“Too many cloud players and cloud technologies are here today, gone tomorrow,” says Chris Johnson, chairman of the CompTIA IT Security Community and CEO of Untangled Solutions, a specialty IT service provider and premier member of CompTIA. “The CompTIA Cloud Trustmark+ acts as a seal of approval that channel partners can trust and cloud vendors and distributors should definitely pursue.”
CompTIA will be promoting the new Cloud Trustmark+ at the Ingram Micro Cloud Summit March 8-9, 2015, in Phoenix and at the CompTIA Annual Member Meeting March 24-26, 2015, in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
For more information or to apply for the CompTIA Cloud Trustmark+, click here.
