HPE Partner Ready Program

Partnering with HPE

Whether you run traditional on-premises IT or are transitioning to a secure, cloud-enabled, hybrid IT model, we provide you with the market expertise to support your business model and what you need to succeed. We believe in helping you use technology to slash the time it takes to turn your ideas into value. Join our Partner Ready Program and we’ll team with you to help expand your opportunities and increase the portfolio of solutions you can deliver.

Growth

Accelerate your growth by using our market expertise, flexible financial solutions, and rich enablement tools.

Profitability

Increase profits and reach new markets as an HPE partner. We’ll show you how to move your business further, faster.

Innovation

Leverage the global HPE Partner Ready ecosystem, solutions and services to create new value opportunities and reduce time to market.

Top Ten Reasons to Partner with HPE

1. We’re #1 in server sales worldwide, and #1 in cloud infrastructure.¹

2. We’re a leader in most of the other market segments we serve: #2 in networking, #2 in total storage, and #2 in IT services.²

3. Partners generate 70% of HPE hardware revenue.⁵

4. And HPE invests $1.1 billion in partner business annually.⁵

5. Over $6B in IT investment funding is available to partners and customers via HPE Financial Services in FY17.⁵

6. HPE Partner Ready sets the industry standard, earning recognition from CRN.⁴

7. The HPE Partner Ready Program is the most profitable partner program in the industry, with higher payouts than key competitors.⁵

8. The HPE Partner Ready Portal gives partners direct access to all the critical business tools and information they need to do business with HPE.⁶

9. Our innovative Social Media Center gives partners ready-to-post social media content.

10. HPE is a highly respected industry leader with over $20 billion in revenue, more than 400 locations in 120 countries worldwide, and a $1 trillion addressable market in the next 3 years.²

How the Program Works

We’re known for being highly flexible in the products and services we deliver to customers. And we apply that same approach to engaging with partners. Choose the track that works best for you—whether you focus on solutions, technologies, services, or OEM offerings. 

We’ll provide all the resources, tools, and training to help you succeed in your given area of expertise.

Partner Ready for Solution Providers

Our partner program for solution providers, the industry’s leading channel program, provides you with services and benefits that fit your business. We enable and promote partners selling complex solutions.

Partner Ready for Technology Partners

We partner with independent software vendors (ISV) and independent hardware vendors (IHV) to more easily integrate, test, and market HPE product integrations, resulting in a faster time-to-market, increased revenue, and market share.

Partner Ready for Service Providers

Our service provider partners deliver managed private cloud, public cloud, hosting, and outsourcing services. Work with us to get service provider-ready products, services and solutions, flexible business models and joint go-to-market partnership.

Partner Ready for OEM Partners

We enable our OEM partners to refocus their energy from operations to innovation. Our dedicated OEM team supports product fulfillment and cross-border purchase. Build the value of your brand on the value of ours.

1. IDC Worldwide Server Tracker, November 2016.
2. HPE Fast Facts
3. Jim Kavanaugh, HPEFS, WW Marketing & Communications - Demand Generation, Channel & Marketing Operations.
4. CRN’s 50 Most Influential Channel Chiefs of 2017.
5. HPE Partner Ready PBM Battle Card.
6. HPE Partner Ready Portal.