PEER
1 Hosting, the global web infrastructure and cloud hosting provider,
today announced that it has achieved significant traction in the channel
during the company’s 2013 fiscal year, increasing its revenue by 400
percent. The substantial success is attributed to several initiatives,
including the launch of its new strategic alliance program, PEER 1
Hosting’s new enterprise-grade public cloud offering, Mission
Critical Cloud; the addition of new strategic channel hires
globally; recognition by CRN as having a 5-Star
Partner program; as well as its enhancement of the SMART
Partner Channel Program.
Launched in April 2012, PEER 1 Hosting’s SMART Partner Program aims to
build relationships that create mutually beneficial revenue streams. The
program focuses on providing its partners with the necessary training,
certification and unrivaled support to help them sell more and further
their own business. Since the program’s launch, more than 500 new
partners have joined. While this is a significant number to sign in just
15 months, PEER 1 Hosting believes its channel success is due more to
finding the right channel partners.
“Achieving 400 percent growth during our 2013 fiscal year is a major
accomplishment,” said Michael Mayer, executive director of worldwide
channel, PEER 1 Hosting. “As a business, PEER 1 Hosting is laser focused
on our people and relationships – whether it’s with an employee,
customer or partner; the commitment to relationships in our new channel
program is a testament to its significance. Looking to the future, we
hope to continue helping our customers realize the potential of the
Internet, and our upcoming strategic product launches will significantly
expand their existing portfolios.”
PEER 1 Hosting’s channel program contributed to 40 percent of new
acquisition sales in FY ’13, and it closed 38 percent of deals. It also
gained significant traction over the year with new strategic alliance
partners, including Dell
and Arrow.
In 2014, PEER 1 Hosting anticipates doubling its channel team and seeing
similar growth figures as this year. Much of this growth is predicted to
come from new reseller agreements with strategic partners and major
product launches, specifically to support PEER 1 Hosting’s cloud and
ecommerce businesses. The company also has plans in place to implement
greater alliance and marketing support for its partners.
To learn more about PEER 1 Hosting’s SMART Partner Program, visit https://partners.PEER1.com/.
About PEER 1 Hosting
PEER 1 Hosting, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cogeco Cable Inc. (TSX:
CCA), is one of the world's leading Web hosting providers, specializing
in Managed Hosting, Dedicated Servers, Colocation and Cloud Services.
Based in Vancouver, Canada, and founded in 1999 with European operations
headquartered in Southampton, UK. PEER 1 has 19 datacenters and 21
points of presence worldwide. PEER 1 Hosting is built on two obsessions:
Ping & People. ‘Ping’ represents its commitment to best-in-breed
technology, founded on a high performance 10Gbps FastFiber Network(tm)
connected by 20 state-of-the-art data centers. ‘People’ represents its
commitment to delivering outstanding customer service to its more than
13,000 customers worldwide, backed by a 100 per cent uptime guarantee.
For more information visit: http://www.PEER1.com.
Copyright Business Wire 2013