SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avaya Holdings Corp. (NYSE:AVYA) today announced a series of
enhancements to its award-winning Edge Channel Partner Program, designed
to fuel its global channel partner growth.
The program was named a 2018 5-Star channel incentive program by CRN and
the Channel Company, and the enhancements are designed to improve Avaya
partners’ ability to grow by stimulating sales of cloud solutions,
leveraging a simplified incentive structure and more tailored benefits
with an improved enablement model. Simplified and streamlined program
requirements combined with increased benefits and rebates will expand
the Avaya channel partner community across multiple business types,
including enterprise VARs, mid-market and small-medium businesses,
system integrators and more.
Integrating extensive feedback and input from partners, the Avaya Edge
updates also place an emphasis on partner inclusivity, aiming to enable
growth regardless of the size or unique partner business model. This
means Avaya Edge is now the only channel program in the industry to
provide equal growth opportunities to partners of any size.
“Avaya Edge is a comprehensive program for channel partners that now
benefits from further improvements for 2019,” said Tim Banting,
Principal Analyst, GlobalData. “Some vendor programs leave channels
confused with complex structures and incentive programs which can lead
to misaligned sales behavior and issues in partner profitability. Avaya
has constructed a comprehensive program that simplifies, integrates and
aligns with channel partner needs to help drive growth and introduce
additional business opportunities.”
With the Edge Program, Avaya has already made significant progress in
growing partner business over the past year. Between 2017 and 2018, the
number of partners eligible for rebates increased by 281%, and there was
a 159% increase in the number of partners with more than 10% growth. The
company’s 2019 strategy will build on these positive results.
“Much of the coming year’s focus will empower channel partners to easily
deploy cloud-based products as cloud adoption continues to skyrocket,
for example, Avaya has grown its public cloud seats 300% in the past
year,” said Dino Di Palma, Avaya President, Americas Sales and Global
Accounts. “With offerings for small-medium businesses (SMB), mid-market
and enterprise, Avaya’s range of cloud-based services continues to
expand and is expected to provide significant growth opportunities for
all channel partners in 2019.”
Avaya will provide training, workshops and additional information on the
Edge Partner Program at its upcoming annual user group conference. From
January 20 – 23, Avaya ENGAGE® will span four action-packed days. The
conference will bring partners closer to industry experts and thought
leaders covering challenges and solutions affecting the industry through
general sessions, hands-on workshops, roundtable discussions, breakout
sessions and more. The Avaya Partner Forum, hosted at Avaya ENGAGE, on
January 21st, is the company’s exclusive partner event. The keynote
speakers including Avaya CEO, Jim Chirico and his executive team will
present the company’s FY19 vision and channel strategy. Avaya’s
collection of content experts will drive conversations helping partners
derive maximum value from selling Avaya solutions.
About Avaya
Avaya is a global leader in digital communications software, services
and devices for businesses of all sizes. Our open, intelligent and
customizable solutions for contact centers and unified communications
offer the flexibility of Cloud, on-premises and hybrid deployments.
Avaya shapes intelligent connections and creates seamless communication
experiences for our customers, and their customers. Our professional
planning, support and management services teams help optimize solutions,
for highly reliable and efficient deployments. Avaya Holdings Corp. is
traded on the NYSE under the ticker AVYA. For more information, please
visit www.avaya.com.
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