SAN ANTONIO--BUSINESS WIRE--Rackspace®
Hosting today announced that Robert Fuller has been named a Channel
Chief by the Everything Channel’s CRN. Channel Chiefs are leaders in
creating effective channel programs for solution providers. They
consistently defend, promote and execute effective channel partner
programs and strategies.
“Being named a Channel Chief is one of the most prestigious honors in
the IT industry. This year’s Channel Chiefs offer tremendous insight
into the who’s who of the Channel”
Robert Fuller has leveraged his more than 20 years of channel
development experience to enhance Rackspace Hosting’s position as a
leading partner of choice for cloud, managed and e-mail hosting. As the
driving force behind reseller and referral channel partner sales, Fuller
and his team are working together to redefine the overall strategy of
Rackspace’s channel partner program. Since joining Rackspace, Fuller has
successfully led the channel team to provide partners with a quality
portfolio of offerings, educational tools, service and the support
needed to serve as trusted business advisors to their customers on
hosting and cloud computing initiatives.
This year’s Channel Chiefs were chosen based by Everything Channel
editorial on criteria including policy and program innovations made
during the past year, the amount of revenue their company generates
through channel partners, their willingness to speak out publicly on
behalf of the channel, and the number of years they have dedicated to
channel activities.
“It is a tremendous honor to be recognized as a Channel Chief by CRN,
not only for myself, but for the entire Rackspace Channel Partner team
and Rackspace as a whole,” said Robert Fuller, vice president of
worldwide channel sales, Rackspace Hosting. “We continue to develop and
offer innovative channel programs and solutions that move our partners
to the top of the class. We’re committed to growing our business through
the channel, and welcome the opportunity to help serve our channel
partners by understanding their business, their customers’ business and
the positive impact Rackspace can have on them.”
Rackspace’s Partner Program has experienced significant growth since its
launch in September 2009. Rackspace partners operate in a variety of
industries, including IT consultants, advertising/marketing agencies,
systems integrators, technology providers, distributors, VARs and MSPs.
“Being named a Channel Chief is one of the most prestigious honors in
the IT industry. This year’s Channel Chiefs offer tremendous insight
into the who’s who of the Channel,” said Kelley Damore, vice president,
editorial director, Everything Channel. “Top channel executives
consistently ensure that the Channel’s voice is heard when strategic
decisions are being made and continually nurture mutually profitable
relationships. We applaud this year’s Channel Chiefs for their
successful partner programs and strategies.”
For additional information on the CRN Channel Chief list, visit www.crn.com.
The Channel Chief list was published in the February 21, 2011 issue.
Rackspace Hosting
Rackspace Hosting is the world's leading specialist in the hosting and
cloud computing industry, and the founder of OpenStack, an open source
cloud platform. The San Antonio-based company provides Fanatical
Support® to its customers, across a portfolio of IT services, including
Managed Hosting and Cloud Computing. Rackspace has been recognized by
Bloomberg BusinessWeek as a Top 100 Performing Technology Company and
was featured on Fortune’s list of 100 Best Companies to Work For. The
company was also positioned in the Leaders Quadrant by Gartner Inc. in
the “2010 Magic Quadrant for Cloud Infrastructure as a Service and Web
Hosting.” For more information, visit www.rackspace.com.
About Everything Channel
Everything Channel is the premier provider of IT channel-focused events,
media, research, consulting, and sales and marketing services. With over
30 years of experience and engagement, Everything Channel has the
unmatched channel expertise to execute integrated solutions for
technology executives managing partner recruitment, enablement and
go-to-market strategy in order to accelerate technology sales.
Everything Channel is a UBM company. To learn more about Everything
Channel, visit us at http://www.everythingchannel.com.
Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/everythingchnl.
About United Business Media Limited
UBM UBM.L focuses on two principal activities worldwide information
distribution, targeting and monitoring; and, the development and
monetization of B2B communities and markets. UBM’s businesses inform
markets and serve professional commercial communities – from doctors to
game developers, from journalists to jewelry traders, from farmers to
pharmacists – with integrated events, online, print and business
information products. Our 6,500 staff in more than 30 countries are
organized into specialists teams that serve these communities, bringing
buyers ad sellers together, helping them to do business and their
markets to work effectively and efficiently. For more information go to www.ubm.com
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve
risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties
materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of
Rackspace Hosting could differ materially from those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All
statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that
could be deemed forward-looking statements, including any statements
relating to third party data that may suggest trends for our business or
industry; any statements of the plans, strategies, and objectives of
Rackspace for future operations or growth, including any plans related
to the Rackspace channel program; any statements of expectation or
belief regarding future events, and any statements of assumptions
underlying any of the items mentioned. Risks, uncertainties and
assumptions include the possibility that expected growth or success may
not materialize because of Rackspace's inability to continue to
effectively incentivize and maintain interest in its channel partner
program, rapid technological changes that can adversely affect the
demand for Rackspace products and services, shifts in customer demand,
customers' and potential customers' acceptance of Rackspace products and
services, and other risks that are described in Rackspace Hosting's Form
10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, filed with the SEC on
November 9, 2010. Except as required by law, Rackspace Hosting assumes
no obligation to update these forward-looking statements publicly, or to
update the reasons actual results could differ materially from those
anticipated in these forward-looking statements, even if new information
becomes available in the future.
