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Bitrate partners with Stratoscale to bring cloud capabilities to the data centre

Partnership delivers next-generation data centre solution to help customers respond to real-time needs with efficiency and operational simplicity.


Johannesburg, 23 May 2016

Bitrate, a leading supplier of network analysis, infrastructure, security and maintenance equipment in South Africa, today announced a partnership with Stratoscale, the software company revolutionising the data centre, to deliver comprehensive, flexible and scalable data centre cloud solutions to its customers.

Stratoscale's 360-degree partner programme, PartnerFirst, was created with an all-inclusive approach to maximise a partner's technology, products and services with the goal of bringing mutual benefits to customers and partners. By partnering with Stratoscale, Bitrate is bringing the simplicity of the public cloud into the enterprise data centre, providing an experience and capabilities that are scalable, expandable and affordable.

"With Stratoscale's hardware-agnostic SDDC solution, we are able to add value to our customers by providing innovative cloud solutions, and create a competitive advantage for our partners," said Jeroen Dubbelman, MD of Bitrate. "Our partnership with Stratoscale enables us to offer a solution that will meet the business needs of our customers and scale as their business grows."

Stratoscale has brought the control back to IT by providing unparalleled private cloud capabilities in the data centre in a way that's faster and simpler than legacy infrastructure, and doesn't require specific expertise or expensive services. Offered through its channel partners, Stratoscale's hardware-agnostic, easy-to-use software platform, Stratoscale Symphony, delivers cloud-scale economics to data centres of all sizes with efficiency and operational simplicity.

"Through our PartnerFirst programme, Stratoscale is building an ecosystem of technology and distribution partners, as well as expanding coverage and customer service to meet market demand for next-generation data centres," said Ariel Maislos, CEO of Stratoscale. "We are excited to be working with Bitrate to help them grow their business by having a best-in-class product to offer existing customers. Not only does our PartnerFirst programme offer innovation in technology, sales and marketing support, but it ensures our partners' success in their go-to-market plan."

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Bitrate

Bitrate was founded in 1999 and is focused on the supply of network analysis, data centre infrastructure, IT security and maintenance equipment. The company is currently the official supplier of the Fluke Networks range of test tools, Palo Alto Networks, Netscout, Airmagnet, Falcongaze, Luxartech and the EfficientIP range of Core Network Services Equipment. Training in the effective use of the tools is key in order provide full customer satisfaction. It is vital so the customers enjoy the full benefits of their investment in the products. The equipment we supply must constantly evolve and adapt to the latest networking environment. We at Bitrate know that in order to remain a leader in the field, we need to supply the best the industry has to offer; therefore, we constantly search for the best solutions for our customers. For more information, visit http://www.bitrate.co.za/.

Stratoscale

Stratoscale is revolutionising the data centre with a zero-to-cloud-in-minutes solution. With Stratoscale's hardware-agnostic, software-defined data centre (SDDC) solution to store everything, run anything and scale everywhere, IT is empowered to take control of their data centres. Stratoscale is offering a hyperconverged cloud supporting OpenStack out of the box. Led by an experienced management team that brings a proven track record in the field of start-ups, Stratoscale was named a "Cool Vendor in Servers and Virtualization" by Gartner. Stratoscale is backed by leading investors, including: Battery Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Cisco, Intel, Qualcomm Ventures and SanDisk. For more information, visit http://www.stratoscale.com.

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