Tap into the success of Linux* to grow your business
Intel® and Red Hat® now offer an exclusive program for members of the Channel Partner Program to build their Linux* skills and profit from the rapidly accelerating customer demand for Linux. Click to join
- Save time and money, enhance profits
- Zero-cost certification: Pre-certified solutions can eliminate thousands of dollars in certification costs
- Discounted training: Discounted Red Hat training can save hundreds to thousands of dollars
- Sales tools and programs: Sales tools and sales programs to help you close deals and generate revenue faster
- Market and revenue growth: Linux solutions and expertise can open new accounts and markets that are used to paying a premium for UNIX*
- Predefined solution stacks: Simplicity adds value to customers and reduces your configuration costs
The Linux* market is booming
Linux, the fast-growing alternative to the Microsoft Windows* and UNIX* operating systems, will become the cornerstone of a USD 35 billion market by 2008, according to leading IT market research firm IDC. That is a 26 percent annual growth rate from 2003 to 2008 for desktops, servers, and packaged software.¹ Almost all of that market runs on Intel® architecture–based PCs, laptops, and servers.
Red Hat is the Linux market leader
Red Hat® is the leading provider of Linux with an estimated 75 percent market share. According to CIO Insight magazine,² “Red Hat received our highest-ever score for value for the second year in a row—a victory for proponents of Linux and open systems.…” CIO Insight interviewed 1,050 U.S. IT executives to see if their top vendors are delivering the value and reliability they expect. Of those surveyed, 81 percent rated Red Hat as excellent or good. In addition, CIO Insight ranked Red Hat number one in meeting customers’ ROI expectations.
The subscription model brings business advantages
Red Hat operating systems are offered on a subscription basis. That makes Red Hat much easier to justify than Windows or UNIX pay-up-front licenses. Lower up-front costs can shorten approval cycles. With Red Hat, customers pay only for the services they use. In addition, they receive ongoing support and can upgrade to new versions at no charge any time. Customer renewals provide a source of ongoing revenue and up-sell opportunities for channel partners. Sign up today
1 Source: Worldwide Linux 2004–2008 Forecast: Moving from Niche to Mainstream, IDC #32424, December 2004.
2 Source: The CIO Insight Research Study: Vendor Value, December 2005.
