Become a Partner

By becoming an Open-E Partner, you will be able to: Access the Open-E Partner Portal, where you can manage your licenses, orders, invoices, and support tickets. Get exclusive discounts and promotions on Open-E products and services. Receive technical and sales training and certification from Open-E experts. Participate in marketing and lead generation campaigns and events. Showcase your company's profile and achievements on the Open-E website and social media platforms. To register as an Open-E Partner, you need to fill out the registration form below with your company and contact details. You also need to agree to the Open-E Partner Program Terms and Conditions. After you submit the form, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to activate your account. Please click on the link to complete the registration process. Company Information * Address

• City
• Country

State

• Prefix
• Phone number
• Company website Must be a valid existing web page or
• Company e-mail
• Founded in

Social media profiles Add your social media profiles to benefit from additional links and exposure on the Open-E website. This way, you can also connect to Open-E’s social channels for easy posting, tagging and more likes. Facebook profile (optional) Instagram profile (optional) Twitter profile (optional) Type of company Select one or more types of operations that best describe your company's business activities. Please be aware that there are different requirements and obligations for partners of each type of business activity. Although we strongly encourage you to carefully select the type of company, please note that it will be possible to change it later during the authorization process. * Select at least one, you can select more. System Builder Partners building their own storage systems from individual components and selling them with Open-E software. Internet Service Provider / Data Center Internet service providers, hosting providers, service providers using storage powered by Open-E. Reseller Partners who re-sell the full range of Open-E software and services. Online Shop Online retailer selling goods / services over the internet via eCommerce. MSP / System House Partners who add value by providing complete IT solutions to their customers, including design, plan and deployment of sophisticated storage networking and virtualization solutions. Wholesalers re-selling Open-E products to Resellers, System Builders and other channel companies (not to end users). Hardware or software manufacturers providing solutions compatible with Open-E software. OEM Companies selling Open-E products as a part of their solutions under their own brand name. Revenue * Select currency You use. USD EUR Projected revenue for 2025

• This year revenue (projected)
• Business with Open-E revenue

Revenue in 2024

• Total revenue
• Business with Open-E revenue

Select one or more market segments in which your company operates. * Select at least one, you can select more. Accounting Aerospace & Defense Agriculture Automotive Construction/Mining Education Energy Finance/Banking Government State/Local Home Use Internet ISV (Independent Software Vendor) Legal Manufacturing Media Entertainment MSP No Company/Individual Other Pharmaceuticals/Biotech Research Retail Services-Business Services-Consumer Telecommunications Tourism & Hospitality Transportation/Logistics Utilities Number of employees Please provide the total amount of employees in your company as well as the separate amounts for technical, sales and marketing employees.

• All employees
• Technical
• Marketing

Staff certifications Please provide the total amount of employees in your company as well as the separate amounts for technical, sales and marketing employees. Microsoft Unix VMware XEN Company's focus (main area of expertise) Please pick the main area of expertise your company focuses on. * Selection required Business Applications IT Security Networking Solutions Server & Storage Main products / solutions Please select which kind of products or solutions you are selling. No selection required, you can select more than one. SAN/ISCSI Storage Solution Backup & Restore Disaster Recovery High Availability Cloud Computing Technical support and resources Please select which kinds of support and other resources you are providing your customers with. No selection required, you can select more than one. Phone Support E-mail Support Onsite Support Online Chat Services Support Forums Knowledge Base or FAQ's Do you provide Level 1 support for all products Do you provide Level 2 support for all products Do you provide Level 3 support for all products Deployment software on customers hardware Deployment software on your supplied hardware Do you provide Maintenance Support contracts Do you provide any Pre-Sales consultations Provide best Practices or Performance Solutions Design and build concepts for consultations Onsite evaluations for customers infrastructures IT Conception & Documentation Please provide contact information of the account administrator. Administrator is allowed to add new employee accounts. Mr.

• First name
• Last name

Job title (optional) Department in company (optional) Prefix Phone number Please specify email address and password for your account administrator.

• Email
• Password At least 8 characters required.

Notification and Newsletter settings Open-E’s partners automatically receive Partner Exclusive News. Please choose any additional newsletter you would like to receive from Open-E. * Open-E Partner Exclusive News Open-E Newsletter Open-E Product Information Open-E Release Candidate Information Open-E Product Subscription Information Notification about end of technical support for your Open-E products Open-E Partner Agreement Submission of an Application is not a guarantee of admission to the Open-E, Inc. Partner Program. Open-E, Inc. will make admission decisions in its sole discretion. Admission to the Open-E, Inc. Partner Program does not convey a right to sell or to offer for sale licenses for Open-E, Inc. products. Admitted partners may only sell or offer to sell licenses to Open-E, Inc. products after entry into a partner contract signed by Open-E, Inc. Open-E, Inc. reserves the right to amend the terms of the Partner Program at any time or to remove a partner or change the partner's status at any time. Information provided will be used by Open-E, Inc. solely to evaluate your application and will not be shared with any third party. By submitting the information you agree to this use. Admitted partners will automatically be added to certain Open-E, Inc. e-mail distribution lists. By submitting the information you agree to this use. You may opt out of receiving further communications by following the instructions in the e-mail you receive. Open-E, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. By submitting my partner application with Open-E I confirm that all information stated are correct, and that I understand and accept the terms and conditions of Open-E Partner agreement. I also agree to receiving Open-E’s Partner Exclusive news to stay informed about partner-relevant information Accepting the terms and conditions is required * in order to submit your partner application. * I understand and accept terms and conditions of Open-E Partner agreement #J-18808-Ljbffr Open-E GmbH