Canonical has organized its Ubuntu partner program into three segments — business partners, technology partners and training partners. But to spot the next generation of potential Ubuntu channel partners you need to check out two areas: Cloud computing and the so-called Ubuntu Marketplace. Here’s the scoop from The VAR Guy.
Ubuntu 9.04 — the latest Linux distribution release from Canonical — arrives this week with great fanfare. Server, desktop, notebook and netbook makers are jumping on the Ubuntu 9.04 bandwagon. But where are the channel partners — resellers, VARs and solutions providers? Right now, Canonical doesn’t have many answers.
Canonical is taking three small but significant steps to build a partner channel for Ubuntu Linux. The VAR Guy stumbled upon the strategy during a surprise visit to Canonical’s offices near Boston. Here’s the scoop.
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