PartnerAdvantage is CommVault's partner program. These programs allow partners to work with CommVault to complete technical certifications, become an authorized reseller, develop expertise to deliver professional services or to create tightly integrated joint solutions. PartnerAdvantage enables partners to take advantage of their relationship with CommVault and our products to improve partner revenue and presence in CommVault customer accounts.

There are 4 PartnerAdvantage programs that partners can join and one program that CommVault can invite partners to join. The three PartnerAdvantage programs include:

• Reseller Partner Program — Channel partners wishing to resell CommVault products apply to join PartnerAdvantage Reseller Partner
• Technology Partner Program — Hardware and software companies that have products that interact with CommVault products join the PartnerAdvantage Technology Partner program.
• Services Partner Program — Professional services organizations that specialize in delivering professional services for software products would join the PartnerAdvantage Services Partner program.
• Managed Services Partner Program — Organizations that provide hosting and managed services looking to add managed data protection and archiving services to their Software as a Service (SaaS) portfolio would join the PartnerAdvantage Managed Services Partner program.

Strategic Partners are invited by CommVault to join the PartnerAdvantage Strategic program. These are typically companies that OEM or Resell CommVault product integrated with their own hardware and software.

Any partner that fits the program criteria defined above is welcome to apply to join the appropriate CommVault program.

Refer to the PartnerAdvantage section of the CommVault website. There is information on program requirements, partner benefits and this FAQ as well as descriptions of each partner program.

CommVault has experienced tremendous growth. As a result of this success as well as the numerous awards we have received over the last several years, requests to partner with CommVault have multiplied exponentially. To better manage these opportunities CommVault has announced the formation of the PartnerAdvantage program. With this program, we have consolidated various partnering functions within CommVault under one common partnering infrastructure.

Companies that have joined include independent hardware vendors (IHVs), independent software vendors (ISVs), system integrators, VARs, and third party service providers.

Depending on the type of partner, CommVault does make available Not for Resale (NFR) copies of their software for testing and qualification purposes.

Depending on the type of partnership desired, there may be a nominal fee to cover the costs of supporting the partnering effort. Refer to the specific contract for each partnership type to determine if there is a cost associated.

Each membership is renewable annually.

First, you join the PartnerAdvantage Technology program. Once you have completed compatibility testing to CommVault and your satisfaction, your product is now CommVault Qualified™. This level of certification tells the IT world that your product works with CommVault. If your product has special features that would require specific development by either CommVault or yourself, you would pursue entry into the CommVault Developer™ segment of the PartnerAdvantage Technology program. This segment requires more commitment from both CommVault and the partner and typically requires a business case phase where each party determines the revenue impact of the development work for both partners.