{"id":57226,"date":"2020-11-23T08:46:35","date_gmt":"2020-11-23T08:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/owncloud.com\/?p=57226"},"modified":"2021-05-20T13:39:50","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T13:39:50","slug":"new-partner-distribution-mea-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/owncloud.com\/de\/blogs\/new-partner-distribution-mea-region\/","title":{"rendered":"ownCloud sets up new partner distribution in MEA region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">AlJammaz Cloud, a business unit of AlJammaz Technologies and Distribution, has signed a distribution agreement with ownCloud, leader in providing an open-source file sync, share and content collaboration software with more than 100 million users around the world. AlJammaz is the leading value-added technology distributor in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. ownCloud enables teams to work on data easily from anywhere, on any device. Through this agreement, the two companies pledge to jointly develop, engage, inspire and enable IT channel partners to provide the latest cloud-first <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link \" href=\"https:\/\/owncloud.com\/product\"  title=\"file sharing\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">file sharing<\/a> and data management solutions to customers in the region. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">ownCloud is open source based and serves companies as a central platform for the secure storage, processing and synchronization of data. Customers can deploay the solution either on-premises in their own data center or in a private cloud or in a hybrid setup. In addition, a ready-to-use \u201cSoftware as a Service\u201d offer is also available, at ownCloud.online.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">ownCloud, compliant with GDPR regulations and guaranteeing data sovereignty for users, offers extremely high security through functions such as 2-factor authentication, classification, ransomware protection and a <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link \" href=\"https:\/\/owncloud.com\/features\/file-firewall\/\"  title=\"file firewall\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">file firewall<\/a>. Through simple granting of different authorization levels and <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link \" href=\"https:\/\/owncloud.com\/features\/end-to-end-encryption-2\/\"  title=\"end-to-end encryption\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">end-to-end encryption<\/a>, it is ensured that only authorized persons can access files.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Speaking about the\u00a0distribution\u00a0partnership,\u00a0Asim Saud\u00a0AlJammaz, CEO of\u00a0AlJammaz, says, \u201cAt\u00a0AlJammaz, as the\u00a0leading cloud distributor in the Middle East region, our focus is\u00a0to identify, aggregate and distribute cutting-edge\u00a0cloud technologies and best-of-breed cloud solutions. We are excited about our partnership with ownCloud and look forward to jointly develop, engage, and inspire the IT channel partner community to accelerate digital transformation. With our vast experience and resources, AlJammaz Cloud team will assist ownCloud to\u00a0recruit new partners whilst empowering and enabling existing resellers across the Middle East.<\/span><span class=\"s1\">&#8220; <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"s1\">We are excited about our partnership with ownCloud and look forward to jointly develop, engage, and inspire the IT channel partner community to accelerate digital transformation.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe are pleased that AlJammaz cloud partners expands its portfolio by offering ownCloud, thereby providing customers with a robust platform for the secure storage, processing and synchronization of data. What makes ownCloud stand out from to the competition is that the solution can be operated by the customer either on-premises in their own data center, in a private cloud or in a hybrid setup&#8220; says Ingo Schildt, Director of Channel Distribution at ownCloud. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">About AlJammaz Technologies<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">AlJammaz Technologies is the leading Technology Value Added Distributor in the GCC and the wider Middle East, distributing advanced technology products, solutions and services in the areas of Cloud Computing, Data Centers, Infrastructure, IoT, Networking, Collaboration, Cyber Security, Servers, Storage, Wireless mobility, Broadband &amp; Internet access.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">AlJammaz Technologies does business through channel partners and serves the financial, industrial, education, telecoms, hospitality, healthcare, government, SMB and consumer sectors. The company offers high-demand products at the lowest possible cost including leading technology suppliers such as: Cisco, DELL EMC, Veritas, Technicolor, Honeywell, Linksys, Lenovo, CommScope, Panduit, APC, Rittal, Ruckus Wireless, Netscout, Fluke Network, White Hate, NEC, STC Business Services, Tenable Networks, Nexthink, Ring, Alibaba Cloud, STC Cloud Infrascale, Awingu, BooleBox, Veronym and many more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">AlJammaz mainly look after the distribution business through 1st and 2nd tier targeting the Retail, SMB\/commercial Mid-Market and Enterprise segments. After 20+ years of working in the field of Information Technology, AlJammaz has succeeded in establishing a strong business covering about 85% of the Middle East territory.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AlJammaz and ownCloud plan to jointly develop, engage, inspire and enable IT channel partners to provide the latest cloud first file sharing and data management solutions to customers in the MEA region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":57231,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,230],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-57226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release","category-partners"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/owncloud.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/owncloud.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/owncloud.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/owncloud.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/owncloud.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57226"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/owncloud.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61543,"href":"https:\/\/owncloud.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57226\/revisions\/61543"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/owncloud.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/owncloud.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/owncloud.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/owncloud.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}