Welcome to the
Vates Alliance Network

From partnerships to
visible solutions

The Vates Alliance Network transforms partnerships into deployable solutions through validated interoperability and coordinated market activation.

Market complexity demands collaboration

  • Customers need trusted , deployable solutions.
  • Partnerships must become structured , visible , and commercially activated .
  • Interoperability cannot remain implicit, it must be validated and documented .

Join the VAN

How it works

Validate. Document. Activate.

  • 01
    Validate interoperability

    Technical collaboration confirms integrations work and meet customer requirements.

  • 02
    Document integrations

    Demonstrate usable and deployable integration through documentations

  • 03
    Activate the market together

    Co-marketing, co-sell, joint market activation for real commercial momentum.

The three engines of the VAN

Ecosystem collaboration organized for market impact

  • Trusted & Complete Ecosystem

    Customer confidence by design


    The VAN covers the full spectrum of modern virtualization and cloud infrastructure, from compute and hardware to storage, backup, security, applications, and adjacent platforms. Customers operate within a structured, coherent ecosystem designed for long-term stability.

  • Innovation & Technical Legitimacy

    Validated and documented interoperability


    The VAN formalizes integrations through active technical collaboration. Joint Solution Guides, Solution Briefs, Knowledge Base articles, and the Solutions Compatibility List provide documentation customers rely on for planning, deployment, and operations.

  • Market Activation

    From validation to measurable growth


    The VAN turns technical validation into coordinated go-to-market execution. Members co-market, co-sell, and pursue opportunities together, expanding architectural footprint and generating tangible commercial impact.

Ecosystem scope

Extensive industry coverage

The VAN spans the full stack of modern digital infrastructure, from silicon and hardware to platform software, operations, data and services.

Cloud & Services

Cloud delivery, managed operations and transformation services

  • Cloud Providers
  • Infrastructure Service Providers
  • Managed Service Providers
  • System Integrators
  • Professional Services
  • Training & Enablement
    • ...

Applications & Data

Business software, data platforms and AI-driven solutions

  • Enterprise Applications
  • Data Platforms
  • AI & Analytics
  • Cloud-Native Applications
  • Developer Platforms
    • ...

Security & Operations

Protection, resilience, automation and platform operations

  • Security
  • Backup & Disaster Recovery
  • Compliance
  • Observability
  • Automation & Orchestration
  • Operations
    • ...

Platform Software

Virtualization, cloud abstraction, storage and infrastructure control planes

  • Virtualization
  • Cloud Stack
  • Storage Software
  • Container Platforms
  • Data Services
  • Infrastructure Management
    • ...

Infrastructure

Compute, hardware, networking and acceleration foundations

  • Server Hardware
  • Infrastructure Hardware
  • Networking
  • Silicon
  • Compute
  • GPU & Accelerators
    • ...

Technical proof

Documenting trusted and deployable integrations

  • Solution Guide

    Describes complete deployable architectures built from validated, compatible components.

  • Compatibility List

    Provides a public, searchable catalog of all validated integrations.

  • Solution Brief

    Validates interoperability between two or more products with documented testing.

  • KB Article

    Documents technical integration scope, requirements, and configuration guidance.

Member benefits

Structured advantages for ecosystem growth

Market Visibility & Demand Generation

Become visible as part of a credible solution ecosystem

  • Promotion of joint solutions across web presence, campaigns and events
  • Participation in joint announcements, webinars, case studies and content
  • Presence in ecosystem showcases and conferences
  • Access to solution positioning and sales enablement materials

Co-Selling & Business Development

Turn partnerships into pipeline

  • Alignment between sales teams and account mapping
  • Joint opportunity identification and pursuit
  • Structured business reviews and pipeline coordination
  • Increased architectural footprint in customer environments

Technical Validation & Integration Support

Reduce integration risk and accelerate adoption

  • Technical workshops and integration discussions
  • Validation of solution compatibility
  • Access to NFR licenses for testing, demos and development
  • Inclusion in interoperability validation programs

Solution Structuring & Documentation

Move from "it works" to "it is deployable"

  • Publication of Solution Briefs documenting validated interoperability
  • Contribution to multi-partner Solution Guides
  • Inclusion in the public Solutions Compatibility List
  • Technical knowledge sharing through integration documentation

Strategic Alignment & Ecosystem Influence

Help shape the ecosystem you depend on

  • Roadmap alignment discussions
  • Strategic technical collaboration
  • Participation in ecosystem initiatives and long-term solution development
  • Increased influence on joint market positioning

Why join now

Help shape the VAN and be a founding member

The VAN is in active formation: early members will shape the ecosystem. They will contribute to the first Solution Briefs and Guides and participate to the inaugural launch events and co-marketing efforts.

What to expect

  • Free to join
  • No commitment until there is a clear path to collaborate
  • Structured onboarding and support to identify collaboration opportunities
  • Opportunity to shape the ecosystem and influence its direction
  • Access to the VAN technical and marketing teams for collaboration and support

A VAN application is not only a company profile. It is also a statement of solution fit and customer value.