IT management software provider, SolarWinds, has been ranked number one in Network Management Software market share by leading industry analyst firm, International Data Corporation (IDC®), in its latest Worldwide Semiannual Software Tracker®, 21H1.
The IDC Worldwide Semiannual Software Tracker measures total market size and vendor shares based on each vendor’s software revenue, including license, maintenance, and subscription revenue. SolarWinds first achieved the No. 1 in Network Management Software ranking for market share in the first half of 2016 and has maintained the position since the second half of 2017.
“We believe this recognition validates our mission to help organisations everywhere achieve business outcomes through comprehensive, intelligent, and cost-effective solutions,” said Rohini Kasturi, chief product officer, SolarWinds. “We’re proud to be a market share leader in network management software and top five across IT operations management and we look forward to another year of delivering superior value to our customers where they are today and where they’re going tomorrow, be that cloud-native, multi-cloud, hybrid, or on-premises.”
SolarWinds also recently announced the appointment of Jeff McCullough as Vice President, Worldwide Partner sales. In this newly formed role, McCullough will lead the global channel business, partner development, and strategic partnerships.
McCullough brings over 20 years of experience in IT channel sales and senior management, with a particular focus on enterprise sales, strategic alliances, and business development. He most recently served as Vice President with Park Place Technologies, building and then leading the launch of the company’s new channel program. Prior to Park Place Technologies, McCullough served as Vice President of Partner Sales at both NetApp and Quest Software, and held various positions at HP, including Vice President of Channel Strategy and SMB sales.
His team will focus on building a Partner program strategy supporting global go-to-market teams, while accelerating the company’s routes to market across existing and new partnerships, including cloud service Partners, global system integrators, distributors, and resellers.
“Welcoming Jeff to the SolarWinds family is a key milestone in our global Partner growth strategy and we believe Jeff’s industry experience and leadership will help us build collaborative business relationships, accelerate growth, and effectively expand our routes to market with system integrators, cloud service partners, channel resellers, and distributors,” said David Gardiner, executive vice president and chief revenue officer, SolarWinds.
