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Training, Tools and Resources

Nimble Storage offers sales and technical training available through Nimble University to meet the needs of dynamic sales teams. Instructor led, web-based and on-demand video training is available under a prescriptive learning path to enable partners to quickly learn how to position and implement Nimble Storage arrays in customer environments. Nimble University offers training accreditations to enable sales teams to develop in-house expertise and validate knowledge. Nimble Storage accreditations translate into faster sales cycles and knowledge to win over the competition. Each accreditation is broken into small learning modules, approximately 8 minutes in length, so students can consume the training according to their schedule.

Free Courses

Nimble sales training is designed to provide students with a strong understanding of Nimble Storage solutions and provide messaging to help students effectively position and sell Nimble Storage arrays.

Sales training is self-paced, online courseware available to all resellers free of charge.  There are two levels of training available for core sales training and fibre channel protocol training: Nimble Sales Professional ( NSP- 101) and Nimble Advanced Sales Professional (NASP-101), and Nimble Storage Fibre Channel Introduction – Sales (NSFCI-S) and Sales Engineer (NSFCI-SE).

Accreditations

Nimble Sales Professional (NSP): Designed to provide students with a strong understanding of Nimble Storage solutions. This accreditation also provides messaging to help students effectively position and sell Nimble Storage arrays.

Nimble Technical Sales Professional (NTSP): Web-based and instructor-led training. This accreditation will provide Partners with a technical overview of the Nimble architecture, product family and extensive solution capabilities. This accreditation is also designed to teach users how to perform commonly required tasks including installing the array, creating volumes, protecting/recovering data with snapshots and replication, as well as general system monitoring.

Partner Webinar Series

In addition to the accreditation courseware, Nimble offers bi-monthly training to keep partners current with latest offerings and to obtain feedback from partner field experience. These training sessions are hosted live and are recorded to allow partners to replay the training if they are unable to attend the live session. Webex videos are posted to the Partner Portal.

Partners can register for upcoming webinars here.

Sales Tools

Nimble’s onboarding program starts with a welcome kit upon signing the partnership agreement and includes access to Nimble’s Partner Portal and a marketing kit to help Partners promote Nimble Storage solutions to customers.

The Partner Portal is Nimble’s centralized source of all partner-focused content including sales and marketing tools such as:

  • Detailed business dashboard with current sales and pipeline
  • Sales collateral and logos
  • Customer presentations
  • Program updates
  • Competitive beat sheets
  • Sales positioning play cards
  • Call scripts
  • Demo tools
  • Current sales incentives and promotions
  • NFR Program information to showcase Nimble in your demo center
  • And more!
  • Click here to log into or register for an account on the Nimble Storage Partner Portal

Automated Marketing Tools

Content syndication and email marketing tools powered by Zift Solutions. Click here to visit the Info Center where you can find tools to:

  • Boost website conversion rates
  • Capture leads via gated content
  • Create thought leadership
  • Quantify results with real-time metrics

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HPE Converged Architecture 700 with Nimble Storage Resources

Click to download the following sales resources for the HPE Converged Architecture 700 with Nimble Storage (HPE CA 700):


Secondary Flash Array Resources

Click to download the following sales resources for the Secondary Flash Array (SFA):


Click to download the following marketing resources for the Secondary Flash Array (SFA) or log into Zift123 to launch a campaign:

Nimble Storage and Lenovo Partnership FAQ (October 2016)

Nimble Storage and Lenovo announced their strategic partnership intended to transform data center capabilities by delivering new levels of efficiency and scale, and slashing the time IT teams spend managing infrastructure. Read the full FAQ for more details.

Oracle on Nimble Deck (October 2016)

This deck shows you how to help customers speed up their application lifecycle with Oracle-aware snaps and clones.

InfoSight Overview Deck (September 2016)

InfoSight collects information that can be intelligently used to rapidly identify, predict, and resolve similar issues before they impact your customers. SiteAnalyzer, the sales efficiency toolkit for partners, is also covered in this deck.

App-Centric Announcement Deck (September 2016)

This deck introduces app-centric functionality including quality of service (QoS), secure multi-tenancy, docker support and app-based storage pricing.

Nimble SiteAnalyzer

The Nimble SiteAnalyzer extends InfoSight to have end to end visibility into deployment from greenfield to initial sizing recommendations to post-sales. This is a great InfoSight sales efficiency toolkit for partners to start a conversation, shorten your sales cycle and instill confidence in prospects about the recommended Nimble Solution.

Platform Announcement - Channel (August 2016)

This deck introduces the new AF1000 and CSx000 refresh product platform. Incentives included at the end of the deck is specific for NA/EMEA and ANZ.

End of Availability Notice CS-Series Products (August 2016)

Nimble Storage announces the end-of-availability of the CS-Series products beginning as of August 10, 2016. Download the document to review the full list of products and support terms.

Storage on Demand Channel Brief

This brief will provide partners with an overview of Nimble Storage on Demand, a pay-per-use subscription service for on-premise flash storage.

Partner Sales Decks

The following files are designed for Nimble Partner sales reps to be used in customer facing situations.

All Flash Array Partner One-Pagers

Printer friendly one page documents on the following topics:

All Flash Array – Channel Partner Technical Deck
Nimble All Flash Array Resources
Nimble Leasing Program Overview Learn about the Nimble leasing program for additional ways to finance nimble deals! How to get a Quote, How to Qualify a deal, etc.
NimbleOS 2.3 Release

NimbleOS 2.3 delivers broad range of new enterprise-grade capabilities to the Nimble Storage Adaptive Flash platform that enable enterprise IT organizations to dynamically meet varying service level agreements, reduce costs, and gain greater business agility and responsiveness.

Competitive Beat Sheets

Feature comparison cards to help you position Nimble Storage value against storage competitors. These documents are Nimble Storage confidential for partner internal use only.

Access to Customer InfoSight Data Information on how partners can now access customer data from the InfoSight portal.
Success Story Submission Form Earn a $100 Amazon gift card by submitting information to create a partner success story.
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Nimble Gartner Magic Quadrant 2016 - Campaign Kit Build credibility, create demand and drive deals by using this campaign kit to start a single touch campaign leveraging the Gartner Magic Quadrant Report 2016. All assets are in one zipped file including the email template, social posts and graphic banner.
Nimble Storage Partner Marketing Guide This document outlines the Precise language, branding guidelines and permitted usage of nimble storage for authorized partners to promote Nimble storage solution on the web and through Advertising.
Nimble Storage Brand Assets Download branding guidelines, company logos, partner program level logos, presentation template and icons in one zipped file.
Nimble Storage Content Templates Zip file containing event templates (invitation, reminder invitation, sample agenda etc) in word format which can be easily copied onto Zift (Nimble Storage Integrated Partner Marketing tool) and a guide on event best practices. Inclusive in this pack are also telemarketing scripts for sales prospecting and general FAQs for new partners.
Marketing Resources Shortcut A web page with direct links to all collateral
Nimble HPE Logos Zip folder containing Nimble HPE logos in .png, .jpg, and .eps formats.
Product Photos Zip folder containing Nimble product images in JPEG format.
Authorized Reseller Logo Zipped folder containing jpeg files at 300 and 72 dpi.
Authorised Reseller Logo International spelling. Zipped folder containing jpeg files at 300 and 72 dpi.
Customer-Facing Flash Storage Webinar Series Nimble Storage hosts live webinars at least 5-6 times each month. Check out the latest dates and topics. Invite prospects. All webinars are available on-demand on YouTube.
Partner Press Release Template & Guidelines Nimble Storage press release guidelines and approval process to be used when partners issue any press release mentioning Nimble Storage.
Cloud Service Provider Logos Zip folder containing Nimble Storage logos in .png, .jpg, and .eps formats.
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HPE Converged Architecture 700 with Nimble Storage Learn about the industry’s only “predictive” converged infrastructure solution! Date: Tuesday, 08.15.17. To view the recording, use the password: Nimble123 Enablement Webinar
HPE Partner Ready Program Onboarding Get an update on the Nimble integration with HPE and learn more about the HPE Partner Ready Program. Open to all Nimble partners. Date: Wednesday, 07.12.17. To view the recording, use the password: Nimble123 Enablement Webinar
CRN ChannelCast with Nimble Watch Nimble Storage provide an overview of Nimble's portfolio and listen to CRN talk about storage trends. Open to all Nimble and HPE partners. Date: Wednesday, 06.21.17 Enablement Webinar
Partner Webinar - Secondary Flash Array Introduction & Update on HPE Acquisition (May 2017) This webinar will provide an introduction to Nimble's Secondary Flash Array product, an update on the HPE acquisition and details on the Nimble Solution Specialist program. To view the recording, use the password: Nimble123 Enablement Webinar
Partner Webinar - North America MDF Training (April 2017) This partner webinar will train North America partners on how to use the MDF tool in the Nimble Partner Funds & Rewards platform. To view the recording, use the password: Nimble123. Enablement Webinar
Partner Webinar - Zift Training for Marketers (April 2017) This webinar will walk you through the Zift123 solution, a free partner marketing tool that can help you execute various integrated marketing programs provided by Nimble Storage.​ To view the recording, use the password: Nimble123. Enablement Webinar
Partner Webinar - Overview of Nimble Cloud Volumes (March 2017) This partner webinar will provide an in-depth presentation and demo of Nimble Cloud Volumes. It dives deeper into the latest enterprise-grade, multicloud storage service for running applications in AWS and Azure. To view the recording, use the password: Nimble123. Enablement Webinar
Nimble NED: Inside the Mind of a CEO

Get a CEOs insight about why corporate culture is so important, and specifics about why analyst and customers should care about a vendor’s corporate culture. Download culture virtual wallet card

NED Talk Video
Nimble NED: InfoSight-Creating Value from Big Data

How can Big Data radically impact your daily activities? Learn about the power of predictive and how it uses big data to transform IT for customers.

NED Talk Video
Nimble NED: Why use Cloud Computing

Get a VPs perspective about why cloud computing is so compelling to your customers, and specifics about the hopes, concerns, and dilemmas faced by customers as they consider their cloud strategy. ​ Download cloud virtual wallet card

NED Talk Video
Oracle on Nimble: Oracle-Aware Snaps and Clones (October 2016) This session shows you how to help customers speed up their application lifecycle with Oracle-aware snaps and clones. To view the recording, use the password: Nimble123. Enablement Webinar
InfoSight: SiteAnalyzer, Predictive Analytics and Cloud-Connected Management (September 2016) InfoSight collects information that can be intelligently used to rapidly identify, predict, and resolve similar issues before they impact your customers. SiteAnalyzer, the sales efficiency toolkit for partners, was also covered in this session. To view the recording, use the password: Nimble123. Enablement Webinar
Competitive Overview: Nimble's Predictive All Flash Array vs. Pure, Unity & EMC (August 2016) This session covers key Nimble differentiators, how Nimble compares to Pure, Unity and EMC, and how to position competitively. Key Topics: Nimble Success/Market Acceptance, Predictive Flash Platform, Competitive Details. Enablement Webinar
Veeam and Nimble Storage Snapshot Integration (July 2016) Veeam is furthering enterprise storage integrations with Veeam Availability Suite™ 9.5 to include advanced support for Nimble Storage. Download the live session Q&A. Enablement Webinar
Competitive Overview: Nimble's Predictive Flash Array vs. NetApp All Flash (June 2016) In this session, we will cover key Nimble differentiators, how Nimble compares to NetApp All Flash and how to position competitively. Key Topics: Nimble Success/Market Acceptance, Predictive Flash Platform, Competitive Details - NetApp All Flash. Enablement Webinar
Partner Webinar - Create Demand Gen and Capture Leads with Zift123 (April 2016) SharedVue was acquired by Zift Solutions last year and completed migration to Zift123 on April 26, 2016. This move will enhance the partners' experience in many ways with new and improved features. Enablement Webinar
Partner Webinar - Configure SmartStack UCS and Nimble in Minutes with SmartSetup This webinar will show how the SmartSetup utility tool makes the initial setup of the SmartStack UCS and Nimble environments very simple. Demo included. Enablement Webinar
Partner Webinar - Competitive Overview - Nimble All Flash Array vs XtremIO & Pure Storage This webinar will give a competitive overview, product comparisons, how to address FUD per vendor and how to position for the win. Enablement Webinar
Partner Webinar - Competitive Overview - Nimble All Flash Array vs HP & SolidFire This webinar will give a competitive overview, product comparisons, how to address FUD per vendor and how to position for the win. Enablement Webinar
Partner Webinar - Predictive Flash - A Technical Overview This webinar provides a technical overview of Nimble's All Flash Array and the Predictive Flash Platform. Enablement Webinar
Partner Webinar - Uncover Your Storage Future - An Important Nimble Partner Announcement This webinar announces the Nimble Storage Predictive All Flash Arrays. Enablement Webinar
Partner Webinar - Competitive Overview - Nimble Storage vs Dell/EMC & HP This webinar will give a competitive overview, product comparisons, how to address FUD per vendor and how to position for the win. Enablement Webinar
Partner Webinar - Competitive Overview - Nimble Storage vs EMC/XtremIO & NetApp This webinar will give a competitive overview, product comparisons, how to address FUD per vendor and how to position for the win. Enablement Webinar
Partner Webinar – SmartStack for Oracle (Nov 17, 2015) Nimble SmartStack for Oracle delivers the ideal integrated infrastructure for Oracle database online transaction processing (OLTP) and online analytical processing (OLAP) environments with Oracle Linux. Nimble Storage SmartStack for Oracle provides a pre-validated reference architecture with Cisco UCS that speeds deployments and minimizes risk. Enablement Webinar
Partner Webinar – SmartSecure Software Based Encryption (oct 27, 2015) This deep-dive investigative session takes a look at nimble storage smartsecure, the new encryption of data at rest technology available with nimble os version 2.3.6 and higher. Enablement Webinar
Partner Webinar – InfoSight: Predictive Analytics and Cloud-Connected Management (Oct 13, 2015) InfoSight collects information that can be intelligently used to rapidly identify, predict, and resolve similar issues before they impact other customers. Learn how you can help customers through the storage lifecycle by leveraging InfoSight. Enablement Webinar
Partner Webinar – Competitive Overview - Nimble Storage vs.
Pure Storage, Nutanix, Tintri, and Tegile (Sept 29, 2015)
The storage landscape is constantly changing and you need to keep your customers informed of the best solutions for their dynamic business requirements. With an influx of emerging vendors offering similar solutions, how can you really differentiate between one storage vendor from another? This session will provide a competitive overview of the emerging storage vendors to help you position with Nimble Storage solutions and win. In this webinar, we will cover:

Vendor overview

Product comparisons

How to address FUD per vendor

How to position for the win

Enablement Webinar
Partner Webinar – Building the Right VDI Solution –
Testing Insights from the Trenches and Pitfalls of VDI (Sept 15, 2015)
To get a great VDI solution, your customers need to start with a proper infrastructure – this is the "I" in VDI. With all of the possible variations in the VDI solution stack from desktop brokers all the way down to the storage layer, it can be daunting just to consider how to make the right choices. As one of the primary components in the VDI solution, Nimble Storage has adopted an industry proven solution from Login VSI to help with sorting out the details. In this webinar we will cover:

Basics of the Nimble Storage Adaptive Flash platform and its suitability for VDI

Login VSI test framework we use to validate desktop solutions across many different combinations of the total stack Discover the key areas of consideration in your customer's particular VDI solution and how to map those into other tested frameworks

Enablement Webinar
Partner Webinar – Backup and Recovery with CommVault Simpana (Sept 1, 2015) Your customers are adding flash storage to their data center and want to make sure they get the right solution for protecting the applications and their data on the new storage platform. Leverage the benefits of the efficient Adaptive Flash storage platform from Nimble Storage and industry proven backup and recovery solution from CommVault to get the right mix of primary storage for your customer's business and data protection for business continuity. In this webinar we will cover:

Nimble Storage Adaptive Flash storage solution including built-in functionality for snapshots and replication

CommVault Simpana backup/recovery solution and the IntelliSnap storage integration capabilities

Examples for protecting key applications in your environment like Exchange and SQL Server

Enablement Webinar
Partner Webinar – SmartStack Overview (August 11, 2015) With flash disrupting enterprise storage, best-of-breed infrastructure today requires the underlying storage platform to leverage flash to adapt to varying workloads.

However, while flash can help address performance challenges, it cannot address capacity challenges. Nimble Storage’s Adaptive Flash storage platform leverages both flash and disk to efficiently deliver higher performance and a much smaller footprint than legacy infrastructure. Integrated infrastructures built on the Adaptive Flash platform in turn makes the integrated infrastructure more adaptable.

Attend this session to learn how SmartStack integrated infrastructure from Cisco and Nimble Storage can speed application deployments, scale seamlessly, and simplify operations.

Enablement Webinar
Partner Webinar – SmartStack for SAP HANA (July 28, 2015) SAP HANA runs best on integrated infrastructure, which combines best-in-class computing, networking, storage, and management into a single cohesive system. In this session, learn how to leverage SmartStack integrated infrastructure from Cisco and Nimble Storage to rapidly deploy a best-in-class certified and supported platform for SAP HANA environments.

Built on Nimble’s Adaptive Flash storage platform, SmartStack for SAP HANA provides an end-to-end tested and validated solution so that customers can accelerate deployment and eliminate risks associated with their data center infrastructure. Sizing guidelines for end-to-end SAP S4/HANA deployments, based on the Cisco UCS and Nimble reference architecture used in Nimble’s actual SAP HANA Enterprise Storage certification, will be presented.

Enablement Webinar
Partner Webinar – Channel 2.0 Program (July 14, 2015) An overview of Nimble's Channel Partner Program. This session will provide an introduction to Channel Enablement Resources, MDF accrual, and other valuable elements of the program. Enablement Webinar
Partner Webinar – New Software OS Release 2.3 (June 23, 2015) Learn how to position and sell the new benefits of Nimble’s adaptive flash platform and features from Software OS Release 2.3 Enablement Webinar
Partner Webinar – New Portfolio Release: CS235 (May 12, 2015) Learn how to position and sell the CS 235 and portfolio of Nimble solutions Enablement Webinar
Partner Webinar: Social Media Syndication with Shared Vue (May 5, 2015) Leverage Nimble’s content syndication tools to promote Nimble Storage on your website Enablement Webinar
North America Partner Webinar: New Partner Program Announcement North America Partner Webinar - New Partner Program Announcement (March 26, 2015) Enablement Webinar
EMEA Partner Webinar: New Partner Program Announcement EMEA Partner Webinar - New Partner Program Announcement (March 26, 2015) Enablement Webinar
Partner Perspective: Predictive Storage Analytics with InfoSight Partner Perspective: Predictive Storage Analytics with InfoSight (March 24, 2015) Enablement Webinar