INDIANAPOLIS – September 30, 2024 – Scale Computing, the market leader in edge computing, virtualization, and hyperconverged solutions, today announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Marlena Fernandez, vice president of marketing, as a finalist in the Marketing Executive of the Year category of the 2024 CRN Women of the Year Awards. This award honors the extraordinary women, companies, and allies who demonstrate dedication to advancing diversity in the tech industry through their leadership and initiatives each day.
“We are thrilled to yet again have Marlena’s accomplishments recognized by the industry,” said Scale Computing CEO and co-founder, Jeff Ready. “Her efforts leading the marketing team significantly contributed to Scale Computing’s record revenue growth in the last 12 months, driven by increased partner and customer demand for new virtualization and edge computing solutions. This acknowledgement underscores Marlena’s continued commitment to our award-winning Scale Computing Partner Community, and we are proud to celebrate Marlena as a finalist for the second year in a row for CRN’s Women of the Year Awards.”
Fernandez joined Scale Computing in 2019 to oversee global marketing strategy for the company and to accelerate customer adoption of edge computing, virtualization, and hyperconverged solutions. An accomplished and results-oriented executive, Fernandez has over two decades of global marketing experience helping channel-leading companies reach their business, branding, and sales goals. She is the first Scale Computing executive to be named to both the CRN Women of the Channel and the Power 100 lists.
Earlier this year, Fernandez oversaw all marketing and content for the Scale Computing Platform//2024 event, which welcomed over 400 partners and customers to Las Vegas in April. She also led the launch of an exclusive promotion for partners seeking a VMware alternative solution. Current and new partners looking to switch customers to Scale Computing can participate in the VMware Rip & Replace promotion and receive a 25% discount on Scale Computing software and services for each new customer implementation. Fernandez also led the marketing efforts around the launch of Scale Computing Showcase, offering partners and their customers open access to trial the Scale Computing Platform solutions suite.
"We are thrilled to congratulate the finalists of the CRN Women of the Year Awards for their remarkable accomplishments and dedication to transformation across the IT channel,” said Jennifer Follet, VP, U.S. Content, and Executive Editor of CRN, The Channel Company. "Each of these outstanding individuals, organizations, and allies inspires us through their deep commitment to reshaping the IT channel, blazing a path for future leaders, and contributing to a more equitable tech industry. We applaud their achievements and look forward to the positive impact they will undoubtedly have in the future."
The winners of the Women of the Year Awards will be announced at the Awards Gala on December 10, 2024 in New York City. The Women of the Year Awards Finalists can be viewed online at crn.com/women-of-the-year.
To learn more about the Scale Computing Partner Community, visit scalecomputing.com/partners.
About Scale Computing
Scale Computing is a leader in edge computing, virtualization, and hyperconverged solutions. Using patented HyperCore™ technology, Scale Computing Platform automatically identifies, mitigates, and corrects infrastructure problems in real-time, enabling applications to achieve maximum uptime, even when local IT resources and staff are scarce. Edge Computing is the fastest-growing area of IT infrastructure, and industry analysts have named Scale Computing an outperformer and leader in the space, including being named the #1 edge computing vendor by CRN. Scale Computing’s products are sold by thousands of value-added resellers, integrators, and service providers worldwide. When ease-of-use, high availability, and TCO matter, Scale Computing Platform is the ideal infrastructure platform. Read what our customers have to say on Gartner Peer Insights, G2, and TrustRadius.
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