Velasea OEM Systems Builder Profile
Velasea, a white-label OEM server/appliance hardware supplier, tells IPVM they are rapidly growing their team and strengthening their brand recognition, including recently hiring former BCD CTO Tom Larson as the company's President.
We spoke with the company's CEO Jimmy Whalen and President Tom Larson to understand their organizational structure, differentiation, and growth plans.
Background
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*** ******** ***** ** **** ** of * ********** *********** *************. ****** says **** ***** ***** *** **** shared ********* (*.*. **************, ***********), **** are *** ******** ********* **** ****** distribution ********** **** ********, *** **** independent ***** *************, *** **********.
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****** ***** **** *** ** *** process ** ******** ** *********** **** for *** ********** *********, **** **** be *********** ** *** ******** ******** company/brand. ******** **** **** *** ********** financed, **** ** ** *******.
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****** **** **** ******** ** ** organization ******* ** ******* ** *** last ****, **** ***** ******* ** the "******** ** ********" ****** *** 6 *********.
** **** ***** **** *******'* ******* was *********** **** ****** ***** *** that *** ****** *** ***** ** scale ** *** ***** *** ********** teams, ********* **% ****** **** *** next ** ******.
Employee ******
******** **** **** **** *** ********* and ******* ****** *** * *********. They ***** ************** ** ******, *** **** **** **** **** been ********** "****** ** [*****] ** Irvine *********." ******* ********* *** **+ dedicated *********, **** **-** ****** ********* in ******* *** ********* *****.
**** **** ************ **** ******'* ****** has **** ******** ** **** ***** ex-BCD ********* ******* *******, **** *** "not ******** *** *.*". **** ***** a *** ***** **** ****** ** BCD *** *****/******, *** **** *** worked ** ***** ********* ***** ** joining *******:
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******** ***** **% ****** *** ******* in *** **** ****:
BCDVideo, *****/****** ***************
******* **** **** *** ********* **** many *** ***** ***** ********* ** diversifying *** ************* **** *** ******* with, *********** ********* **** ****, **, and ******. **** ***** **** **** would ******* **** ****** ***** ********** if ******** ****** ***** *****, ** HPE *** ** **** (******** ****** **** ** ** **** Examined).
**** **** **** ***** ******** ************* means ******* ******* ********* *** ***** customers, ****** ***** *** **** ******** that ****** *** **** **** ** HPE **** ***. **** **** ******** their ********* ***** ** ********** ********* hardware *** ** *********, *** ********* basic ***/*** ******* *********.
***** **** ***** ************ *** ********* also ***** **********, *******, ******* ***, etc, ******* **** **** ***** *****/******* for ******** *******, *** *********** ********** and *****-********* *******.
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*******'* **** ******** ** *** ******** for ***** ************, ********* ** ********* startups, ***** **** **** ** *** complex *** **** ************ *********** ** specify ******* ******** *** ********* *** and *** ************ ******* **** ******** is *********.
**** **** **** **** *** ******** on ***** *** "******** ***" *****, but *** ***** ******* *******, ********* that ******* ** ********* ** *** (VMS, ****** *******, *********) ********.
Supply *****
******* ********** **** ***** *********** ********** with ******* ******, **** ****** $*.* million ** ** ********* ** *******, and ~$** ******* ****** *** * companies ** *** ************. ****** **** plan ** *********** ***** ******** ********. They **** **** **** ******** ********** hardware, *** *****, *** ***** **** equipment.
Fever ****** ***** ***** / **** *******
***** ******* ***** ********** ***** ******* on ***** *******, **** **** **** are *** ********* ******* ****, *** they **** ** ******* **** ***** website.
**** **** **** *** * *********** with***, ** ***-******* *****-***** ********* ** thermal *******. ***** **** ******** **** are *** ******* **** *******, **** did *** **** *** ***** ************ recalibration ** **** ** *** ********* hardware **** ****.
Cloud *******
******* **** **** ***** **** ********* build *** ******** *** ***** *********, their ****** ******* (*.*. *******, *****) are *** ****** ********* ******* ** the *****, *** **** ****** "***** of *** ****** *** *** ***** to ** ******** *************".
*******, **** ** ****** ** ********* of *** ********* ************ ******** ***** own ** ***** ******* *********** (*.*.****** ***** ******* *** ***** ******,******* **** ***** ******* ******* *** VMSes ******), *** **** ****** *** **** of ***** ******* *** ***** ************ to ******** ** ********.
Downward ********
** ****** ******* *** ***** *****-***** OEM *********, **** ** ***** *** BCD, ** **** ******* ******** ******** as **** ***** ***** ** ****** to ***** **** ** ***, *******, and ******* ** ** ****** ******* providers **** ***** *** *** ******* that *********** ****** *** **** ** value ** ***** *** ** ***** traditional *********.
Why **** ******* ** *** ** *****
** **** *** ****** ******** *** Velasea ******** ** *** ** ***** in ***** ** ************ ***** **** to **** ********,* *** ********** ******* ** ****.***** *******'* *****-****** *** (****, ***, Lenovo) ********* *** ******* ***********, *** and ***** *** ***** ********* **** longer ************* **** ****. *******, *****-***** hardware ********* *** ** **** ** companies ******* ******** **** **** ** other ****, ** ******/******* ******* ******.
**** ***** ******* ******** ***** *******'* expertise ** ***/*** ************** *** **, hyper-converged *******, ***, *** *** ****** have ***** ****** ********** ***** ******** where **** ******* *** ***** ***** NVR/VMS ********* **** ** *** ******* specialized *********.
* **** **** ******* *********** *** focus ** ** ********** ******* ***** in *** **** ****, ***** ***** by ****** **** **** **** **** of ********* ** *********** ***** ******* optimally. ** ********** **** *** ** vendors ******* *** **** ********* ************** and *** ***** **** ******** ** terms ** ********* **** ***** ***************. What ************ **** ******* ** ** these **********? *** **** **** ******** to *** ** ****** **************, ** are **** ******** ***** ************** ** some ***, *** ** **, **** happens *** ******* **** *** ****** has *********** ******?