Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) today announced that VMware has
selected Arrow as an Aggregator in the VMware vCloud Air Network Program
(formerly known as the VMware Service Provider Program) in the United
States and Canada, in addition to current availability in the Europe
region. Arrow will deliver the complete vCloud Air Network Program
framework as part of the ArrowSphere cloud marketplace, which allows
service providers and hosting providers to acquire VMware products in a
way that aligns with their subscription-based business models.
Driven by increasing demand for Arrow’s cloud solutions from cloud
builders and resellers, this relationship will expand the reach of the
full breadth of VMware’s portfolio.
“Leveraging our experience as one of VMware’s largest distribution
partners, Arrow continues to make significant investments to grow and
enhance its capabilities with VMware, now as an Aggregation partner for
service providers,” said Sean Kerins, president of Arrow’s global
enterprise computing solutions business. “VMware delivers
industry-leading virtualization and cloud computing capabilities that
greatly enhance the Arrow cloud line card and complement our cloud
builders’ offerings. Our service providers are now able to utilize the
vCloud Air Network that offers a pay-as-you-go license rental model,
providing flexibility in service delivery in building public, private
and hybrid cloud solutions for their customers.”
“We are pleased to have selected Arrow as an Aggregator for the VMware
vCloud Air Network Program, making VMware’s products available through a
licensing program built for service providers’ unique business models,”
said Jim Aluotto, director, Service Provider Business, Americas Region,
VMware. “Arrow’s investment in cloud-enabling capabilities, such as the
ArrowSphere platform, and its ongoing success, positions us to help
service providers develop their own cloud computing solutions to
differentiate their offerings and accelerate growth opportunities.”
The VMware vCloud Air Network Program was created for organizations that
offer cloud computing and/or hosted IT services to enterprise and small
business customers. Arrow, through its ArrowSphere platform, extends the
vCloud Air Network subscription program, providing companies with
significant automation to remove the complexities of provisioning, usage
management, billing and reporting.
Through the flexibility of the ArrowSphere platform, solution providers
may leverage various engagement paths: Arrow-managed, solution
provider-managed, customer-managed or by connecting through an existing
e-commerce engine. ArrowSphere simplifies the management of multiple
cloud providers and enables the solution provider’s cloud business by
creating a highly desirable customer experience and automating the
provisioning and billing of cloud services. Managed service providers
can utilize ArrowSphere to integrate their own services with cloud
services and cloud-builder products. For more information, email ecscloudservices@arrow.com.
About Arrow Electronics
Arrow Electronics (www.arrow.com)
is a global provider of products, services and solutions to industrial
and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing
solutions. Arrow serves more than 100,000 original equipment
manufacturers, contract manufacturers and commercial customers through a
global network of more than 460 locations in 58 countries.
VMware and vCloud Air are registered trademarks or trademarks of VMware,
Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. The use of the word
“partner” or “partnership” does not imply a legal partnership
relationship between VMware and any other company.
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