Avnet
Technology Solutions, the global IT solutions distribution leader
and an operating group of Avnet,
Inc. (NYSE: AVT),
today announced that it will provide its channel partners with EMC’s new
EMC® VSPEX® BLUE hyper-converged infrastructure
solution. This will allow channel partners to design and deploy new
solutions that offer their SMB, mid-market and enterprise customers the
cloud and data center benefits of hyper-converged infrastructure, and at
the price points and sizes that align with their needs. The EMC VSPEX
BLUE hyper-converged infrastructure appliance (HCIA) will be available
to customers through Avnet’s highly knowledgeable channel community in
Asia Pacific; Europe, the Middle East and Africa; Latin America and the
Caribbean; and North America.
“Hyper-converged appliances are gaining market share and growing
exponentially in popularity within the IT community, and this new
solution addresses a demand we’ve seen from the mid-market, cloud
service providers, and remote and branch offices,” said Greg Peterson,
vice president and general manager, Avnet Technology Solutions,
Americas, EMC Solutions group. “EMC has created a unique hyper-converged
infrastructure solution tailored to the specific needs of these
customers, giving partners a clear opportunity to address this segment
with flexible information infrastructures in the right scale. With Avnet
providing the assembly, integration, logistics and services around the
VSPEX BLUE framework, we will be able to accelerate partners’ time to
market.”
Built and designed for simplicity, the EMC VSPEX BLUE appliance features
fully automated configuration, single-click seamless scale-out, and zero
downtime during patches and updates. With the size and simplicity of the
VSPEX BLUE appliance, a full IT team is not required for deployment,
making it ideal for the mid-market, cloud service providers, and remote
and branch offices across industries such as the public sector,
education, technology and healthcare. Avnet will help partners integrate
a wide array of management, security and information infrastructure
offerings into VSPEX BLUE solutions to tailor them to the unique needs
of their customers.
“Converged infrastructure is continuing to grow and redefine itself,”
said Gregg Ambulos, senior vice president, Global Channel Sales, EMC
Corporation. “EMC selected Avnet to help bring the VSPEX BLUE
hyper-converged infrastructure appliance to market because of their
proven ability to transform technology into true business solutions,
easily and simply for partners and their customers. Avnet is a global
company at the forefront of technology, and its scale and reach will
enable us to quickly bring this highly differentiated HCIA to market and
begin addressing the unique business needs of our customers.”
Avnet will help partners accelerate their ability to bring the VSPEX
BLUE appliance to market through its Transformation as a Service (TaaS)
initiative. This initiative streamlines the converged solutions process
with pre-sales support, engineering assistance, financing and
industry-leading services, such as data center migration and technology
recycling. Additionally, partners can leverage Avnet’s global
capabilities for the integration and assembly of the VSPEX BLUE
appliance by Avnet’s EMC-certified engineers. This will reduce the time
to deployment for Avnet partners and provide them with tested, validated
and fully documented converged infrastructure solutions.
“Businesses are constantly turning to us for practical ways they can
increase their IT efficiency, and the VSPEX BLUE appliance can play a
critical role in helping them to achieve this goal,” said Bill Smeltzer,
chief technology officer for Focus Technology Solutions, an Avnet
partner. “We now have solutions specifically designed for our customers
in the mid-market, featuring EMC’s latest technology. This solution
gives us an incredible amount of choice in providing our customers with
all of their computing, networking and storage needs, while reaping the
benefits of hyper-converged infrastructure. Additionally, we will be
able to draw upon Avnet’s technical and integration expertise to
complement Focus’ design and implementation services to truly customize
these solutions for our customers.”
Avnet at VMware Partner Exchange 2015
Avnet’s offering of the EMC VSPEX BLUE appliance will be on display at
VMware Partner Exchange in San Francisco this week at booth #221, where
attendees can watch live demonstrations.
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About Avnet Technology Solutions
As a global IT solutions distributor, Avnet
Technology Solutions transforms technology into business solutions
for customers around the world. It collaborates with customers and
suppliers to create and deliver services, software and hardware
solutions that address the changing needs of end-user customers. The
group serves customers and suppliers in North
America, Latin
America and Caribbean, Asia
Pacific, and Europe,
Middle East and Africa. It generated US $11.0 billion in annual
revenue for fiscal year 2014. Avnet Technology Solutions is an operating
group of Avnet, Inc. For more information, visit http://www.ats.avnet.com.
About Avnet, Inc.
Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT),
a Fortune 500 company, is one of the largest distributors of electronic
components, computer products and embedded technology serving customers
globally. Avnet accelerates its partners' success by connecting the
world's leading technology suppliers with a broad base of customers by
providing cost-effective, value-added services and solutions. For the
fiscal year ended June 28, 2014, Avnet generated revenue of $27.5
billion. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.
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