Avnet
Technology Solutions, the global IT solutions distribution leader
and an operating group of Avnet,
Inc. (NYSE: AVT),
today expanded its portfolio to include Office in the Cloud™ services
from Intermedia,
a one-stop shop for cloud IT. Avnet will provide Intermedia’s Office in
the Cloud™ services to its U.S. and Canada partners. This includes
essential cloud IT services their customers need to do business –
including email, voice, file syncing and sharing, identity and access
management, security, and archiving.
Intermedia’s Office in the Cloud services will be available to partners
through Avnet
Cloud Solutions. This team provides a simplified approach to the
cloud. Avnet helps partners go to market with cost-effective cloud ready
solutions that provide the flexibility and reliability that their
customers and end-user clients need.
“Avnet’s new alliance with Intermedia further enables our Avnet Cloud
Solutions team to supply our partners with strategic guidance, resources
and packaged offerings to quickly build and grow subscription- and
consumption-based cloud solutions for their customers,” said Tim
FitzGerald, vice president of Cloud Solutions, Avnet Technology
Solutions, Americas. “The addition of Intermedia to Avnet’s ecosystem of
world-class cloud providers and unmatched training and enablement make
it easier, more efficient and more cost-effective than ever for partners
to transition their customers to cloud-based environments.”
Avnet partners will have access to Intermedia’s Office
in the Cloud suite, which includes email, phone systems, file sync &
share, identity and access management, archiving, security, mobility and
many more cloud services. Intermedia also offers the choice between
multi-tenant and private cloud offerings for certain services.
Partners will also be able to help their customers easily and
efficiently manage these cloud solutions by utilizing the Avnet
Cloud Toolset (ACT). Launched in November 2014, ACT helps partners
in the U.S. and Canada govern, consolidate, manage and track cloud
accounts across multiple cloud providers. With ACT, partners have full
visibility into Intermedia provision accounts, provision cloud services
and cloud spending, as well as invoices that accurately track individual
and aggregate cloud usage for their organizations. At the same time,
partners maintain all the benefits of being an Intermedia partner, such
as Intermedia’s HostPilot® Control Panel, which integrates
control over partners’ Intermedia user accounts, services and devices
from one powerful web-based control panel. Avnet’s partners will own the
customer billing and the overall relationships under their respective
brands with Intermedia’s Private Label and complete reseller programs.
“Intermedia is a natural fit for Avnet partners that demand superior
levels of security, reliability and control,” said Michael Gold,
president of Intermedia. “We’re excited to work jointly with Avnet to
help their partners grow their businesses with our integrated suite of
cloud services.”
Avnet partners also benefit from Avnet CloudReady™, Avnet’s approach to
helping the channel community move their customers’ businesses to the
cloud, as well as the extensive experience and knowledge base of
the Avnet Cloud Solutions and Avnet
Services teams. Avnet has proven technical expertise to assess
and deliver optimal public, private or hybrid cloud solutions that best
suit partners’ and their customers' needs.
Partners interested in learning more about how Avnet and Intermedia can
help expand their cloud businesses can visit the Avnet Cloud Solutions
website – www.avnetcloudready.com
– or contact their Avnet Cloud account development manager.
Learn more about Avnet’s cloud solutions through the Avnet
Cloud Solutions Blog.
Watch Avnet’s videos on the cloud: http://www.youtube.com/user/AvnetCloudSolutions/featured.
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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 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.
About Intermedia
Intermedia is a one-stop shop for cloud business applications. Its
Office in the Cloud™ integrates email, voice, file sync and share,
security and many other essential IT services—and supports customers and
partners with a Worry-free Experience™.
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