Avnet and NetApp to Assist Partners in Migrating to Clustered Data ONTAP Operating System in the U.S. and Canada

Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a leading global technology distributor, today announced that it is joining forces with NetApp^® to provide migration services to support its U.S. and Canadian partners and their end users in their transition to the NetApp^® clustered Data ONTAP^® operating system. NetApp’s clustered Data ONTAP software is the foundation for Data Fabric, which allows customers to seamlessly manage their data and leverage the best of cloud, flash and disk resources. Avnet’s new offering provides a competitive differentiator for their partners.

“Only Avnet offers a turnkey migration solution relying on its depth and breadth of certified clustered Data ONTAP engineers for this critical crossover in NetApp operating systems – across all market segments,” said Jim Kebert, vice president of Avnet’s NetApp solutions business. “Our program provides complete upgrade and support, including full installation, advanced configuration and data migration, optional transition-easing swing gear, and operational training for our NetApp partners and their end customers.”

Avnet’s clustered Data ONTAP turnkey migration program provides complete upgrade and support and includes the following:

• Full installation, including advanced configuration and data migration
• Operational training, with access to the clustered Data ONTAP operational support hotline
• Swing gear, an option, to make the switch-over easy on operations
• Asset disposition, utilizing Avnet’s Sales Return Authorization (SRA) program.

Avnet also offers a “baseline” migration program as a lower-cost option to assist customers that have internal technical capabilities to perform a portion of the migration activity.

“NetApp clustered Data ONTAP is the foundation for the modern data center, allowing customers to protect their existing investments and take full advantage of new all-flash and cloud technologies,” said Bill Lipsin, vice president, Worldwide Channels for NetApp. “The broad range of transition services Avnet offers will help partners and end users leverage all the benefits of Data ONTAP to speed innovation, and prepare for a future where the cloud is core to their IT strategy.”

“Our business depends on NetApp technology, and we look forward to transitioning our customers to clustered Data ONTAP with the help of Avnet,” said Tom DeCoster, vice president of service solutions at CDW, an Avnet partner. “Avnet provides the technical expertise and pre-packaged solution with everything we need to help drive our NetApp migration services business and continue to grow our revenue, while our customers continue to benefit from NetApp’s latest solutions.”

Avnet will be demonstrating the latest version of NetApp’s clustered Data ONTAP operating system at the NetApp Insight 2015 conference in Las Vegas, October 12-15, at the Mandalay Bay Hotel. Avnet representatives will be on hand to answer questions and provide additional information. A highlight of this year’s Insight conference will be Avnet receiving the NetApp Insight 2015 Professional Services Certified (PSC) Partner Award. In winning this award, Avnet has not only become PSC-certified, but has completed the requirements for clustered Data ONTAP Acceleration Program (cTAP) eligibility and has developed go-to-market strategies to help them, as well as their reseller customers, accelerate clustered Data ONTAP transitions. Avnet has been exceedingly responsive in taking the initiative to build services offerings that will enable their resellers to sell more transitions services that can be serviced by Avnet. Avnet is one of NetApp’s largest professional services delivery partners in North America and has sent a large number of engineers to clustered Data ONTAP transition training to provide transition services. Avnet’s Jim Kebert will be accepting the PSC partner award on behalf of Avnet on October 14.

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