Distributor to offer partners in the U.S. and Canada comprehensive resources, tools and services to automate deployments based on HPE Synergy for Composable Infrastructure
HPE Discover 2016 – Avnet,
Inc. (NYSE: AVT),
a leading global technology distributor, announced today that it is one
of the first Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) distributors to offer a
comprehensive services portfolio to accelerate the success of partners
in selling and implementing Composable Infrastructure. Based on Avnet’s
unique domain expertise in DevOps and Agile development, it will now
offer resources, tools and services to support its U.S. and Canada
partners’ sales efforts to customers operating in DevOps
and Agile development environments. These offerings will help
partners accelerate the sales of HPE
Synergy for Composable
Infrastructure, and future-proof investments with open-source
automation and DevOps tools.
With HPE Synergy, partners will be able to support their
customers’ DevOps strategies by leveraging a more intelligent
infrastructure for provisioning agile development with the ability to
deploy continuous releases of new apps at cloud-like speed, while
supporting traditional, mission-critical IT workloads. Partners will be
able to tap Avnet’s technical experts and new open source development
tools and software platforms to automate HPE Synergy. This will enable
partners to offer compelling new services that help their customers
increase employee productivity and improve operating efficiencies.
“HPE Synergy for Composable Infrastructure is a great fit for partners
that have customers who are moving to DevOps environments with Agile
development. Avnet’s new related offerings will differentiate our HPE
partners by enabling them to provide and support this advanced IT
methodology,” said Greg Peterson, vice president of Avnet’s HPE
solutions business in the Americas. “Avnet will provide our partners
with the expertise to automate and orchestrate the workloads that run on
Synergy, which will help them shorten the sales cycle and create
profitable new revenue streams. Avnet has years of experience
orchestrating IT workflows and automating HPE deployments in complex
environments. This will prove invaluable as partners adopt this new
approach to software development.”
The exclusive resources, tools and services offered by Avnet in hybrid
cloud automation, data
center migration, technical
support, and technical
training uniquely position Avnet to help partners advance in the
fast-growing DevOps market. Additionally, Avnet supports partners with
the largest library of connectors for HPE
Operations Orchestration and HPE
Cloud Service Automation and can build connectors quickly for custom
code. Avnet also offers assessment services, pre-sales support and
post-sales implementation on its partners’ behalf.
“Fast, agile software development is becoming a critical success factor
in virtually every industry today as companies look for new ways to
engage customers and employees, increase productivity and provide timely
access to important information,” said Greg Popham II, director,
Americas Channel Hybrid IT, Hewlett Packard Enterprise. “Avnet provides
critical training, enablement and support that facilitates sales growth
around Synergy, which is particularly useful for customers engaging in
Agile development for rapid and continuous deployment. Using Synergy, IT
teams can deploy new infrastructure for development environments in
seconds, with a single line of code and automatically scale it up and
down as needed.”
“In our long partnership with Avnet, they have worked with us to embrace
new ways to help our customers transform their organizations to be
faster and more adaptive – with the ability to adjust quickly to market
changes and take advantage of market opportunities,” said Chuck Farrow,
vice president, Strategic Alliances at Logicalis, an IT solutions and
managed services provider and Avnet partner. “HPE Synergy for Composable
Infrastructure is a major breakthrough in our ability to deliver
real-world value to our customers that complements our solutions
expertise, and Avnet has helped us navigate the ramp-up and training
process with true professionalism and exceptional service.”
For partners interested in learning more about Avnet’s HPE offerings,
please visit the Avnet
HPE webpage or contact your Avnet account representative to explore
these opportunities with you.
Avnet at HPE Discover 2016
At booth #610, Avnet featured demonstrations and information on some of
its most popular solutions and services to support its partner
ecosystem, including the Avnet
Cloud Marketplace, technical training, technical support, and more.
On Wednesday, June 8, Avnet sponsored the session “iSpeak Cloud –
Embracing Digital Transformation” (DF9942) at 11:30 a.m. PDT in the
Transformation Zone Area – Discussion Forum 08. In addition, from 12:30
– 2:00 p.m. PDT, Avnet hosted a book-signing at its booth by Jeanne
Morain, author of “iSpeak Cloud: Crossing the Cloud Chasm,”
“Visible Ops Private Cloud” and “Client4Cloud.”
Avnet is a Bronze-level sponsor of HPE
Discover 2016, which is being held at The
Venetian and The
Palazzo in Las Vegas, June 7 – 9, 2016.
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About Avnet, Inc.
From components to cloud and design to disposal, Avnet,
Inc. (NYSE: AVT)
accelerates the success of customers who build, sell and use technology
globally by providing them with a comprehensive portfolio of innovative
products, services and solutions. Avnet is a Fortune 500 company with
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