Recognized vendors Cisco, EMC, HPE, NetApp, Nutanix, Oracle and SimpliVity all featured on Avnet’s line card
Avnet,
Inc. (NYSE: AVT),
a leading global technology distributor, announced today that it is the
only distributor to represent all seven vendor leaders in the October
2016 Gartner
Magic Quadrant for Integrated Systems. The seven vendors acknowledged in
the 2016 “Leaders” quadrant are: Cisco,
EMC,
Hewlett
Packard Enterprise (HPE), NetApp,
Nutanix,
Oracle
and SimpliVity.
These seven vendors were recognized for completeness of their vision and
the ability to execute.
Gartner, a leading information technology research and advisory firm,
publishes its Magic Quadrant market research reports to provide
qualitative analysis into various IT markets, their direction, maturity
and participants. Integrated systems in the Magic Quadrant context
represent combinations of server, storage and network infrastructure,
sold with management software that facilitates the provisioning and
management of the combined unit.
“We distribute the very best the industry has to offer, and we see this
report as further validation of that. Avnet is proud to represent these
seven vendors and because of our affiliation with them, our partners can
seize new opportunities and accelerate their businesses with the
cutting-edge technology their customers demand,” said Sergio Farache,
senior vice president of strategy and specialist business units for
Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas. “Avnet enjoys strong relationships
with each of these organizations, and has helped them grow their sales
channels and deliver innovative solutions to the partner community. We
look forward to strengthening our partnerships with them in the coming
years to deliver new and compelling value to the channel ecosystem.”
Cisco, EMC, HPE, NetApp, Nutanix, Oracle and SimpliVity offer products,
services and solutions that stretch across Avnet Technology Solutions’
recently introduced solutions
specialist business units. Avnet’s solutions specialist approach
ensures that it, along with its suppliers and partners, continues to
meet customers’ needs in a rapidly changing market. This business model
allows Avnet and its partners to capitalize on next-generation
technologies while optimizing its support for data center technologies –
both legacy and new. Avnet has dedicated expertise for each of six
specialized business areas, including those focused on the data center;
cloud; security; cognitive computing, data analytics and internet of
things (IOT); mobility; and education services.
Avnet also globally represents many of the other vendors in the 2016
Gartner Magic Quadrant for Integrated Systems, including those shown as
“Challengers,” “Niche Players” and “Visionaries.” Avnet has decades of
knowledge in integrated systems and sells more than a billion dollars in
integrated systems annually, including converged and hyperconverged
infrastructure solutions. Avnet is a pioneer in designing and delivering
integrated systems, through teams who provide pre-sales support, quoting
and full integration services, and holds inventory in many integrated
stack components, speeding partners’ time to market and mitigating risk.
Avnet has developed a unique combination of IP and services capabilities
to improve the hybrid
cloud deployment in these environments and extend their capacity
with the most relevant public cloud offerings.
To learn more about how Avnet can help partners grow their businesses,
visit ats.avnet.com.
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About Avnet, Inc.
From components to cloud and from design to disposal, Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT)
accelerates the success of customers who build, sell and use technology
by providing a comprehensive portfolio of innovative products, services
and solutions. Avnet is a global company ranked on the FORTUNE 500 with
revenues of $26.2 billion for the fiscal year 2016. For more
information, visit www.avnet.com.
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