Avnet Technology Solutions Celebrates a Decade of Collaboration with F5 Networks & Channel Partners to Grow Their Security & ...
18 December 2014 - 3:03AM
Business Wire
Avnet’s expert sales and technical teams,
combined with F5’s innovative solutions, enable partners to meet
their customers’ rapidly evolving IT needs
Avnet Technology Solutions, the global IT solutions distribution
leader and an operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT),
recently marked the 10th anniversary of their partnership with F5
Networks. Avnet and F5 have closely collaborated to provide channel
partners with IT solutions that have further enabled customers over
the years to seamlessly scale data center, cloud, and
software-defined networking (SDN) deployments and deliver
applications. Through its security and networking practices, Avnet
currently supports F5 and its partners in eight countries: Canada,
India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, U.K., U.S. and Vietnam.
“Even with the tremendous amount of change in the IT industry
over the past decade, security and networking remain foundational
elements of almost every IT implementation,” said Tony Madden,
senior vice president and supplier business executive for Avnet
Technology Solutions, Global. “Avnet’s and F5’s expert teams
understand the complexities and nuances required to successfully
assist partners in addressing the security and networking needs of
their customers. We look forward to another decade of working with
F5 to empower our partners to create IT environments for their
customers that deliver secure, fast and reliable applications.”
Industry analyst firm IDC predicts that market revenues for the
Network Security field will be in excess of $11 billion by 2018,
with a compound annual growth rate of 7.4 percent for the period
2013–20181. Avnet is helping its F5 partners capitalize on this
significant market opportunity in a variety of ways. For example,
F5 partners are able to access the Avnet Demo Center from anywhere
in the world to remotely showcase the functionality of F5 solutions
to their customers and prospects. With the Avnet Demo Center,
partners can demonstrate overall capabilities, provide solutions
comparisons and verify functionality in a wide variety of IT
environments to close deals faster. These remote demonstrations are
supplemented by Avnet’s extensive inventory of physical F5
demonstration units that are available for partners’ use.
Avnet’s expert sales and technical teams also help partners
throughout the sales process. They provide specific training on F5
products and projects, and sales mapping to align with end-user
information. Partners can also access Avnet’s sales and marketing
resources, demand generation campaigns and financing programs to
further accelerate their success.
“Avnet has been instrumental in growing our presence in key
countries around the world, and their dedicated sales, marketing
and technical teams have helped our partners drive incremental
business and close deals effectively,” said Jim Ritchings, senior
vice president, Worldwide Channels, F5 Networks. “The next decade
will undoubtedly bring an incredible number of changes to the
security and networking industry, and Avnet has proven to be a
trusted advisor that can help us and our partners serve the
ever-changing needs of customers.”
F5 partners are supported by Avnet’s sales, business
development, marketing, technical pre-sales and services teams.
These teams have proven expertise in F5’s technology and market
strategy, and they hold more than 35 F5 accreditations.
Additionally, partners further benefit from Avnet’s relationships
with complementary manufacturers. Partners can rely on Avnet to
serve as the single source for all the products needed to transform
technology into business solutions for their customers.
“Security and networking are fast-growing markets, and Avnet has
the tools and resources in place to help us profitably pursue these
opportunities,” said Michael Souza, senior vice president, Sales
and Marketing, FusionStorm. “F5 technology has become a core
element of our security and networking portfolio over the past nine
years. Working hand in hand with Avnet and F5, we’ve been able to
better meet our customers’ comprehensive IT needs, helping them
improve the user experience and drive productivity.”
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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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