In partnership with Lenovo, effective January 1, 2015, Avnet will distribute the company’s System x, BladeCenter and Flex System blade servers and switches, x86-based Flex integrated systems, NeXtScale and iDataPlex servers and associated software, blade networking and maintenance operations. Under the terms of the agreement, Avnet will offer these Lenovo servers and solutions in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey and the UK.
To help channel partners offer complete end-to-end solutions, Avnet will continue to provide a variety of traditional service offerings, such as logistics, sales, marketing, finance and technical services, strategically paired with business, IT, lifecycle and education services.
Miriam Murphy, senior vice president, North region, Avnet Technology Solutions, EMEA, commented, “A continual dialogue with our partners during the transition from IBM to Lenovo ensured they experienced minimal disruption. Our System x teams remain unchanged and we continue to be committed to supporting customers as before. We’re looking forward to Avnet and Lenovo exploring new opportunities to work together, in particular in the converged infrastructure space.”
Massimo Donati, vice president Enterprise Systems, Lenovo EMEA commented, “This new collaboration offers us the opportunity to carry on creating real value for customers, ensuring they continue to see the Server x series as a vital and reliable part of their data centre infrastructure. Avnet has a long-standing and proven track record in successfully building channel ecosystems globally, and we’re going to leverage this expertise to help us implement a clear, scalable channel strategy and create mutual profitable growth opportunities for customers going forward.”
Channel partners interested in learning more about how Avnet can help them capitalise on opportunities with Lenovo should contact their local Avnet representative.
