Demonstrating its strength in data center and integrated solutions, Ingram Micro Inc. is first to market with all-in-one compute- and storage-as-a-service solution sets from Veeam and Zadara.
Available
now, the templated and customizable Veeam backup and Zadara cloud
compute and storage solution sets solve for the hybrid infrastructure
and storage needs and wants of today's distributed enterprise.
Additionally, these solutions are being sold "as a service"-making them a
100% operational expense versus a capital expense for the enterprise.
"In
today's 'do business from anywhere' environment, corporations want and
need secure and scalable storage and compute solutions that can be
consumed as a service and managed remotely with ease and greater
efficiency," said Ryan Grant, executive director, Integrated Solutions,
Ingram Micro. "By bringing Veeam backup and Zadara Cloud Services to
market together, we are shortening the sales and deployment cycles for
our channel partners around two of the most in-demand solutions -
dependable enterprise backup and secure compute and storage cloud
services. This relationship also demonstrates the power of ONE Ingram
Micro and the end-to-end experience we're able to deliver locally and
globally at scale."
At
the heart of the new alliance is Ingram Micro's state-of-the-art
Integration Center. Established in 2018, the Mira Loma-based Integration
Center builds technology from the ground up to spec or specialization -
offering channel partners everything from system design to
compatibility and regulatory engineering. As part of the expanded
relationship, both Veeam and Zadara are leveraging the qualified
engineering skill and solutions expertise found within Ingram Micro's
Integration Center to extend their reach into the channel and deliver a
better and differentiated partner experience.
"Ingram
Micro has served as a preferred distributor for Veeam since 2009 and
continues to add more value to the mix for our mutual channel partners
through its Integration Center, flexible financing solutions and growing
bench of cross-trained sales leaders," said Dangvy Keller, vice
president of distribution sales, Americas, Veeam. "Going to market with
Ingram Micro and Zadara is a growth catalyst for our channel partners
and a competitive win for Veeam."
To
further educate and enable, Ingram Micro, Veeam and Zadara are offering
channel partners access to varying training modules available on
demand. Members of Ingram Micro's Trust X Alliance partner community are
reporting record growth within the data center category, as a result of
the market's move to work from anywhere.
"From
the core to the edge, securing your customer's network and the data
that resides within is a top priority," said Larry Hilbers, Chief
Technology Officer at Alliance Technology Group, an Ingram Micro Trust X
Alliance partner. "Being able to deliver this solution as a service and
with the support of two cloud innovators and the world's largest
technology distributor is an offer we are definitely going to capitalize
on."
"The
distributed enterprise is demanding flexible, consumption-based
edge-cloud solutions built for agility and scale," said Gene Cunningham,
vice president, North America, Zadara. "We are excited to further align
our business with Ingram Micro and Veeam to offer channel partners
award-winning, fully-managed storage, backup and recovery services
delivered in a 100% OpEx model and free from data transfer fees and
long-term contracts."
For more information, Ingram Micro channel partners are encouraged to connect with their sales representatives.
"Together
with Veaam and Zadara, we're delivering a scalable solution that helps
channel partners simplify and transform their customers' IT into a more
modern, more secure and more scalable infrastructure," said Susan
O'Sullivan, vice president, sales, Ingram Micro.
"Today's
channel partners need access to on-demand, enterprise-grade compute,
networking and storage solutions designed to handle any workload,
anywhere-on-premises, hybrid, multi-cloud, and at the edge," said Gene
Cunningham, vice president, North America, Zadara. "We're happy to bring
this and more to market with Ingram Micro and Veeam."