Arrow, DSA Encore Join Together to Address Market Demand for Converged Infrastructure Managed Services
July 08 2014 - 11:55AM
Business Wire
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW), today announced an alliance
with DSA Encore to address increased customer demand for a
single-source supplier for data-center and converged-infrastructure
products and services.
Through the agreement, DSA will be available to customers of
Arrow’s S3 business, as well as to solution providers
supported by Arrow’s North American enterprise computing solutions
segment. Arrow’s S3 business provides systems integration for
business-transforming communication, collaboration and ongoing
services solutions to large and midsize businesses. Arrow’s
enterprise computing solutions segment provides leading-edge
technology, services and support to IT solution providers.
“With the explosion of cloud services, BYOD
(bring-your-own-device), Big Data and social media, clients are
looking to their suppliers for support with helping them decide on
the right technology infrastructure and, as importantly, the
management of those platforms,” said Dr. Jeff Reed, chief
technology officer for Arrow’s S3 business. “In parallel, the need
for new technology has driven increased activity in data center and
colocation decisions.” Recognizing that need, Arrow’s S3 business
created a center of excellence focused on converged infrastructure
and managed services, and its alliances with DSA and other
data-center and colocation companies are part of the center of
excellence.
“We see the acceleration of technology increasing at an
exponential rate. From the telephone to the PC, to the Internet, to
the smart phone, we have witnessed mass adoption rates drop from
decades, to a few years,” said Mark Schneider, president of DSA.
“In addition, the ongoing movement toward virtualization and cloud
services has caused customers to take a second look at their
current data center and colocation environments, as to whether to
expand, contract or consolidate those facilities.”
Schneider continued, “Working with a full-service technology
provider like Arrow further enables DSA to provide a complete
data-center and unified-computing lifecycle solution.”
To kick-off the agreement, Arrow and DSA are hosting a webinar
on July 10, at 10 a.m. CT entitled, “The future of your data center
(where will your technology infrastructure reside next year?).” The
webinar will be hosted by Reed and Schneider. This will be the
first of a series of educational sessions. Future topics will
include cloud considerations (private, public, or hybrid),
OpenStack, Big Data, and BYOD.
For more information on the first webinar, click on the link
below or contact Nick Pitasi at 203 847-6048 or Charles Schwarz at
201 498-7669.
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/678145112?elq=c509312f01d2453d974dd8f5c58cc536&elqCampaignId=
About Arrow Electronics
Arrow Electronics (www.arrow.com) is a global provider of
products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users
of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. Arrow
serves as a supply channel partner for more than 100,000 original
equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers and commercial
customers through a global network of more than 460 locations in 58
countries.
About DSA Encore
DSA Encore is one of the nation's leading providers of
independent end-to-end data center solutions. For more than 35
years, it has helped some of the largest and most influential
brands in the data center business grow even stronger by solving
their toughest design, construction and operational challenges.
Encore provides a variety of strategic life-cycle services that
help clients to expand, relocate or evolve their data centers or
data center businesses. www.dsaencore.com
Arrow ElectronicsDawn Small, 303-824-4188Global
Communicationsdsmall@arrow.comorDSA EncoreChristine
Timmerman, 203-740-4292Marketing
Coordinatorctimmerman@dsaencore.com
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