Avnet Adds CenturyLink, IO Colocation to Portfolio

Avnet has added solutions from CenturyLink and IO that enable channel partners in both the US and Canada to provide their customers with solutions based on off-premise, colocated data center models.

These solutions suit a range of offsite data center and infrastructure colocation needs, including data center expansions, redundancy support and migrations. Partners will be able to profit from these solutions through either a referral model or a resale model.

“Avnet makes it simpler than ever for partners to capitalize on the growing demand among customers for hybrid cloud environments,” said Tim FitzGerald, vice president of Avnet’s Cloud Solutions business in the Americas. “Our new colocation solutions combined with the strength of Avnet’s cloud and hybrid data center services will help partners quickly solve for common customer challenges in the cloud, including cost, performance and security. This is another great example of how Avnet continues to innovate its cloud solutions that span the entire hybrid data center solutions stack, including design, integration, delivery, implementation, migration and disposal.”

Avnet will help partners begin offering colocation solutions with its customized hybrid data center solution offerings. Additionally, partners can leverage Avnet’s IT services, including orchestration and automation, to create more complete offerings for cloud solutions.

Partners can access cloud solutions through the Avnet Cloud Marketplace.