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Avnet rolls out HP Storage Academy

The Storage Academy conducted training for channel partners in Kuwait, Riyadh, Beirut and Cairo. The programme was a great success and well attended by Avnet’s HP channel partners in all these locations where it was held.

 

With data growing at an explosive rate, it has become more important to have an efficient storage design than a high performance. Therefore, storage has become a main component of HP’s Converged Infrastructure model.

 

“We believe Information is key to success, hence we decided to roll out such a unique program to train and educate our partners to offer the best possible solution at the most competitive price called Storage Academy in association with HP & Brocade”, says, Jamal Qaffaf, MD, Avnet Technology Solutions Middle East and Africa (MEA).

 

During the training sessions, both Avnet and HP highlighted various techniques that can be used to design an effective storage infrastructure, such as data tiering, thin provisioning, data de-duplication, archiving and backup strategies to protect precious data. Brocade added value to the academy with a presentation about the latest developments in SAN infrastructure. It also covered key topics like cost competitiveness, margins. Another important topic was Storage Virtualization and the advantages of this technology compared to others.

 

“Great seminar overall. Found it quite helpful to know about the latest technologies & solutions available and how it stands out against our competitors.” says, Abdalla Al-Muzaini, of INC Technologies a Kuwait based Avnet solution provider partner.

 

With the overwhelming response received from its channel partners, Avnet Technology Solutions plans to take Storage Academy to other parts of the region with a greater focus on Africa.

 

Avnet Technology Solutions, a value added distributor in the region recently launched a special training programme coined ?Storage Academy? in association with HP to educate its channel partners on the importance of designing efficient storage solutions and enhancing their skill-sets.

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