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IO’s Purpose-Built Modular Data Center Technology Supports Avnet Technology Solutions Data Center Lifecycle Services Offerings for Reseller Partners
IO, the leading provider of next-generationmodular data center technology and services, announced today that it has been awarded a contract from Avnet Technology Solutions, the global IT solutions distribution leader and operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), for the U.S. and Canada.
“IO is fundamentally changing the way customers purchase and scale their data center infrastructures,” said Tim FitzGerald, vice president, Data Center Technology Solutions Practices, Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas. “Organizations now can thinly provision the data center like the rest of its IT infrastructure. By removing the burden of forecasting IT needs 10 years into the future, IO.Anywhere®, IO’s modular data center technology platform, allows organizations to create greater efficiencies and reduce costs. IO’s capabilities will enable us to expand our managed and cloud services within the Avnet Data Center Lifecycle Services portfolio to support the future data center needs of our partners and their customers.”
“The adoption of our modular data center technology by Avnet is yet another example of the tangible benefits that we are delivering to a broad range of customers, including service providers,” said Anthony J. D’Ambrosi, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer of IO. “IO is providing intelligent control within the Cloud.”
As part of this new agreement, IO will provide Avnet Technology Solutions with Data Center as a Service (DCaaS™) at IO Phoenix, delivered through its modular technology platform IO.Anywhere. Designed, engineered and manufactured in the USA, IO’s modular data center platform offers the reliable, cost-effective and secure services required as a core component for Avnet’s managed and cloud services.
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IO is a global leader in software-defined data centers and has pioneered the next generation of data center infrastructure technology. IO's integrated hardware and software data center technology platform offers enterprises, governments, and service providers an innovative way to deploy, provision, and optimize data center capacity anywhere in the world. IO technology lowers the total cost of data center ownership compared to traditional data centers, enabling dynamic deployment and intelligent control based on the needs of IT equipment and applications in the data center.
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