Avnet Technology Solutions, a leader in global IT solutions distribution, has announced the launch of a dedicated team focused on off-premise cloud solutions for value-added reseller (VAR), integrated software vendor (ISV), and managed service provider (MSP) partners throughout the United States and Canada.

“Avnet invested more than a year of research and development into the creation of Avnet Cloud Solutions, analyzing the short and long-term cloud computing opportunities in the data center. Avnet will leverage this knowledge to help our partners capitalize on cloud computing opportunities that are in the greatest demand among customers today. The Avnet Cloud Solutions team will work with our partners to accelerate their growth and build successful off-premise cloud solutions businesses,” said Tim FitzGerald, Vice President of Avnet Cloud Solutions.

The Avnet Cloud Solutions team is currently developing a portfolio of integrated and packaged offerings designed to be delivered on an annuity basis by partners. The portfolio focuses on areas of cloud computing that are in strong demand among end users and which are best served by off-premise cloud delivery models. Avnet will provide partners with offerings in a variety of workload categories, including productivity and collaboration, test and development, backup and disaster recovery, security, application hosting and management, remote management and monitoring, and data center as a service.

In order to develop its portfolio of integrated and packaged solution offerings, Avnet works with industry-leading cloud providers, selecting only those that align with the high-demand workloads that Avnet has identified. Serving customers in more than 70 countries worldwide, the company is one of the largest global distributors of electronic components, computer products and embedded technology. Avnet’s strict requirements for cloud providers ensures that the best interests of its partners are protected while bringing the greatest value to end customers.

“Cloud computing continues to evolve at a rapid pace, and Avnet’s strategy is in lockstep and aligns well with high-growth market opportunities for partners. At Technologent, we recognize that to be successful long-term, we need to develop our off-premise cloud computing business. Since this is more services-focused and annuity-based than traditional solutions sales, Avnet Cloud Solutions’ approach will help us quickly pursue off-premise cloud computing opportunities with offerings that are specifically designed for the channel and match the needs of our customers,” said Marco Mohajer, Executive Vice President at Technologent, a leading global provider of technology infrastructure solutions, and Avnet partner.