Avnet Technology Solutions and Brocade Introduce Data Center Program for Channel Partners

TEMPE, Ariz. & SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avnet Technology Solutions, the IT solutions distribution leader and operating group of Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), and Brocade (Nasdaq: BRCD) today announced a jointly developed program for value-added resellers (VARs) in the U.S. and Canada, called Avnet Accelerator. This program provides the necessary tools, training and business assessments for channel partners to invest in breakthrough Ethernet fabric technologies from Brocade. Avnet Accelerator enables resellers to design and implement advanced data center solutions for customers who face mounting challenges associated with virtualization and application proliferation. It will primarily focus on solutions that can be deployed with the use of Brocade VCS™ technology, including the acclaimed Brocade® VDX 6720 Data Center Switch.