Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT), a leading global technology distributor, today announced FSA One Frameworks™, co-developed with Cisco and NetApp to accelerate the adoption of converged infrastructure solutions. Avnet will provide FSA One Frameworks, a collaborative new exclusive offering that arms solution provider partners in the U.S. and Canada with a high-velocity sales motion for quoting and shipping a family of pre-validated, pre-integrated FlexPod™ configurations.

FSA (FlexPod Services by Avnet) One Frameworks is a new set of pre-configured and packaged integrated infrastructure racks that combine products and services from Cisco, NetApp and Avnet based on popular customer configurations. These racks will benefit channel partners in a host of new ways, including:

  • Faster, simpler sales motion, faster quoting, faster shipping and easier purchase request responses.
  • Complete solution registration for partners, which can lead to larger deals and better account alignment.
  • Aggressive, simplified pricing via automatic price variance requests (PVRs).
  • New, more-structured options for selling FlexPod, opening additional vertical market opportunities.
  • One point of contact, quote and invoice for the full solution stack, simplifying partner engagement with Avnet.

“FSA One Frameworks will be a real boost to Avnet’s partners in terms of delivery and positive customer experience,” said Phillip Privett, vice president of Avnet’s Cisco® solutions business. “Our Cisco solutions team is proud to be associated with this new offering – it’s really a whole new way to take FlexPod to market – and our partner resellers will realize a faster, easier sales motion.”

“FlexPod Services by Avnet was initially introduced to our partner community in May 2011, and FSA One Frameworks is a value-added extension of that original offering,” said Jim Kebert, vice president of Avnet’s NetApp® solutions business. “Avnet’s NetApp solutions team stands ready to serve our partner community in providing their customers with faster returns on their investments through the benefits of pre-assembled configurations, accelerated deployment and the reduced risk that comes with pre-validated architectures.”

FlexPod is a portfolio of prevalidated, integrated infrastructure solutions that combine Cisco UCS integrated infrastructure and NetApp storage components. FlexPod simplifies and modernizes IT with continuous innovation, delivering unmatched application performance, the broadest support for any cloud strategy, and improved operational efficiency to accelerate data center transformation and business evolution. FlexPod-powered solutions use complementary partner technology to extend the value of FlexPod investments.

“Through our ongoing collaboration, Cisco and Avnet have consistently delivered value to the IT channel, and FSA One Frameworks is our latest example,” said Andrew Sage, vice president, Americas Distribution, Global Partner Organization, Cisco. “FlexPods are now easier than ever to quote, ship and deploy, affording channel partners faster time to revenue and their customers faster time to value.”

“NetApp welcomes Avnet’s leadership in making FlexPod even easier for the channel community to take to market and solve demanding customer challenges,” said Maria Olson, vice president, Global and Strategic Alliances, NetApp. “FSA One Frameworks is an innovative way to quickly and efficiently deliver proven technology across all layers of the stack.”

Avnet partners can learn more about FSA One Frameworks at the NetApp Insight 2015 conference in Las Vegas, October 12-15, at the Mandalay Bay Hotel. Avnet representatives will be on hand to answer questions and provide additional information. Avnet is one of NetApp’s largest professional services delivery partners in North America.

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From components to cloud and design to disposal, Avnet, Inc. (NYSE: AVT) accelerates the success of customers who build, sell and use technology globally by providing them with a comprehensive portfolio of innovative products, services and solutions. Avnet is a Fortune 500 company with revenues of $27.9 billion for the fiscal year 2015. For more information, visit www.avnet.com.