Hitachi, Tech Access to build growth opportunities in regional storage industry
Hitachi Data Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd and the recognized global leader in enterprise storage technology, and Tech Access the leading value-added distributor, launched the PartnerUp road shows in the Middle East to build growth opportunities for resellers and integrators in the storage industry.
- United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, May 27 - 2008 at 07:28
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Kicking off in Dubai and Cairo, the PartnerUp events will offer potential partners an insight into the storage business and how they can benefit from the current boom in the data infrastructure space.
According to Tony Ward, general manager & sales director MENAT (Middle East, North Africa, Turkey and Pakistan), Hitachi Data Systems: 'Now is the time for value added resellers and integrators to be part of the incredible growth witnessed by the industry. Major growth is seen in sectors such as telecommunication, banking and healthcare, which is creating a big addressable storage market. Working with Tech Access, we aim to recruit a number of partners in each country, who understand the dynamics of their local markets and who have the capabilities to work with our customers and present the solutions portfolio we have to offer.'
HDS and Tech Access are seeking partners to focus on the mid-range and small to medium (SMB) business solutions including Adaptable Modular Storage, Workgroup Modular Storage, Simple Modular Storage series and the Essential NAS Platform. It has been shown that many mid-size companies face the same business pressures of much larger companies but do so with less resources. With many years of experience successfully serving the largest companies in the world, Hitachi Data Systems also delivers modular storage solutions for mid-size companies that help them compete in the marketplace. The Hitachi TagmaStore Adaptable Modular Storage family scales from 3 terrabytes to over 200 terrabytes and brings many enterprise-proven features like RAID-6, volume migration and distance replication to mid-size customers in affordable solutions
Umar Malik, senior vice president & chief financial officer, Tech Access said:
'We are proposing a number of channel programs whereby we can help value added resellers grasp this storage boom opportunity, giving them health incremental business growth. We have a wide reach of resellers in the Middle East and Africa region, which we are targeting through these series of events. By presenting the benefits of the PartnerUp Program, the industry-leading HDS storage technologies, and the opportunities we have identified in each of those country markets, we expect to sign up a number of new partners by the end of this series of events.'
There are two categories of partners within the Hitachi Data Systems TrueNorthTM Channel Partner Program. The Associate Partners, who are authorized resellers who focus on the full range of Hitachi Data Systems modular products, solutions and services, with emphasis on small, medium and mid-range storage markets. The Bronze Partners, who are authorized resellers who focus on a specific range of modular Hitachi Data Systems storage products with a primary target of serving small and medium business markets.
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For additional information on or registration to the PartnerUP road show in Dubai, please visit: http://www.techaccess.com/hdscairo.htm
About Tech Access FZ-LLC
Established in April of 2000, Tech Access is a leading value-add distributor providing end-to-end business solutions to the enterprise and mid-market sectors with products and solutions from the most innovative networking, storage, hardware, software and security vendors in the IT industry. Head-quartered in Dubai Internet City and having branch offices in Cairo, Riyadh and Casablanca, Tech Access caters to a region covering 1.6 billion people with a GDP over US$1.1 trillion. With operations in over 18 countries in the Middle East, Levant & North Africa, Tech Access uses its innovative reseller program - PartnerUp - to ensure that it effectively supports its resellers in all activities related with sales, pre-sales, post-sales and professional services. Tech Access believes in 'Test Before You Invest' approach to IT procurement. To enable this, it has a multimillion dollar 'Technology Center' at its Head Office in Dubai, where potential customers are assisted by its Pre-Sales and Professional Services experts in developing free of charge prototypes, giving the clients a chance to evaluate best of breed solutions before they make their investment decision. Tech Access is the Regional Channel Development Partner (CDP) for Sun Microsystems and valueadd distributor for Symantec, Spectra Logic, Network Appliance, Business Objects, HP Software and 3Com's enterprise products and services.
About Hitachi Data Systems
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation provides Services Oriented Storage Solutions that enable heterogeneous storage to be dynamically provisioned according to business needs and centrally managed via industry-leading Hitachi storage virtualization software. As an integral part of the Hitachi Storage Solutions Group, Hitachi Data Systems delivers storage infrastructure platforms, storage management software, and storage consulting services through direct and indirect channels in over 170 countries and regions. Its customers include nearly 60-percent of Fortune 100 companies. For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://www.hds.com.
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 384,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2006 (ended March 31, 2007) consolidated revenues totaled 10,247bn yen ($86.8bn). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.
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Posted by Anne-Birte Stensgaard, Senior News EditorTuesday, May 27 - 2008 at 07:28 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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