Synnex to Distribute Overland

Overland Storage, Inc. announced that SYNNEX Corporation has been named a new Overland North American distribution partner. Under the terms of the strategic distribution agreement, SYNNEX will add Overland’s complete line of storage and data protection appliances to the suite of solutions that SYNNEX already offers to its more than 15,000 resellers.

The agreement reinforces Overland’s continued channel commitment while complementing the company’s focus on bringing enterprise-class capabilities to mid-range customers through affordable and reliable products that reduce backup windows, accelerate recoveries, streamline data retention and facilitate cost-effective disaster recovery. Additionally, the partnership with SYNNEX will provide added benefits for Overland channel partners seeking innovative disk-based backup and recovery, tape automation as well as SAN and NAS data protection appliances.

According to Ravi Pendekanti, vice president of worldwide marketing for Overland Storage, the distribution agreement with SYNNEX will broaden the reach of Overland’s products while providing channel partners with strong technical expertise and support. "Overland is extremely pleased to partner with SYNNEX to help its vast community of resellers solve ever-increasing data protection problems," he says. "Together, we can offer a diverse portfolio of solutions backed by the right level of technical support and responsive service to ensure the availability and accessibility of business-critical data."

SYNNEX will distribute Overland’s complete product line, including REO SERIES disk-based backup and recovery, NEO SERIES and ARCvault award-winning tape automation, ULTAMUS RAID high-performance SAN and Snap Server NAS-based data protection appliances.

"Overland Storage is a well-recognized name in the storage industry, with a reputation for developing affordable, reliable, cost competitive products tailored for small, midrange and distributed enterprises," says Bob Stegner, senior vice president of marketing, North America, for SYNNEX Corporation. "We are very selective in determining which technologies are added to our arsenal of products and are delighted to give our resellers the opportunity to choose Overland for their customers’ data protection needs."