Advantage Technologies Will Resell Pivot3 HCI

Advantage DCI, a subsidiary of Advantage Technologies, Inc. and a provider of IT infrastructure solutions, announced a partnership with Pivot3, Inc., in hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) solutions for the modern data center.

Pivot3 is a provider of dynamic hyperconverged solutions that improve data center simplicity and economics. With this partnership, Advantage will sell hyperconverged infrastructure solutions under the brand name Advantage DCI (i.e. Data Center Infrastructure).

“Our partnership with Pivot3 expands Advantage Technologies’ capabilities and fits neatly within our strategy to continue to provide robust technology solutions for businesses of all types,” said Barry Malter, president and CEO, Advantage Technologies. “Our customers look to us to provide them with solutions that streamline IT workflow processes and help grow their business. We’ve been doing that to a great extent with our other services; but now, by working with Pivot3, we can help customers with even more infrastructure requirements.“

Advantage can offer current and prospective customers a hyperconverged solution that combines computing power, networking and storage into a single platform. The main benefits of HCI are centralized management, cost reduction, simple scalability and energy efficiency. According to IDC, the worldwide revenues for hyperconverged systems surpassed $2.2 billion in 2016.

“We are honored to partner with Advantage DCI and help bring hyperconverged infrastructure solutions to their broad network of customers,” said Mark Maisano, channel chief, Pivot3. “Their expertise in providing the best IT infrastructure solutions will help customers who are looking to move toward a more software-defined data center, and their focus on ensuring customers get the best business results from their IT infrastructure aligns with our values.“

This is not Advantage’s first foray into the hyper-convergence marketplace, the company also has an existing partnership with HyperGrid, Inc. (formerly GridStore). The partnership with Pivot3 is an opportunity for both companies to continue expanding their respective customer bases by delivering HCI solutions.