Tech Data Adds NetApp FlexPod SF to Portfolio

Tech Data Corporation added FlexPod SF, a converged infrastructure offering that features NetApp, Inc.‘s SolidFire all-flash storage array technology, to its FlexPod Modular Integration (FMI) program.

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FMI is a sales velocity program that helps partners expedite the sales of FlexPod solutions by managing the process from registration through the integration and shipment to their customers. The program gives partners a solution for accelerating the quoting and shipping of FlexPod configurations.

“FlexPod SF gives our partners a uniquely agile infrastructure to support their dynamic business environments,” said Phillip Privett, VP, Cisco solutions, Tech Data. “FMI’s quoting process will give our partners the ability to offer their customers FlexPod and FlexPod SF solutions faster than their competition. We are proud to be the only North American distributor capable of selling and delivering these modular integrations as part of a high-velocity sales program.“

Built on roundbreaking technology from NetApp and Cisco Technology, Inc., the FlexPod SF next-generation converged infrastructure is trusted by thousands of customers across the globe. Composed of pre-validated storage, networking and server technologies, it is designed to increase IT responsiveness to organizational needs and reduce the cost of computing with maximum uptime and minimal risk.

FMI makes FlexPod and FlexPod SF fast to deploy by providing baseline models and modular options of pre-validated tools and flexible options for delivery.

The company will integrate and ship complete FlexPod solutions so partners can offer customized onsite implementation and support.