Global Computing Components (Tech Data) Partnering With Seagate

Global Computing Components (GCC), a division of Tech Data Corp., announced that it has signed a  distribution agreement for the US and Canada with Seagate Enterprise Data Solutions (EDS).

The contract is designed to give the channel faster access to a greater variety of commercial, off-the-shelf, cloud-scale storage solutions by reducing the lead times associated with such products.

GCC’s provides additional support for resellers, systems integrators, OEMs, and VARs looking to design Seagate Exos and Nytro Systems into solutions for their customers. An enhanced partnership with Tech Data aims to offer efficient and economical solutions to secure, manage, and access large volumes of mission-critical business data.

“As the storage market quickly evolves to a software-defined cloud universe, Tech Data is aligning our channel offerings to give our customers maximum opportunity to take advantage of this tremendous growth opportunity,” said Joe Cousins, VP for GCC Americas, Tech Data. “We are looking forward to connecting our North American customer base to Seagate’s world-class storage products.“

The addition of Seagate Exos and Nytro Systems to the GCC lineup is geared to deliver a platform for integrated data center solutions to help customers provide new products and services to the marketplace.

“Today’s enterprises know that data is one of their most important and impactful business assets,” said Ken Claffey, VP and GM, Seagate Enterprise Data Solutions. “Our partnership will leverage Tech Data’s world-class integration and services capabilities to enhance product availability and customer service.“

Global Computing Components is a specialized solution business of Tech Data, and endeavors to provide the component building blocks required to design and build differentiated solutions for the client, enterprise, and data center markets. Through its expertise, it strives to offer customers partnering, supported by vendor relationships, business programs, agility, and global reach.