Avnet Technology Solutions Wins Riverbed Technology Distribution Partner of the Year 2013 Award

Avnet Technology Solutions, a global IT solutions distributor, recently won the prestigious Riverbed (News - Alert) Technology Distribution Partner of the Year 2013 Award for the U.S. and Canada.

Riverbed partners, whose achievements impact Riverbed’s business on both global and regional basis, are considered eligible for this award.

Officials said that as a Riverbed partner, Avent is able to offer its partners with a critical set of appliances and tools to directly address their customers' pain points, especially related to wide-area networks.

Avnet supports Riverbed solution providers and value-added reseller partners with a variety of resources that have helped them achieve their business goals, expand their offerings and increase their Riverbed sales. The company’s SolutionsPath methodology and vertical market practices have helped improve Riverbed partners’ expertise in high-growth, specialized markets.

“This award reflects the strong relationship between Avnet and Riverbed in championing solutions that improve network performance and application delivery,” said Scott Look, vice president and general manager, Avnet Technology Solutions (News - Alert), Americas, Connected and Secured Solutions group, in a press statement.

Also, Riverbed solution providers have collaborated with Avnet Services to provide their customers with various services-oriented businesses and IT offerings needed for comprehensive networking and IT security solutions that address customers’ business challenges.

Keith Hoskison, senior vice president, Worldwide Channels and Strategic Account Programs at Riverbed, said, “With this award, we applaud Avnet’s performance and achievements as a Riverbed partner, and look forward to Avnet continuing to raise the bar in delivering business value.”

In December 2013, TMCnet reported that Avnet Technology Solutions Americas won the prestigious 2013 CDW (News - Alert) Partner of the Year award for the second consecutive year.  Awards were presented on November 21 at the 2013 CDW Partner Summit in Las Vegas.