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January 24, 2017

Informatica Expands Relationship With Avnet

Jan. 24 — Informatica today announced it is expanding its distribution agreement with Avnet’s Technology Solutions business unit to include the U.S. and Canada, building upon Avnet’s existing relationships with Informatica in Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Singapore and the U.K.

Under the expanded agreement, Informatica products and solutions will be offered as part of Avnet’s Big Data and analytics ecosystem, providing Avnet partners with access to all Informatica products and solutions, including data integration, cloud, MDM (Master Data Management), big data and security.

“The addition of Informatica’s products to our portfolio will help Avnet drive partner acceleration in the big data and analytics market,” said Colin Blair, vice president of data analytics and IOT solutions, Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas. “Our partners will now be able to offer Informatica’s innovative data solutions, supported by Avnet’s channel know-how, specialization and focus in conjunction with a predictable and profitable channel program, which will empower them to turn their customers’ data into actionable information.”

“Our partnership with Avnet Technology Solutions is an important part of our new channel strategy in North America,” said Rodney Foreman, senior vice president, Partner Ecosystems at Informatica. “Avnet is an established global technology partner with a vast network of resellers. This network of resellers already has deep specialization in Data Integration, Analytics and Big Data, and selling into both enterprise and mid-market customers, which will help Informatica better support our customers who are increasingly wanting our solutions to manage their data.”

For more information about Informatica’s partner program, please visit www.informatica.com/partners

About Informatica

Informatica is 100 percent focused on data because the world runs on data. Organizations need business solutions around data for the cloud, big data, real-time and streaming. Informatica is the world’s No. 1 provider of data management solutions, in the cloud, on-premise or in a hybrid environment. More than 7,000 organizations around the world turn to Informatica for data solutions that power their businesses. For more information, call +1 650-385-5000 (1-800-653-3871 in the U.S.), or visit www.informatica.com.


Source: Informatica

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