Ingram Micro to Distribute Arista Products in United States
March 17 2009 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Arista Networks today announced it has signed an agreement with
Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), the world�s largest technology
distributor, to distribute Arista�s 10 Gigabit Ethernet data center
solutions. The contract covers distribution in the United States
and its territories.
�We are pleased to enter into a distribution agreement with
Ingram Micro in the U.S.,� said Jayshree Ullal, President and CEO,
Arista Networks. �Ingram Micro�s well-established leadership in
technology product distribution made them the logical partner of
choice for our company.�
�Arista�s 10Gig solutions meet the new infrastructure
requirements for data center and computing environments of all
sizes,� said Ken Bast, Vice President, Vendor Management, Ingram
Micro. �10 Gig continues to be the high growth segment of the
Ethernet market, even in today�s environment, which reflects the
reality of today�s data center bandwidth requirements. We are
pleased to be adding the Arista products to our line card.�
�The advent of Cloud Computing changes the scale of datacenters
and what is required for the network in terms of throughput,
latency and resilience,� added Ullal. �The ability to scale,
control, change, visualize and customize the cloud network is an
important evolution and step in the networking industry.�
Truman Roe, President of Sierra Associates and an Ingram Micro
Venture Tech Network (VTN) member, agrees. �In order to enable
higher productivity and cost savings, customers need to continue to
evolve their network infrastructure with new solutions and
services. It�s all about economics today.�
About Ingram Micro
As a vital link in the technology value chain, Ingram Micro
creates sales and profitability opportunities for vendors and
resellers through unique marketing programs, outsourced logistics
services, technical support, financial services, and product
aggregation and distribution. The company serves more than 150
countries and is the only global broad-based IT distributor with
operations in Asia. Visit www.ingrammicro.com
About Arista Networks
Arista Networks, formerly known as Arastra, was founded to
deliver cloud networking solutions for large datacenter and
computing environments. Arista offers best-of-breed 10 Gigabit
Ethernet switches that redefine scalability, robustness, and
price-performance. At the core of Arista's platform is the
Extensible Operating System (EOS�), a pioneering new software
architecture with self-healing and live in-service software upgrade
capabilities.
Arista's team is comprised of experienced management and
engineering talent from leading networking companies. Arista
markets its products worldwide through distribution partners,
systems integrators and resellers with a strong dedication to
partner and customer success.
For more information, please visit http://www.aristanetworks.com
or contact Arista at info@aristanetworks.com or 650-462-5000.
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