Silver Peak, the global SD-WAN outfit announced a global distribution agreement with Westcon-Comstor, a value-added global distributor (VAD) of security, collaboration, infrastructure and data centre gear.
Through its Westcon line of business, the distributor will offer the full portfolio of Silver Peak software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) edge solutions, including the Unity EdgeConnect SD-WAN edge platform, to resellers and enterprise customers across Europe, Middle East and Africa and Asia Pacific.
By adding EdgeConnect to its portfolio, Westcon will provide resellers and enterprise customers with what it claims is a complete solution that eliminates the need for conventional branch routers. EdgeConnect uniquely unifies foundational branch network functions, SD-WAN, WAN optimisation, routing and security into a single, centrally managed, business-driven, SD-WAN edge.
Michael O’Brien, vice president, worldwide channel sales at Silver Peak said: “Modern enterprises operate in the cloud for speed and efficiency, but traditional routers weren’t designed for that Built for the cloud, EdgeConnect empowers enterprises with a WAN edge architecture that frees them from the associated complexity and expense of traditional router-centric WAN approaches. This presents a substantial opportunity for Westcon to offer resellers and enterprise customers, across the globe, a solution that directly and securely connects users to SaaS and cloud applications to deliver the highest quality of experience. The Silver Peak and Westcon distribution agreement represents a strategic partnership that leverages the core competencies of both organisations.”
David Grant, chief operating officer at Westcon said: “At Westcon, we pride ourselves in transforming the technology supply chain through our capabilities in the cloud, services and global deployments. Partnering with Silver Peak means we can now offer value-added distribution of our full portfolio to existing Silver Peak partners, while evangelising the SD-WAN addressable market opportunity to potential new value-added resellers (VARs) and system integrators across the company’s existing collaboration, infrastructure and security portfolios.”
