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Arrow improves cloud management platform.

Posted on December 12, 2023 by - News

Arrow Electronics has added functionality to its cloud management platform to support more everything-as-a-service (XaaS) options.

Extra services include more hybrid and multi-load monitoring options under the bonnet of its ArrowSphere platform.

The company said that its partners are increasingly offering multi-cloud support to customers to ensure they can meet the demands of users operating across various flavours of public and private cloud.

Arrow added updates that focus on sustainability, cost optimisation and security. Adding the GreenOps, FinOps, and SecOps dashboards allows partners to increase the visibility of key areas of concern for customers.

Arrow fires new managed services portfolio

Posted on July 17, 2023 by - News

Arrow is introducing a managed services portfolio to support channel partners through the  service provision and delivery lifecycle.

Arrow’s managed services are designed to overcome the challenges that many IT providers are experiencing around the shortage of niche skill sets, the costs that are associated with building a managed services platform, and the ongoing balance of cashflow while ensuring return on investment.

Arrow’s head of services sales and go-to-market Mark Barcham said: “We’re here to help channel partners ramp up recurring revenue streams, unconstrained by the overheads typically associated with maintaining a rich services portfolio. We are very excited about the opportunity to help them grow faster.”

Arrow targets Irish partners

Posted on March 20, 2023 by - News

Arrow wants more Irish partners for IBM after it took sole distributor status for the Emerald Isles from Exertis.

Biggish Blue conducted a distribution review in Ireland and decided to give the lot to Arrow ECS building on the duo’s existing UK partnership.

An Arrow spokesperson said that the company would pursue a “two-pronged approach” flogging more or new technology through its existing and new Irish partners.

Extending one of its two UK distributors’ rights to Ireland means Biggish Blue can service those partners with a UK and Irish business.

IBM is focused on working with distribution following the launch of its new Partner Plus programme in January, Arrow said..

Distributors like Arrow have been told to expand partners’ IBM offering into new practices, including those associated with recent acquisitions such as Turbonomic, Instana and Envizi.

Arrow inks deal with Synopsys

Posted on January 31, 2023 by - News

Arrow Electronics has signed a pan-European distribution agreement with Synopsys, to deliver the Synopsys Software Integrity Group’s application security (AppSec) testing solutions to resellers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

Arrow and Synopsys will enable customers to enhance the security of their software through the integration of Synopsys’ AppSec portfolio of market-leading security solutions.

Arrow will resell and deliver joint Synopsys solutions and services, integrate them into DevSecOps workflows and help ensure an optimal customer experience. This will promote a streamlined procurement experience, enhanced security execution, cloud migration and digital transformation projects.

Arrow scores global agreement with Lenovo

Posted on January 26, 2023 by - News

Arrow Electronics has landed a global agreement with Lenovo to deliver its TruScale Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS).

For those not in the know, TruScale IaaS operates on a consumption-based subscription model that allows companies to use and pay for datacentre solutions – on-premise or at a customer-preferred location – without having to purchase the equipment.

The idea is to deliver the service using Arrow’s cloud management platform, ArrowSphere, to provide customers with a flexible cloud coupled with the security and control of an on-premises solution.

Arrow adds Oracle cloud to its ArrowSphere

Posted on November 11, 2022 by - News

Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN) member, Arrow Electronics has added the vendor’s Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services to ArrowSphere.

Oracle’s cloud services are designed to help enterprises run their most demanding workloads securely.

Arrow’s enterprise computing solutions business in EMEA Eric Nowak said that his outfit’s relationship with Oracle had lasted 20 years and adding OCI services to ArrowSphere is the next logical step.

Arrow on target despite supply problems

Posted on August 10, 2022 by - News

Arrow claims it had a spiffing second quarter in the face of supply chain prolems.

The outfit reported sales of $9.46 billion, up ten percent year on year with its net income climbed 53 percent to $370 million compared with $241 million in the second quarter of 2021.

While changes in foreign currencies had negative impacts on growth of approximately $291 million on sales and $0.17 on earnings per share on a diluted basis compared to the second quarter of 2021.

Arrow comes up with “smart terms”

Posted on August 3, 2022 by - News

Arrow Electronics has cut the ribbon on Arrow Smart Terms, which is available for those offering subscription, support and hardware.

The offering matches the deferred payment terms covering the period beyond standard terms for periods as long as five years.

The majority of Smart Terms support has gone around subscription and support so far, but hardware can be an option if required.

Arrow takes on VAST distribution

Posted on January 31, 2022 by - News

Arrow Electronics announced a new distribution agreement with VAST Data, a storage software infrastructure company.

Arrow will help accelerate the adoption of VAST Data’s high-performance Universal Storage platform by broadening its reach with key channel partners and markets across Europe.

Launched in 2019, VAST Data’s Universal Storage platform mixes software algorithms with new hardware and networking technologies to sort out AI big data analytics and provide fast data protection.

Arrow gives partners Pure as-a-Service and Pure Cloud Block Store

Posted on January 26, 2022 by - News

Global technology provider Arrow Electronics has added Pure as-a-Service and Pure Cloud Block Store to ArrowSphere, its global cloud delivery and management platform. Under the agreement with Pure Storage.

The solutions will be available to channel customers in a number of regions and countries across Europe, including the UK, Belgium and Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Spain and Sweden.

Pure as-a-Service is a service-oriented flexible consumption model for delivering Pure’s solutions in a pay-as-you-go format. Pure as-a-Service helps deliver more than simply operating expense savings, it transforms customers’ enterprise infrastructure environments by providing services, such as monitoring, service-level objectives (SLOs), and specific service level agreements (SLAs).

Arrow improves cloud management platform for channel

Posted on January 13, 2022 by - News

Arrow Electronics has improved ArrowSphere, Arrow’s award-winning, for its channel partners with the tools they need to streamline the transition to Microsoft’s new commerce experience, it said.

Microsoft will now move all seat-based cloud offerings to Microsoft’s Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program in its updated move, including Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Windows 365.

The programme will roll out in January 2022, and it will be the only way to transact seat-based products in CSP for new end customers from March 2022 and existing end customers from July 2022.

Arrow hits the Circle

Posted on October 29, 2021 by - News

Arrow Business Communications has acquired IT consultancy and solutions provider Circle Group – the VAR’s fifth acquisition so far this year. Yes, M&As are them.

Circle made £25 million in annual revenues after getting is paws on Fabric IT earlier this year. It offers services in areas including managed IT support, Microsoft Cloud and cybersecurity.

Arrow which was somewhat proud of its £50 million war chest for acquisitions from private equity firm MML Capital Partners at the start of this year, has also bought collaboration solutions provider Pescado, cloud MSP AIMES, SD WAN service provider UK-tec and networking business Complete Networks this year.

Arrow Business Communications CEO Richard Burke said: “I believe this acquisition completes Arrow’s solution portfolio and ensures we continue to provide relevant solutions across our three customer demographics of enterprise, public sector and mid-market.

Arrow shoots for Unisys

Posted on July 1, 2021 by - News

Arrow Electronics has become a Unisys Stealth Value-Added Distributor (VAD) in EMEA, initially focusing on the UK, Germany and France.

The agreement covers the sale of licensing and services of the Unisys Stealth suite of security solutions.

Arrow said it will bring to the table its “capabilities in channel recruitment”, channel enablement, sales support, and financial options, supporting Unisys’ channel partners in the region.

Alexis Brabant, VP sales of Arrow`s enterprise computing solutions business in EMEA said: “Adding Unisys Stealth to our offering strengthens our proposition and will further drive innovation and transformation in the market.” 

Sophos launches first UK distie deal with Arrow

Posted on June 28, 2021 by - News

Security outfit Sophos has struck a UK distribution agreement with Arrow Electronics.

Under the agreement, the first in the UK for Sophos, Arrow will distribute Sophos’ portfolio of business security stuff and services that help protect users, networks and endpoints against ransomware, malware, exploits, phishing and other cyberattacks.

Sophos vice president of sales in Northern Europe Jonathan Bartholomew said: “Arrow has an established reputation as a global supply chain partner, helping businesses to harness the power of complex and innovative technologies. As such, they can now expand our reach to MSPs and resellers, arming them with our innovative portfolio of next-generation products and threat response services that offer organizations of all sizes better protection against fast-changing cyberattacks.”

Arrow acquires UK-tec

Posted on May 14, 2021 by - News

Arrow has snapped up UK-tec Limited — the outfit’s second acquisition this year.

The acquisition provides Arrow access to a range of Network and Security products and services including SD-WAN and managed services and provides extensive experience in the delivery of services via the UK Channel.

UK-tec is built on the experience of serial entrepreneurs and technical specialists, Ian Jackson, Matt Johnson and Ed Davison. The company has quickly established itself as a leading provider of security, network and SD-WAN managed services for the UK channel including TalkTalk Business.