Avnet and Juniper launch solutions distribution to the Indian channel

MUMBAI, INDIA: Avnet Technology Solutions and Juniper recently held executive seminars in Bengaluru and Mumbai to officially launch their solution distribution relationship.

Michael Costigan, Director—Marketing and Business Innovation Asia Pacific, Avnet started the evening when he told the assembled crowd about the value that Avnet will bring to the Indian channel as they embrace their relationship with Juniper.

“Solutions distribution is Avnet’s core business, we want to have a strategic engagement with business partners in India, working with major suppliers like Juniper will enable us to build a channel of business partners that will become enabled and educated Juniper technology and then allow us to run targeted marketing campaigns on their behalf,” noted Costigan.

Costigan has just relocated to India (Mumbai), and will be working with the local team in conjunction with G Balakrishnan, Managing Director, Avnet Technology Solutions, India.

From a Juniper perspective, Nagendra Venkaswamy, MD, Juniper Networks India told the assembled guests in Bengaluru that Avnet and Juniper working together for the Indian channel would be a great partnership and that their was plenty of opportunity in the market for business partners if they worked with both organizations. “We are pleased to extend the availability of our offerings through Avnet,” said Venkaswamy. “By combining the expertise of Avnet with Juniper's fast, reliable and secure solutions, we will accelerate the pace in a way that provides high value for our customers,” he added.