Ingram Micro offers IBM System Storage N series to SMEs

SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA: Expanding its high-end technology footprint, Ingram Micro's Infrastructure Technology Solutions (ITS) Division has announced it is now selling and supporting the complete line of IBM System Storage N Series hardware, software and solutions for small-to-midsize enterprises (SMEs).

According to Ingram Micro's vice president of Vendor Management, Scott Zahl, the IBM N series boasts a solid line of flexible storage solutions that unify NAS, Fibre Channel and iSCSI SAN storage in a single platform for partners who are focused on the data center infrastructure needs of small and midsize businesses. IBM turned to Ingram Micro's ITS Division to extend its reach and help more solution providers service and support the growing SME market segment.

"Storage is a lucrative sale for the IT Channel and will continue to rank among the New Year's most in-demand technology solutions for SMB and SME accounts," Zahl said. "With the addition of the IBM System Storage N series, we have enhanced our existing IBM relationship and our ability to provide solution providers with a comprehensive, end-to-end IBM branded solution that addresses the business challenges of enterprise data management. It's really a great way for Ingram Micro, IBM and our partners to kickoff the New Year."

Available to authorized IBM partners in the U.S. and Canada, the IBM System Storage N series works within heterogeneous environments and delivers high-end enterprise storage and data management value with midrange affordability. The N series also offers built-in enterprise serviceability and manageability features. These intuitive capabilities help solution providers to improve performance and scalability, while simplifying storage management, lowering total cost of ownership, and accelerating clients' return on investment.