Additional benefits
Avnet partners will also benefit from the following services to help them with their virtualization practices:
Avnet OneTechTM Desktop Assessments: The assessments provide a detailed report on the allocation of desktop resources and enable partners to make recommendations that will enhance the management and security of their customers' desktop environments. With these assessments, partners can develop desktop virtualization solutions that improve the long-term efficiency of the desktop infrastructure, maximize usage and minimize maintenance downtime. They also demonstrate power and resource savings that could be gained through virtualization.
Avnet OneTech Implementation Services: Designed to augment partners' service offerings, Avnet can work on behalf of partners to implement a virtual desktop infrastructure. This enables partners to build and grow their businesses in this new market with minimal up-front investment. Avnet's OneTech Implementation Services are delivered and project-managed through Avnet, ensuring that services are completed on time and on budget.
Avnet's ITDemoCentral: ITDemoCentral allows partners to remotely showcase the functionality of a virtual desktop infrastructure to their customers. With ITDemoCentral, partners can effectively differentiate solutions, as well as demonstrate overall software capabilities, clarify specific functionally, provide solutions comparisons and verify software functions based on systems configurations.
Avnet VirtualPath University: Avnet's education program for the virtualization market will now include an interactive training curriculum, featuring in-depth information on the virtual desktop infrastructure solution to shorten the ramp-up time for partners.
Avnet VMware Authorized Training: Avnet will also offer certification training classes for VMware Virtual Desktop Manager through its VMware Authorized Training Center (VATC). The first certification class will be held October 1-3, 2008, in Chandler, Ariz., and partners can register at www.avnetvatc.com.
