Avnet Technology Solutions has signed a pan-European agreement with storage and networking vendor LSI.

Under the terms of the agreement, Avnet will supply LSI’s full product portfolio of SATA and SAS solutions to its reseller base.

Rajesh Suman, vice president of computer components at Avnet Technology Solutions EMEA, said: “By creating a close collaborative environment between our suppliers and channel partners, Avnet helps to accelerate the success of EMEA’s leading high-tech companies.

“Avnet has a solutions-driven approach to technology sales and marketing. With the addition of LSI technology to our storage and networking portfolio, Avnet’s partners can develop RAID solutions that best match their customers’ application requirements and IT budget constraints.”

Thomas Pavel, EMEA channel sales director at LSI, said: “We selected Avnet as a technology distribution partner for EMEA because its solutions selling strategy aligns with our goals for long-term success in the region. Avnet and its channel partners work together to address the storage-related pain points of customers.

“By including LSI technology as a critical component of a total storage solution, customers can balance budget requirements with performance and capacity needs.”