Local storage distributor, Zycko, has extended its distributor agreement with Hitachi Data Systems to include SA.
Under the new agreement, Zycko will distribute Hitachi's TagmaStore Workgroup Modular Storage model WMS100 and Adaptable Modular Storage model range to its reseller network, which reaches SMEs and mid-level enterprises in SA.
Zycko will host an executive briefing in November for its reseller partners and intends to recruit accredited resellers, conforming to the robust HDS channel programme, in the next six months.
Gail Holt, MD of Zycko, says: "The Hitachi solution suite is the centre piece of our storage portfolio and enables our customers to meet the data storage challenges of their customers with a cost-effective solution, based on enterprise proven technology. SA is a significant and sizeable market in the global storage landscape and presents opportunities extending to SMEs who relentlessly seek platform independent solutions. "
David Galton-Fenzi, group sales director of Zycko, says the company is committed to further investment within the local market and this new agreement will enable it to enhance its storage offering.
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