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Raritan Signs SYNNEX Corporation as Distributor of Data Center Product PortfolioSOMERSET, N.J., Feb. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Raritan® – a brand of Legrand, and a leading provider of intelligent data center management and rack power distribution solutions – today announced a North American distribution agreement with SYNNEX Corporation, a leading Technology Solutions distributor. The agreement covers Raritan's solutions that help make data centers and server rooms more efficient, more reliable, and operate at lower costs. "Raritan's solutions are a strategic addition to the SYNNEX portfolio," said Peter Larocque, President, North American Technology Solutions, SYNNEX. "The growth in cloud computing, IoT (Internet of Things), edge computing, and other trends are placing enormous pressures on data centers and IT infrastructures to be more agile and reliable. Raritan's market-leading solutions deliver real value to data centers and enable our resellers to provide customers with better visibility of their data center operations and improve data center operations to meet business needs." SYNNEX's extensive reseller network in North America now has access to Raritan's and Legrand Data Com's portfolio of intelligent power distribution and monitoring solutions, environmental monitoring systems, remote management solutions, KVM switches, rack enclosures, cable management and accessories. The solutions help solve a range of issues from capacity planning to utilizing power and other resources more efficiently – as well as improving uptime and managing lights-out sites. "We are delighted to include Raritan solutions in the SYNNEX portfolio because of the distributor's extensive experience and world-class customer service," said Mark Panico, President of Legrand Data Communications. "SYNNEX helps us further advance our vision of helping customers by providing easy-to-use products with intelligent management capabilities for data centers, server rooms, labs and emerging IT infrastructure deployments." According to Raritan President Doug Fikse, Raritan has been a channel-driven company since it was founded in 1985. "Our reseller partners have been instrumental in our growth," says Fiks. "We are delighted to be expanding our channel with SYNNEX. There are many opportunities to help customers; whether they have a legacy data center, work with a colo, or are planning a new build, they need intelligent tools to help manage operations. We are pleased to work with SYNNEX." Raritan offers the industry's largest portfolio of intelligent rack power distribution units (iPDUs). To meet the needs of diverse IT environments, the portfolio includes single-phase, three-phase, high-power (400V), outlet-metered, and outlet-switched models. Other power products include inline meters, transfer switches, and branch circuit monitoring systems. About SYNNEX Corporation About Raritan About Legrand, North America SYNNEX, the SYNNEX Logo, CONCENTRIX, and all other SYNNEX company, product and services names and slogans are trademarks or registered trademarks of SYNNEX Corporation. SYNNEX, the SYNNEX Logo, and CONCENTRIX Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Other names and marks are the property of their respective owners. All marks are the property of their respective owners. To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/raritan-signs-synnex-corporation-as-distributor-of-data-center-product-portfolio-300409544.html SOURCE Raritan |