Software companies

Equipment manufacturers

     • Software companies want to focus on their core business – developing and selling software, not having to source and supply the hardware to run it.
 

     • Constantly changing commercial hardware – for devices and servers – can create pressure on margins through constant changes and updates. But hardware has an important place in delivering a consistent user experience and so is essential in showing off the software to its best advantage.

     • Customers often require different options to purchase and deploy software which distract from the core business and may require expertise that doesn’t exist in a software business.

     • Managing quotes for hardware, credit, transaction and order is a burden for a growing software company.

     • Sourcing, integrating and deploying server hardware is resource intensive and is often not part of the core business offering.
 

     • Servicing and supporting products in the field demands a skilled and expensive workforce who need to be experts in a wide range of servers and networking, not just your own products.

     • Servers and aligned systems need to be accurately specified, set up and secured in order to support your equipment and give the best user experience for your customers.

     • The ability to optimize operations in order to scale globally requires significant investment and infrastructure, which may not align with your business goals.

How can Avnet help?

     • Avnet Integrated can supply the hardware and servers needed to efficiently run the software in a secure environment.
 

     • Software can be built and tested on specific hardware, reducing complexity for customers and providing clear and detailed, repeatable installations, making software installation and running simpler and safer.

     • Avnet Integrated can offer server products that are specifically designed for embedded solutions which offer long lasting solutions, increasing ROI and longevity of hardware.

     • The provision of industrial server hardware reduces testing and compliance issues resulting from frequently changing commercial (standard) hardware.

     • Longer life hardware means Avnet Integrated can offer extended warranty solutions and stock can be held to ensure continuity of delivery and ongoing support for you and your customers.

     • Component management and planning ensures solutions can be determined which match current requirements as well as adapted in advance as products and components go end of life.

     • Avent can offer inventory planning through our capacity to carry stock and can replenish stock as required in different locations, matched to sales forecasting.

     • We can manage logistics and supply chain on your behalf, shipping servers direct to your customers, in your branded packaging and managing all necessary shipping, customs and invoice payments for you, allowing you to focus on your core business.

     • Our engineers are experts in our partners hardware and can recommend the solution that best fits your requirements and will deliver the most secure, robust and long-lasting solution.
 

     • We can offer secure integration building servers at our factory in Freiberg, using long life hardware, loading the operating software and testing, all on your behalf.

     • Our flexible build process enables us to offer smaller runs and change the ‘build instruction’ at shorter notice, ensuring consistent build quality which can be maintained over a longer period.

     • Through our partner system we can offer field support including onsite maintenance, return to depot repair solutions and advance exchange which help you deliver on your SLAs to customers.

     • We can offer plug and play solutions for new installations or replacement kit that allow your customer to simply unbox, plug in and run.

     • We can provide hardware solutions which have been extensively tested in a wide range of complex and/or hostile environments.

     • Using Avent Integrated to supply your hardware allows you to move it from a Capex to Opex cost, increasing profitability.

     • Outsourcing hardware also allows a reduction in working capital as infrastructure and people are no longer a business cost, which helps to increase margins.

     • Our ‘Direct Connect’ solution allows your customers to come to Avnet Integrated direct for a full solution.

     • Our focus on continuous innovation means you always get the right solution for the right environment, and your business needs.