Azlan invests in additional expertise to provide higher level support for HP ESSN partners

Azlan has made a further investment in building its expertise in HP technologies appointing John Ward as Business Manager HP ESSN (Enterprise Servers, Storage and Networking). Ward brings more than 25 years experience working in technical, sales, marketing, and management roles for both end-user and channel companies. He has spent the last nine years working as a senior HP Business Manager with another channel distribution company.

As Business Manager HP ESSN at Azlan, Ward will act as a focal point for resellers who want to develop and grow their HP business. He will work closely with key HP partners providing pre-sales support, business planning, ensuring that they can extract maximum value from the investment and commitment they have made in becoming an accredited HP ESSN reseller. He will support partners on the whole HP ESSN range, with a particular focus on storage solutions.

Mark Walker, Director Converged Infrastructure at Azlan, stated: ‘This is a further and incremental investment in our HP ESSN team and a clear demonstration of our sincere intention to grow and develop our HP business by providing HP partners with access to the very best expertise and support. Our role as a specialist value-added distributor is to enable and encourage resellers to develop their own capabilities, build a strong converged infrastructure value proposition business and drive new business opportunities. John brings tremendous knowledge and experience to Azlan and his appointment adds further strength and depth to our capabilities around HP ESSN solutions.’

Ward said: ‘Azlan has a tremendous reputation in value-added networking distribution and through its current programme of investment is showing the vision and leadership that will enable HP Enterprise Partners to move forward with confidence, knowing that they have the support of a credible, competent and trustworthy distribution partner behind them at all times. I’m excited about this new role and looking forward to working with HP ESSN partners to help them achieve their full potential business opportunities.’