Apr. 10, 2019 — LAS VEGAS — CHANNEL PARTNERS CONFERENCE — DataBank and AVANT Communications (“AVANT”), a platform for IT decision-making and the nation’s premier distributor for next generation technology, have joined forces to drive further partner awareness of DataBank in the strategic Dallas, Texas market and beyond. DataBank, a leading provider of enterprise-class data center, connectivity, managed services and cloud, understands the changing landscape that enterprises face in managing their critical IT requirements.
AVANT BattleLabs are state-of-the-art training and channel sales enablement centers for use by its ecosystem of partners. The first BattleLab opened in Chicago in 2016, at AVANT’s global headquarters. The BattleLab was created as a training center for channel sales-enablement, a lab to demonstrate UCaaS solutions side by side and an executive briefing center for use by its channel community with customers. The new Dallas BattleLab is a key investment in AVANT’s Channel Sales Enablement capabilities and will help bring the full AVANT ecosystem of IT solutions to life for customers and partners.
BattleLabs are used for activities including:
The company envisions BattleLabs as world-class training facilities to accelerate enablement of channel sales. Every aspect of the design of each BattleLab is built with sales enablement in mind.
“We are extremely excited to be a part of such a monumental step in AVANT’s North American expansion initiatives,” said Bill Pratt, DataBank’s VP of Channel and Managed Services. “DataBank is investing heavily in partnerships as part of our go-to-market strategy and AVANT is one of those key players in the space.”
DataBank’s 3rd Dallas facility, DFW3, is located just down the street from AVANT’s new BattleLab location.
“We are pleased that DataBank has decided to become a part of the AVANT family and we look forward to great success with the newly forged partnership,” said Ian Kieninger, CEO of AVANT. “The time could not be better for a hybrid cloud and security provider like DataBank, and we expect big things from their FedRAMP/FISMA capabilities in the channel.”
About AVANT Communications
AVANT Communications is a platform for IT decision-making and the nation’s premier distributor for next generation technologies. AVANT adds unique value with its focus and expertise in channel sales assistance, sales training, sales guidance, and sales tools to fuel IT services business growth. From complex cloud designs to global wide-area network deployments, AVANT sets the industry standard in enabling its partners and clients to make intelligent decisions about services, technology and cost-effective communications. For more information, visit www.goavant.net, or connect on Twitter and LinkedIn.
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About DataBank
Recognized by Deloitte as one of the fastest-growing private U.S. companies in 2023, DataBank helps the world’s largest enterprises, technology, and content providers ensure their data and applications are always on, always secure, always compliant, and ready to scale to meet the needs of the artificial intelligence era.
Our edge colocation and infrastructure footprint consists of 65+ “HPC-ready” data centers in 27+ markets, 20 interconnection hubs, and on-ramps to an ecosystem of cloud providers with virtually unlimited reach.
We combine these platforms with contract portability, managed security, compliance enablement, hands-on support, and a guarantee of 100% uptime availability, to give our customers absolute confidence in their IT infrastructure and the power to create a boundless digital future for their business.
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