Abdul Salam Abu Issa, deputy COO of Salam Technology (centre) with Alfred Chrispanous, regional channel director, Enterprise Business Group, Middle East (left), Terry He, president, Enterprise Business Group, Middle East (second left), Hythem El-Kabbany, general manager of Salam Technology (second right) and Hany Hussein.
Huawei has announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Qatar-based digital infrastructure systems integrator and IT solutions provider Salam Technology.
The announcement was made at the Gitex Technology Week in Dubai.
The agreement appoints Salam Technology as a Tier 1 value-added partner (VAP) with a focus on offering Huawei’s Enterprise product portfolio to its customers and to deliver post-sales professional services and support, according to a statement.
Salam Technology will provide Huawei’s range of servers, storage, unified communications solution and data centre facilities through its wide network across Qatar. Within its data centre solutions, the VAP will showcase Huawei’s expertise in power, cooling, design and building of modular container data centres.
As part of the partnership, Salam Technology will deliver support services in Qatar, on behalf of Huawei, in co-operation with Huawei’s support and installation delivery teams.
Salam Technology will also utilise Huawei’s training and development services to focus on delivering tailored solutions for regional safe city and smart city infrastructure mega projects.
“The signing also highlights Huawei’s commitment to its new value-added partner with the investment in the development of a large-scale Tier 3 data centre at Salam Technology’s HQ in Qatar,” the statement noted.
Mahmoud El Deeb, managing director of Salam Technology, said: “Salam Technology is pleased to have been chosen as a strategic value-added partner for one of the fastest-growing ICT giants in the Middle East. We recognise that our customers demand better value and more flexibility from the technology industry and this partnership helps us work with our customers to provide the best possible tailored solution.” Due to its strategic significance in the region, Huawei has also announced that Salam Technology will be a “named channel partner”, which will see more resources allocated in an effort to “provide the highest levels of support and knowledge”, the statement added.
Hany Hussein, channel vice-president for Huawei Enterprise Middle East, said: “Salam Technology is a great addition to our strategic value-added partner network because of its stellar reputation as a leading technology systems integrator in the Middle East. Working together on this new collaboration is mutually beneficial and will enable Salam Technology to extend Huawei’s Enterprise product portfolio to its customers across the region.”
Salam Technology will enhance Huawei’s presence in the region through its channel network, which will be supported in the entire cycle of sales and technical support: from pre-sales consultancy and solutions architecture & design to post-sales implementation and support.