Splunk Names Arrow Electronics Its 2016 “Worldwide Distribution Partner of the Year”

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE:ARW) today announced it received the “Worldwide Distribution Partner of the Year” award for exceptional performance and commitment to Splunk’s Partner+ Program.

“Congratulations to Arrow Electronics for being named Worldwide Distribution Partner of the Year,” said Dave Schwartz, area vice president, global strategic alliances, Splunk. “The Partner+ Program promotes growth and allows our joint customers to achieve productivity, profitability, security and a competitive edge. The Global Partner Awards highlight outstanding partners like Arrow for their commitment to customer success and their close collaboration with Splunk.”

The Worldwide Distribution Partner of the Year award is given to a global Splunk® partner that has gone above and beyond in their commitment to Splunk and its partners with demonstrated value delivered. The award recognizes exceptional delivery and support of value-added services that accelerate the success and growth of Arrow and Splunk’s mutual business partners, including sales support, quote-to-order management, marketing and technical support.

“Arrow Electronics is honored to be recognized as Splunk’s 2016 Worldwide Distribution Partner of the Year,” said Sean Kerins, president of Arrow’s global enterprise computing solutions business. “Splunk has been a powerful addition to Arrow’s Big Data practice, and it’s been exciting to help Splunk, and the solution providers we support, capture this channel opportunity.”

Splunk global partner awards reflect the top-performing partners globally within specific technology markets. All award recipients were selected by a group of Splunk executives and the global partner organization.

About Arrow Electronics

Arrow Electronics is a global provider of products, services and solutions to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and enterprise computing solutions. Arrow serves as a supply channel partner for more than 100,000 original equipment manufacturers, contract manufacturers and commercial customers through a global network of more than 460 locations serving over 85 countries.

About Splunk Inc.

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