Snapping up the Asia-Pac market
Snapping up the Asia-Pac market
Network-attached storage (NAS) system provider Snap Appliance has announced major expansion plans and increased focus on the Asia-Pacific region, with particular emphasis on Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.
The Snap brand is relatively new to the Asia-Pacific market, having entered the fray in 2000, when it was still owned by Quantum. Snap Appliance was spun off by Quantum in October last year.
Current analysis of the storage market in Asia-Pacific convinced Snap that it was the right region to look to ramp up their business in at this time, according to Jim Stewart, international sales director, Snap Appliance.
"Gartner cites that in Asia-Pacific overall, 53% of storage systems bought are now of the fabric-attached type, which includes NAS. We consider the Asia-Pac region as a significant growth opportunity and as such are keen to make the investment in order to accelerate market penetration and seize an increased market share."
In a move to increase support for Snap product in the region, NCR will provide Snap's Asia–Pacific customers with a managed services offering. Resources will include access to a 24 x 7 helpdesk, global parts depot and on-site maintenance support, as required. NCR's Sydney facility will act as the regional support facility for Asia-Pac.
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