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Leonberg/Utrecht, 2nd September 2026 – Erik Sterck GmbH is expanding its technology portfolio for hybrid data center environments by adding Arista and Fortinet as new partners. This move further strengthens the IT systems integrator’s expertise in network infrastructure and cybersecurity.
“We are delighted to welcome Arista and Fortinet as two strong new partners to our portfolio,” says Tobias Engmann, Technical Director at Erik Sterck GmbH. “For us, this is an important strategic step that enables us to offer our customers powerful and secure solutions from a single source for their increasingly hybrid IT environments.”
A Strategic Milestone
As part of the TTNL Group, Erik Sterck GmbH stands for a “Made in Europe” data center offering. Its cloud platform, hosted entirely in Germany and the Netherlands, provides European businesses with an alternative for running their data and workloads, creating an infrastructure designed to deliver greater independence, security, and control.
As Erik Sterck continues to expand its own cloud offering, another strategic area is becoming increasingly important: connectivity across hybrid IT environments.
“For our customers, it is becoming increasingly critical to connect different infrastructures while ensuring that they can be operated securely,” says Engmann.
By adding Arista and Fortinet, Erik Sterck is addressing precisely these requirements. Arista complements the portfolio with high-performance networking technologies for modern data center and cloud environments, while Fortinet provides the security technologies needed to protect them.
Network Infrastructure for Modern Data Centers
Arista Networks is a global provider of networking solutions for modern data center and cloud environments. Its portfolio includes switches and software designed to support high-performance, scalable, and highly automated network infrastructures.
Arista’s solutions are designed to connect and efficiently operate large, distributed IT environments with a high degree of flexibility. In hybrid data center scenarios, network infrastructure is a critical component: data, applications, and workloads need to be transferred reliably between different locations and platforms. Arista provides the technological foundation for this connectivity.
Security for Connected Infrastructures
Fortinet also strengthens the cybersecurity capabilities of Erik Sterck’s portfolio. In hybrid and distributed IT environments, securing individual locations in isolation is no longer sufficient. Connections between data centers, cloud environments, and corporate sites need to be protected and controlled just as effectively as the systems and applications running across them.
Fortinet’s security technologies enable networking and security functions to be integrated, supporting a unified approach to protecting hybrid infrastructures.
“We are seeing a clear trend toward distributed and hybrid IT environments,” says Tobias Engmann. “That is why we are consistently expanding our expertise in line with our customers’ requirements. By partnering with Arista and Fortinet, we are specifically strengthening our capabilities in these areas. Both vendors complement our existing portfolio and enable us to deliver more comprehensive solutions.”
About Erik Sterck GmbH
Erik Sterck GmbH, headquartered in Leonberg (Baden-Württemberg), provides consulting services for enterprises in the areas of data centers, cloud-native services, and cybersecurity. A particular focus lies on the automation of operational services, including the use of artificial intelligence. From consulting workshops to implementation, Erik Sterck GmbH offers expert guidance and delivers projects across both virtual server and containerized environments. The company supports nearly 250 mid-sized businesses and enterprises from various industries throughout Germany. Erik Sterck GmbH has received multiple awards for its work — most recently as Pure Storage ELITE Partner 2025, Growth Partner of the Year by keepit, Best Technical Partner by Nutanix, the global award Cyber Recovery Partner of the Year, and DACH Partner of the Year by Arctic Wolf Networks. In addition to its headquarters in Leonberg, the systems integrator maintains branch offices in Cologne, Munich, and Hamburg. Erik Sterck GmbH is part of the TTNL Group. www.eriksterck.de
About the TTNL Group
Committed, results-driven, and dynamic — that’s TTNL, the IT partner that goes the extra mile to help you achieve your goals. With our strategic data solutions, we ensure continuity and an optimized data infrastructure.
Headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands, TTNL specializes in data management within hybrid multi-cloud environments. The company focuses on the technical and economic optimization of these complex hybrid multi-cloud infrastructures, ensuring the availability and protection of business-critical data. TTNL has established strategic partnerships with leading companies including IBM, Red Hat, Pure Storage, NetApp, Lenovo, Dell Technologies, VMware, Equinix, Varonis, Veeam, and Rubrik. www.ttnl.io
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