Is Ingram Micro still a distributor?
The 800-pound gorilla dominating the distribution market is changing direction, in the pursuit of new partners, vendors and customers.
The 800-pound gorilla dominating the distribution market is changing direction, in the pursuit of new partners, vendors and customers.
In a crowded technology landscape, it's becoming increasingly important for channel partners to develop their own unique identity.
ARN went behind distribution lines with newly appointed Ingram Micro Chief Country Executive A/NZ, Felix Wong.
As the biggest tech merger in history nears, the Australian channel now looks to distribution to articulate a strategy.
“Acronis has turned its focus on the SMB sector in the New Zealand market."
EMC unifies distributor operations in New Zealand, bringing its security division under the guidance of Ingram Micro.
Ingram Micro's new APAC Cloud boss discusses the distributor's new Cloud Marketplace launch, the partner programmes to go with it, and his new role.
"We’re not coming over here and telling them how to do anything. The guys on the ground in New Zealand already know how to do it."
IT management software vendor, SolarWinds, is about to introduce its latest Synthetic End User Monitor (SEUM) which supports Real User Monitors (RUM) to monitor networks. The company also most recently opened up a new head office, based in Brisbane. SolarWinds senior vice-president and general manager of the Asia-Pacific, Doug Hibberd, spoke to ARN about the company’s achievements, latest product release and future plans.
Ingram Micro has made many changes in the past year. It has restructured its business to focus on two streams of business - the Enterprise Technology Group (ETG) and Volume Business Unit (Volume BU).
Ingram Micro’s $6 million investment in a datacentre has been a big success, so much so that the distributor picked up this year’s award for Best Distributor Initiative for the development.
Ingram Micro is the largest and most prominent distributor within the Australian landscape. According to the ARN Distributor Guide, it boasts more than 700 staff, and although it is headquartered in Sydney, it is comfortable dealing with resellers across the country.
Ingram Micro was caught in a whirlwind of economic forces this year, and its newly installed Australian vice-president and general manager, Jay Miley, found himself quickly anchored in the middle of it.
Ingram Micro’s dominant position in the Australian channel landscape is undeniable. But the question of whether a distributor is providing true value to its resellers is just as relevant to a broad-based player like Ingram as a specialist one.
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