Technology is evolving fast and making the world a more connected place

The advanced solutions of Ingram Micro covers Data Center products, Enterprise Networks, Cyber Security, Physical Security, AI, IoT, Cloud solutions, Unified Communications, Enterprise Software, and Point of sale solutions. These are supported by their Professional and Financial Services.

Partners face different challenges depending on the country where they operate. Examples include credit to support large deals in high-income countries such as GCC, retention of skills in areas like cybersecurity, financing multi-year deals and de-risking, increasing risks from cyber fraud, currency devaluation, and International currency availability in several countries.

2022 saw significant delays in hardware shipments. Solutions that required multiple components suffered delays. The situation is getting better. At Ingram Micro the people are focused on giving the customer an accurate ETA. The new platform Xvantage aims to help partners to track shipments and get accurate delivery times. The same applies to Cloud deliveries and renewals.

The “E” in ESG, is a key part of their focus. Environment and sustainability are key. They ensure their suppliers are committed, and they have key goals themselves.

The word ‘Digital Transformation’ has become overused and may mean different things to different people, including how it’s interpreted by end users, manufacturers, and ISVs. It could mean automation, the use of the latest AI, the type of cybersecurity safeguarding an organization, or various products and services being offered. Simply put, it is to use digital technology to digitize non-digital products, services, or operations and make them more efficient, more friendly, more secure, or faster.

So, will this affect a company’s brand name? Yes, absolutely. They will end up being better and safer in what they offer.

The new platform Xvantage aims to help partners to track shipments and get accurate delivery times. The same applies to Cloud deliveries and renewals

Digital transformation has been happening over the last 40 years as computing technology evolved. You see this in innovations like the Internet, programs that have replaced manual accounting, optical charter recognition, Wikipedia, and thousands of other emerging applications. All have created new job roles or enhanced the delivery of certain jobs.

Now they all talk and hear about AI, ML, and the latest incarnation of ChatGPT and GPT4.0 and how this will change job roles in many industries.They see this as a continuation of the transformation and learning. They are intelligent beings and will utilize and adapt.

Technology is evolving fast and making the world a more connected place. This digital world is allowing entire nations that were left behind by the industrial revolutions of western countries to advance. It is allowing young startups with good ideas to afford to launch them. It is enabling large companies to become more efficient and focused on customer needs. It is creating new job opportunities where they see shortages in skilled cybersecurity experts.

On the other hand, they have seen the rise of cyberspace crime through the use of new technology. There may also be ethical issues related to some research in AI and Organoid Intelligence.

The young generation becoming computer savvy before they can talk –Games One, shopping online, virtual tours, and even having Generative AI write homework are already happening.

So, for existing and established companies, many are still catering to an older generation. As a result, transformation to meet the emerging needs of a new generation is a must. They at Ingram Micro have started rolling out a platform called Xvantage that will allow their customers, their own employees, and their suppliers to communicate with intelligent and easy-to-use systems driven by AI.

When they talk supply chain, historically they spoke about routes to market (to the end user), warehousing, shipping, and delivery of physical goods. Significant progress has been made in automating these processes. They engage all their employees to participate by using LEAN programs and other well-researched methodologies – of course, driven by technology.

AI-driven routing of deliveries is a new and emerging technology that will reduce CO2 emissions, reduce costs, and speed deliveries. Financial services to their partner networks will assist in fulfilling large projects. Today, supply chains also apply to non-physical goods. Cloud, SaaS, IaaS & PaaS services are being delivered by Cloud aggregation platforms like their automated CloudBlue platform.

There is consolidation among many vendors they deal with. Understanding the role of the channel, be it distribution or one-tier specialist resellers and system integrators is key. Services are also becoming a key value for their partners. They see a rising number of Managed Security Service Providers. Vendors need to cater to the needs of such partners with special programs. ë