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Ingram Micro Acquires CloudLogic In Big Cloud Services Play
by Joseph F. Kovar
‘CloudLogic not only advises on the best, most efficient, and effective way to run your customers’ applications, but they can also run reports on your customers’ technology, software licensing, and cloud spend through what we call IT Portfolio Optimization,’ says Kirk Robinson, Ingram Micro’s chief country executive for the U.S.
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Frank Vitagliano: ‘The Smart Money … Has Gravitated To The Distributors’
by Michael Novinson
‘The smart money in the marketplace … has gravitated to the distributors. What they see is not only the value of what we’re doing today, but also the opportunity to enhance that,’ says Frank Vitagliano, CEO of the Global Technology Distribution Council.
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Ingram Micro’s New Dell, VMware Leader Is Channel Star Curtiz Gangi
by Mark Haranas
‘The entire [infrastructure] portfolio for Dell is growing, and it’s only getting stronger. Ingram is leading that globally. VMware is leading fast with innovation. And that’s what this industry needs,’ says Curtiz Gangi, Ingram Micro’s new director of global partner engagement for Dell and VMware.
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It’s Official: Synnex-Tech Data Is TD Synnex, The Industry’s Largest IT Distributor
by Joseph F. Kovar
Synnex and Tech Data have officially merged to create a $59.8 billion entity called TD Synnex, knocking Ingram Micro out of the top spot as the industry’s largest IT distributor for the first time in 30-plus years and opening the door for the new company to woo its rival’s partners.
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Ingram Micro’s Kirk Robinson On Tech Data-Synnex Merger: ‘Game On’
by Joseph F. Kovar
‘We think we’re well-positioned. And we’re going to continue to deliver in the second half of the year. The pipeline that we’re hearing from our partners, even though there’s a global supply chain issue, there’s still so much opportunity,’ Kirk Robinson, Ingram Micro’s chief country executive for the U.S., tells CRN.
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Ingram Micro’s Paul Bay: Platinum Equity Supports Our ‘Excitement Around The Things We Can Accelerate’
by Joseph F. Kovar
‘There are always going to be opportunities to look at skill sets to enhance the capabilities we have. When we talk with our partners about what’s important to them, is it vertical markets? Is it specific skill sets and certifications they need? We’re going to look at those opportunities to acquire,’ Paul Bay, president of global technology solutions at Ingram Micro, tells CRN.
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Ingram Micro Finalizes $7.2B Acquisition By Platinum Equity, Unshackled From Chinese Ownership
by Joseph F. Kovar
Ben Johnson, CEO of Liberty Technology, a Griffin, Ga. solution provider, said the IT industry is under “increasing pressure” to steer the supply chain away from China in the wake of human rights issues and questions about the origin of the Coronavirus. “I do not think the timing of this was coincidental” given the political situation with China, he said.
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Synnex Shareholders Overwhelmingly Approve Tech Data Merger
by Joseph F. Kovar
‘We would like to thank our shareholders for their full support of this merger. We look forward to completing the remaining steps to close this transaction,’ says Synnex CEO Dennis Polk in a prepared statement.
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GTDC CEO Frank Vitagliano: IT Distribution In A Sea Of Change
by Joseph F. Kovar
‘People are recognizing the inherent value that distribution provides into the marketplace and into the community. And they recognize that value both from a legacy standpoint, traditional types of things that everybody knows about. ... But they also acknowledge and recognize the investments that are being made in order to take advantage of the digital transformation,’ says GTDC CEO Frank Vitagliano.
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Ingram Micro Acquires Harmony: Makes SMB Play For CloudBlue
by Joseph F. Kovar
‘We want to continue to give our partner customers a choice to integrate and operate on. As we have grown our ecosystem, we’ve seen that most of our partners around the globe are not using PSA tools. PSA tools are great. We are trying to reach SMB partner to give them CRM, invoice, billing, and other services. We’re reacting to those partners who tell us they need these kind of tools,’ says CloudBlue President Nimesh Dave.
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Ingram Micro’s Kirk Robinson To Synnex-Tech Data: ‘Game On’
by Joseph F. Kovar
‘If someone had told me a few years back that three of the biggest distributors were going to combine and we had the chance to compete against them, I’d say game on,’ says Kirk Robinson, Ingram Micro’s senior vice president and U.S. chief country executive.
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5 Partner Takeaways On The Synnex-Tech Data Merger
by Kyle Alspach
Solution providers tell CRN that the deal to create a $57 billion IT distributor will bring together ‘the best of two worlds’ and create major opportunities for partners.
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Rich Hume On Blockbuster Synnex-Tech Data Deal: ‘One Plus One Equals Four’
by Steven Burke
‘From a partner perspective, this is a huge win with (the combined company having) the broadest portfolio and the ability to have more capacity for investment that will accelerate next generation technologies,’ says Tech Data CEO Rich Hume, who will lead the new combined Synnex Tech Data.
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Synnex-Tech Data Deal To Put Heat On Ingram Micro: Partners
by Mark Haranas
‘You have customers that are sitting out there who might or might not have had a good experience with Ingram who are on the edge. And now you have the power of two versus the power of one,’ says Michael Goldstein, president and CEO of LAN Infotech.
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