In this latest Ingram Micro Business & Technology Solutions episode, Bill Tirpkos sits down with industry experts Ayon and Roger to discuss the cutting-edge capabilities of Ingram Micro’s Solutions Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. This episode dives into the comprehensive services offered by Ingram Micro for Lenovo ISG products, delivering value to partners and the larger marketplace.

The episode begins with Ayon elaborating on the vendor management team's role at Ingram Micro. The team's pre-sales specialist, serves as a key resource in aiding partners with technical configurations, ensuring compatibility, and transforming a list of requirements into robust Lenovo ISG solutions. Following this, Roger sheds light on the extensive configuration services offered by Ingram Micro's Solutions Centres, located in both Mississauga and Vancouver. These facilities expedite deployment by providing both hardware and software solutions, enabling partners to deliver turnkey solutions to their customers.

Key Takeaways:

• Ingram Micro's vendor management team, offers critical support for partners, from pre-sales guidance to compatibility queries, particularly for Lenovo ISG products.
• The Solutions Centres provide a comprehensive set of configuration services, including hardware installations, software setups, and full racking solutions to ensure efficient and streamlined delivery.
• Partners benefit from a $75 incentive towards level one configuration services on Lenovo ISG products, with the flexibility to apply this towards advanced services.
• The Configuration Centres are strategically located in Canada to optimize delivery performance across the entire country.
• The partnership between Ingram Micro and Lenovo brings unique differentiation in the market through combined hardware, software, and service capabilities.

About the Guests:

Bill Tirpkos, Account Exec - Distribution Lenovo Canada, is the Lenovo Account Executive at Ingram Micro Canada, specializing in fostering strong relationships with partners to drive growth and deliver value-add through Ingram Micro's solutions and services.

Ayon Khan, Channel Account Specialist, Vendor Management, Ingram Micro, Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions Group is part of the vendor management team at Ingram Micro, focusing on Lenovo Data Center which include Servers & Storage. Working alongside Kazuo Peasah on the Lenovo ISG team that also includes a presales technical consultant Fathi Garfa, they can provision fully configured systems that meet the required specifications as well as ensuring there are no compatibility issues.

Roger Silvestre, Supervisor, Operations, Ingram Micro, Configuration Services, ltad - Commerce & Lifecycle represents the configuration capabilities at the Ingram Micro Solutions Centre. He, along with his team, provides technical expertise in hardware installations, software setup, and racking solutions to partners across Canada, servicing both the Mississauga and Vancouver facilities.

For more information contact: LenovoISG@Ingrammicro.com

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In this episode, Aaron Lehman - Ingram Micro Partner, Ian Pugh - Ingram Micro Flexible Payment Solutions and Kirk Sinclair - Partner Sales Executive, Device Partner Solution Sales, Microsoft Canada, discuss the latest trends in leasing devices which we call DaaS – Device-as-a-Service, we are looking at this from a reseller perspective and we’re answering some honest questions about the program.

Also in this episode:

• The way technology buyers want to consume technology is changing
• What is DaaS, and how is Ingram Micro using DaaS to help their customers?
• How business owners benefit from offering DaaS to their customers
• How the business owner’s customers benefits from DaaS
• Leveraging your own branding with DaaS
• Customer experience
• Staying profitable as a business owner
• Is DaaS also financially beneficial for the customer?
• The first step to offering DaaS to the customer

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In this episode, Kirk Sinclair, Partner Sales Executive - Microsoft Canada, is joined by Denis Gaudreault, Country Manager, Intel Canada, Mike Hilton, President, HPE Canada and Craig Tullett, Vice President Device Sales, Microsoft Canada.

Denis, Mike and Craig are leaders in the Canadian IT infrastructure ecosystem and bring a wealth of knowledge to this special executive edition of Windows Server Explained.

Also in this episode:

• Windows Server 2022
• 51% of surveyed North American business need to update their IT infrastructure
• Beyond a standard hardware flip
  • Opportunities for clients and partners with HPE
• The need for variability
• The latest upgrades and benefits from Intel hardware
• Silicon as a Service
• Important features of Windows Server 2022
  • Designed for the current state of work
  • Multi-layer security
  • Remote working
  • Modernized infrastructure
• Intelligent Edge and AI in infrastructure
• GreenLake: bringing the cloud operating model to any location your infrastructure resides
• Ingrams role as a partner

Resources:

www.serverexplained.com

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In this episode, Kirk Sinclair, Partner Sales Executive - Microsoft Canada, is joined by Devlin Norris, Distribution Account Executive - Intel Corporation, and Ryan Leyden, Product Specialist, Dell Technologies.

Kirk, Devlin, and Ryan discuss the improved performance, security and automated systems management features for the channel partner community with the next generation of Dell servers.

Also in this episode:

• Next generation servers
• Built for more computing horsepower
• Security
• Automated systems management
• Value advantage for resellers
• The most common configuration in the Canadian marketplace
• Aggressive discount programs
• Services and support
• Intel Optane adoption and usage
• What Intel is bringing to the channel - Intel Partner Alliance

Resources:

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/partner-alliance/overview.html

Steve Chung - Senior Product Manager, Intel

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Grant Sicat - Sr. Channel Account Specialist, Dell grant.sicat@ingrammicro.com

Michael Robertson - Dell Storage Technical Architect

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Chris Pierson - Channel Account Specialist Microsoft Devices chris.pierson@ingrammicro.com

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In this episode, Kirk Sinclair, Partner Sales Executive - Microsoft Canada, is joined by Devlin Norris, Distribution Account Executive - Intel Corporation, as well as Matt Crumb & Carter Wilson, Windows Server Specialists at Microsoft.

Kirk, Devlin, Matt and Carter discuss on-premise servers and some great differentiated technology that is emerging in that space. They also discuss Cloud servers, Hybrid servers, and how the latest Intel technology is adding value for the resellers.

Also in this episode:

• Windows Server 2019, Data Centre, HCI - (Hyper Converged Infrastructure) features and benefits
• Outperforming competitors
• Hardware requirements and configurations
• Improving throughput with Intel Optane
• Windows Admin Centre
• When to introduce hybrid servers
• Apps in Microsoft Azure
• Opportunities for resellers
• Total cost of ownership
• Optimizing for todays new workload and priorities
• Security

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In this episode, Kirk Sinclair, Partner Sales Executive - Microsoft Canada, is joined by Aaron Rothfuss, Sr. Strategic Sales Leader - Lenovo, Louis Brunetto, Distribution Account Executive - Lenovo from Lenovo and Devlin Norris, Distribution Account Executive - Intel Corporation.

Kirk, Aaron, Louis and Devlin have a great discussion about the value that Lenovo brings to the channel especially through the distribution partner Ingram Micro, servers, and tips and tools for channel partners.

Also in this episode:

• Lenovo ROK and the big value for channel partners
• 3rd generation Xeon performance benefits
• Intel Optane storage solutions
• Software, do’s and don’ts
• Does OEM have a place on a Lenovo server?

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In this episode, Kirk Sinclair, Partner Sales Executive - Microsoft Canada and Devlin Norris, Distribution Account Executive - Intel Corporation discuss what is new and exciting in both their portfolios highlighting the alignment and synergy between the two that is exciting for resellers.

Also in this episode:

• On premise, hybrid, and cloud servers
• How the pandemic has changed the landscape
• Disaster recovery and off-site backup
• Simplified server migration using the cloud
• Refreshing hardware
• Scalable processors
• The synergy between silicon and software

Resources:

Chris Pierson - Channel Account Specialist Microsoft Devices chris.pierson@ingrammicro.com

Steve Chung - Senior Product Manager, Intel steve.chung@ingrammicro.com

https://ark.intel.com/

https://expertzone.microsoft.com

https://serverexplained.com

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