Ingram Micro Expands Global Footprint With Cloud Marketplace in Europe
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Cloud Marketplace Launches in France, Netherlands and UK, With Microsoft
Office365 and Other Leading Cloud Vendors
BARCELONA, SPAIN--(Marketwired - Mar 30, 2015) - Today at the first annual Cloud
Summit Europe, Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM) announced the availability of its
Cloud Marketplace in France, Netherlands, and the UK. The Cloud Marketplace
enables channel partners to transform and grow their business by offering
instant, online access to a wide array of innovative cloud solutions and
services. Leading cloud vendors debuting on the Marketplace include Microsoft
Office 365, Acronis, Nomadesk, and Cirius. Ingram Micro anticipates adding many
others, including Intel Security, soon. The Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace is
scheduled to launch in Belgium, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Sweden in the second
quarter of 2015.
The Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace is an ecosystem of buyers, sellers and
solutions that enables channel partners to purchase, provision, manage and
invoice cloud technologies with confidence and ease. Available now to channel
partners in France, Netherlands, and the UK, the Cloud Marketplace brings
together Ingram Micro's growing portfolio of leading cloud vendors and services
in a way that enables partners to lift their business into the cloud by
exploiting the growing opportunity in the SMB market. With the Cloud
Marketplace, channel partners can manage the complete end-customer subscription
lifecycle from a single, automated platform, provided and supported by Ingram
Micro. The Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace currently offers English, French, and
Spanish language support with German expected to be added in Q2 2015. The Cloud
Marketplace is functional with EUR and GBP currency, with other currencies to
follow.
"For our channel partners, enabling businesses to operate in a hybrid
environment that includes cloud-based solutions is as much about business
transformation as it is about technology," said Carl Alloin, Executive Director
Europe, Ingram Micro Cloud. "Our Cloud Marketplace was designed to help channel
partners quickly scale as they seek to expand their footprint and profitability
in the cloud."
The much anticipated Microsoft Office 365 is now available on the Ingram Micro
Cloud Marketplace, providing partners the ability to directly purchase,
provision, and offer unique Office 365 bundles, set prices and invoice monthly.
Partners can also offer consolidated billing, providing customers with an easier
way to manage their subscription costs. Ingram Micro is the first master cloud
service provider to offer a true, online consumption model for Office 365 that
is also backed by a suite of migration services from Skykick. Through Ingram
Micro, channel partners can immediately begin offering Office 365 to their
customers, positively affecting their overall business performance and ability
to quickly increase sales in the cloud.
In addition to its new Marketplace, Ingram Micro is announcing other new cloud
services and programs designed to further drive partner success:
* Cloud Ignite Services((TM)):
Ingram Micro realizes technology does not solve problems on its own,
customer support is also key. Cloud Ignite Services are available to assist
partners with the data migration and on-boarding needs of their customers,
as well as providing partners with free customer service for all cloud
services purchased on the Marketplace.
* Cloud Elevate: To further enable marketplace success, Ingram Micro Cloud is
announcing its premier loyalty program, Cloud Elevate. This new program
delivers rewards and enablement services to help resellers accelerate their
cloud sales and profitability. Benefits include; exclusive promotions,
discounts, education, sales and marketing support, and more, as partners
move up in the program. New partners joining Cloud Elevate by June 30(th)
will receive a credit of £100 GBP or EUR 150 euros which can be used against
Marketplace purchases within 90 days of joining the program.
"Ingram Micro's investment in cloud is paying off for us in terms of greater
profits," said Ben Gower, CEO of Perspicuity. "The new Cloud Marketplace gives
us the vendors, services and programs we need to grow our cloud business while
better serving our customers."
"Successful IT solution providers are developing new strategies around cloud
consumption models that are positively impacting their businesses," said Darren
Bibby, Program Vice President, Worldwide Channels and Alliances Research at IDC.
"Ingram Micro's investments in its Cloud Marketplace, Cloud Ignite Services and
Cloud Elevate program, are very important in the new cloud economy. Ingram Micro
understands what business partners are going to need in the cloud and they
continue to deliver a compelling value proposition."
Follow the Ingram Micro Cloud Summit Europe 2015 on Twitter via
#ingramcloudsummit or by visiting http://www.eu.ingrammicrocloudsummit.com.
To find out more about Ingram Micro Cloud visit: www.ingrammicrocloud.com.
About Ingram Micro Cloud
Ingram Micro is a master cloud service provider (mCSP), offering channel
partners and professionals access to a global marketplace, expertise, solutions
and enablement programs that empower organizations to configure, provision and
manage cloud technologies with confidence and ease. For more information on
Ingram Micro Cloud, please visit www.ingrammicrocloud.com.
About Ingram Micro
Ingram Micro helps businesses Realize the Promise of Technology(TM). It delivers
a full spectrum of global technology and supply chain services to businesses
around the world. Deep expertise in technology solutions, mobility, cloud, and
supply chain solutions enables its business partners to operate efficiently and
successfully in the markets they serve. Unrivaled agility, deep market insights
and the trust and dependability that come from decades of proven relationships,
set Ingram Micro apart and ahead. Discover how Ingram Micro can help you Realize
the Promise of Technology.
More at www.ingrammicro.com.
Contact Information
Media contact:
Lorrie Hunsaker
Ingram Micro
lorrie.hunsaker(at)ingrammicro.com
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