Ingram Micro Expands Global Footprint With Cloud Marketplace in Europe
March 31 2015 - 3:00AM
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 30th 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@ingrammicro.com
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