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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.
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artners 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.
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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
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