B2B Tech Talk with Ingram Micro

What are the top concerns around hybrid work? Meeting equity, lack of engagement, back-seat syndrome, poor audio and camera quality—the list goes on. With Microsoft Teams Rooms, those challenges can fade into the background.

Shelby Skrhak speaks with Rob Hagerson, senior vendor business manager at Ingram Micro, about:

• The state of hybrid work today
• Essential components for meeting equity
• How Teams Rooms addresses hybrid work

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More women are entering the tech field each year. What has changed, and how can we further improve those numbers?

In a previously male-dominated field, women (and, in turn, the companies they work for) are excelling in the tech industry.

Join host Harpreet Narang and Nima Green, former editor at CRN/The Channel Company, for Coffee with Women in Tech, where they will dive into:

• The culture of tech
• Women in tech as cheerleaders for others
• Tips for women entering tech
• How businesses can better inform the pipeline of tech

Our guest will also offer essential insights from inside the tech industry on how and why women can thrive in tech.

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The days of shuffling between thousands of pages looking for one specific resource are over at IBM. Today, they have an overhauled partner program built around efficiency and incentives.

Shelby Skrhak speaks with Susan Martens, global managing director, Adrienne E. Jouve, global channel program management director—IBM ecosystems and Todd G. Grube, vice president of global partner dales—IBM ecosystems, all of IBM, about:

• Big changes coming to IBM partnerships
• Drivers for overhauling IBMs partner programs
• New partner incentives and earning opportunities

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Transformation doesn’t stop at simple one-stop-shop problem solving—at Ingram Micro, transformation means education, experimentation and constant improvement.

Shelby Skrhak speaks with Michael Mason and Andrew Schmidt, both senior solutions center engineers at Ingram Micro, about:

• How the Business Transformation Center ties into the Center of Excellence
• The value of BTC virtual workshops
• Hybrid workspaces at the BTC

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The release of Intel’s 4th Gen Xeon scalable processors are the beginning of the future. The announcement of the release comes with a whirlwind of excitement and curiosity.

Intel’s 4th Gen Xeon scalable processors offer an entirely new landscape of capabilities.
Shelby Skrhak speaks with Peter Tea, data center and cloud specialist at Intel, about:

• The value of scalability
• The importance of accelerators
• The role of AI

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AI is a hot topic on everyone's minds—cybercriminals are no exception. However, cybersecurity professionals are meeting the rise of AI in malicious attacks by integrating AI and machine learning into security measures.

Shelby Skrhak speaks with Don Scott, director of the Emerging Business Group, and Jimmy Augustine, chief technology evangelist of the Emerging Business Group, both of Ingram Micro, about:

• Positive uses for AI in security
• How bad actors leverage AI
• Combating bad actor AI use

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Self-service can be more than sticky screens and bulky hardware. With HP Engage Express kiosks, you get all the benefits of self-service without the headaches of convoluted UX and unappealing visuals.

Shelby Skrhak speaks with David Gosman, global industry strategist at HP, about:

• The definition of self-service kiosks
• Why HP developed HP Engage Express
• How HP Engage Express addresses common self-service challenges

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Connectivity products are the lifeblood of many operations. Finding the right one shouldn’t be a chore. At Eaton, analysis paralysis is all but extinct due to their organizational prowess.

Shelby Skrhak speaks with David Cradeur, connectivity channel manager at Eaton, about:

• The four connectivity product subgroups at Eaton
• Top connectivity products post COVID
• Product navigation and partner education

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It’s never too early to invest in reliable infrastructures when it comes to cloud and on-prem management. The only question is: what offerings are worth the investment?

Devaughn Bittle, Patrick Cash and Kevin Fraser speak with Anne Siler, Senior Technical Account Manager at Ingram Micro, and Rick Banzi, Americas Storage Product Marketing at HPE, to dive into new offerings from HPE and how they are leaning into cloud experiences.

They discuss:

• The Alletra 5000 offering
• The value of disaggregated hyperconverged infrastructures
• How DHCI enhances aging environments

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Hybrid work does not have to mean the death of seamless meetings via Microsoft Teams. With the meeting-per-day rates on a steady incline, Microsoft offers the solution to disjointed hybrid meetings and maintained productivity.

Shelby Skrhak speaks with Amanda Stewart, Senior Global Customer Marketing Manager at Microsoft, about:

• The definition of Microsoft Teams Rooms
• Critical aspects of successful hybrid work
• Providing a smooth transition from remote to hybrid

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