B2B Tech Talk with Ingram Micro

Movie multiplexes, restaurants and neighborhood cinemas took a massive hit during the pandemic.  
Searching for new revenue streams, these venues are leveraging the latest in display tech to attract lucrative esports events like tournaments and viewing parties.  
Heather Blair, senior account manager for esports and cinema solutions at LG Electronics, joins Shelby Skrhak to explore: 
- Building alliances between venues, communities and gamers
- The new revenue potential for restaurants and cinemas
- How LG’s “sexy” monitors create stunning esports arenas
- What Ingram Micro’s partners can do to move the needle 
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Which scenario sounds more desirable: a window-shaker A/C unit tagged onto an outdated apartment building, or an integrated A/C system planned from conception? 
Incorporating more advanced solutions at the base level is, more often than not, superior to add-ons, and cybersecurity is no exception. Infrastructures of any kind should introduce security into the conversation as early as possible. 
Shelby Skrhak speaks with Will Berardelli, partner development specialist at VMware, about: 
- VMware’s approach to security integration
- The trouble with “bolted-on” security 
- The versatility of Carbon Black security solutions 
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As technology advances, digital solutions become more and more complicated. Nutanix unifies private, public, and hybrid clouds to power customers’ businesses and solve complex problems with simplicity. With compute, storage, networking, and database solutions adaptable to your preferred hardware and systems, partners and customers have operating freedom like never before. 
Shelby Skrhak speaks with Nutranix’s Brian Boche, channel SE leader, and Tony Lawry, distribution channel systems engineer, about:
Hyper-converged infrastructure defined
Four aspects that elevate Nutranix above the rest
Ingrained security and why it’s built into all offerings   


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Forward-thinking organizations like IBM are coming together and taking a new approach to forming business ecosystems to help the federal market address critical issues like cybersecurity, supply chains, and sustainability. 
Shelby Skrhak is joined by Terry Halvorsen, GM of the US federal market, and Katharyn White, VP of the IBM ecosystem and US federal market, to discuss: 
The unique challenges of the governmental digital transformation
Establishing a secure hybrid environment
How AI helps federal agencies process and optimize an unimaginable scale of data
IBM aligning technology, people, skills and cultural transformation to accelerate real change 


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What do touchscreen devices have to do with sports betting? The answer comes down to the constant pursuit of integrated betting experiences and the role of interactivity in making those goals a reality. 
Shelby Skrhak speaks with Brian Atwood, senior director of North American Sales at Elo Touch Solutions, about: 
Uses for Elo products
How COVID changed sports betting
Sports betting as an integrated experience 


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The world of computing is ever changing. From Windows 95 to now, the progress is unquestionable. When we look further, there are a few clear leanings for where computing will go next. 
What does that look like for businesses, and how do converged infrastructures tie into the future of computing? 
Shelby Skrhak speaks with Don Scott, director of the Emerging Business Group at Ingram Micro, and Kyle Fenske, North American channel director at Scale Computing, about: 
What a hyper-converged infrastructure consists of
Why hyper-converged infrastructures are the future of computing
How a hyper-converged infrastructure leads to higher efficiency  
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Technology across every industry is adapting to the work-from-anywhere model. With those evolutions comes the need for tighter security in not only “bring your own device” circumstances, but company-issued equipment as well. 
What does that look like at a base level, and how can customers take steps to ensure their devices are as secure as possible? 
Shelby Skrhak speaks with Patrick Smith, technology consultant at Ingram Micro, about: 
- Security challenges with the work-from-anywhere model
- The Trellix endpoint protection platform
- How customers can elevate their security 
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Lenovo strives to enable their partners to sell across the entire portfolio of offerings—laptops, desktops, server storage and more. Lenovo opens the door to new margins and markets and, in turn, additional revenue. 
Devaughn Bittle and Patrick Cash speak with Alyssa Unterborn and Jamie Tworkowski, solutions sales executives at Ingram Micro, about: 
Recent trends across ISG and IDG
Lenovo 360 success stories
How the Better Together program ties into Lenovo 360 
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People are traveling again and using more equipment than ever—and the trend of smaller, better, faster technology marches on to meet those needs. 
From durability to variety to customer service, ZAGG is paving the way for higher quality tech accessories and hassle-free use, wherever, whenever. 
Shelby Skrhak speaks with Jay Wozniak, B2B sales manager at ZAGG Inc.,, and Gabby Albert, solutions specialist at Ingram Micro , about: 
- Developing medical-grade technology
- Cutting-edge glass protector designs for every need
- Gan products and travel-friendly adaptors 
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In hybrid IT environments there is a need for workloads to stay on-prem, whether because of latency, regulation, confidentiality or otherwise. But, people still want the flexibility of the cloud. GreenLake allows users to get a seamless view of the entire hybrid real estate while retaining the benefits of the cloud. 
Shelby Skrhak speaks with Jon Busshart, Business Transformation Center engineer, and Russell Fenton, solution sales specialist II, both of Ingram Micro about: 
The opportunities provided by GreenLake for Ingram Micro partners
What Ingram Micro’s Business Transformation Center is
How Ingram Micro's BTC accelerates GreenLake opportunities    


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