B2B Tech Talk with Ingram Micro

The retail experience is rapidly advancing—from technology to new safety policies, there's no shortage of innovation. Customization, demonstrations, and conscientious data collection are running the show. 
Consumers can expect a ripple effect of procedures built to increase ease of use and solve common retail pain points. 
Darryl Merkli and Max Pollington speak with Raj Pandya, Commercial Director at Specialty Solutions, about: 
Sustainability in retail
In-person and online shopping advancements
Using data to improve the consumer experience 
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The modern workforce is more different now than ever before. Historically, people have worked heavily in office. Then, work shifted to a remote setting.  
Now, a majority of workers prefer working in a hybrid setting. 
Faced with issues that are unique to a hybrid work environment, meeting equity often suffers. One business is here to level the playing field between those working in office and at home.  
Shelby Skrhak speaks with Jen Sigmund , senior segment marketing manager, Meeting Experience and weConnect at Barco about:
Meaning of meeting equity
Importance of diversity and inclusion
Establishing equity with technology solutions    


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Check out Barco and MeetingEquity.com for more information. 
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When you look at your business, you have to ask the question: Is this contextual or strategic? If it’s contextual, your next move should be to outsource—a move that many are making with their network security, Wi-Fi, endpoint protection and firewalls.  
While security is important, it shouldn’t be a company’s main area of investment—leave that to the MSSP experts.  
Shelby Skrhak speaks with Michael O’Brien , RVP of Strategic Routes to Market at Fortinet , about: 
Why customers are turning to managed security service providers
Strategic IT versus contextual IT
How MSSPs have evolved and their challenges 


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The best customer experience is the one that’s ever evolving for the better. To achieve that cadence, you need consistent means of gathering feedback and an open dialogue built for improvement. 
Ingram Micro strives for excellence across all offerings, and our client relationships reflect that aim. 
Shelby Skrhak speaks with Brian Stelmach , Solution Design and Services manager, and Cori Hahn , senior technical account manager, both of Ingram Micro, about:  
- Scaling engineering resources
- What makes Ingram Micro unique
- Valuing feedback above all else 
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From power solutions to phone cases, ZAGG strives to be a one-stop- shop for consumers. That goal becomes a reality with the support of Ingram Micro, opening the doors for ZAGG to reach 20,000 different types of customers. 
Shelby Skrhak speaks with Jay Wozniak, B2B sales manager at ZAGG, Inc. , about: 
- The four branches of ZAGG
- Adapting mobile accessories for hospital use
- How ZAGG differentiates from competitors  
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Finding a solid data storage provider can feel like combing through a tangled ball of wires, making it challenging to uncover the value in each option. 
What makes a data storage solution worthwhile across finances, logistics and longevity? Customers, as expected, look for simplicity and high performance. However, those perks may come with sacrifices. 
Shelby Skrhak speaks with Ric Halsaver , North America Flash, SDI and Red Hat storage channel sales leader at IBM , about: 
- IBM’s approach to providing value
- Simplicity in data storage
- Giving customers the power of choice 
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Legacy applications just weren’t built to handle the data of today. The result—an extremely time consuming and costly system that’s holding businesses back.  
Luckily, application modernization is moving these legacy solutions to the forefront of technology—helping to support the needs of a modern business, all while increasing productivity and maintaining IT budgets.   
Shelby Skrhak speaks with Cheryl Rang , executive director, Advanced Solutions and Data Center at Ingram Micro , and Aviram Cohen , Strategy and Emerging Technologies at Ingram Micro , about: 
What application modernization really is 
The difference between modern and legacy applications
The future of legacy applications  


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Cultivating technology and products to meet the individual needs of workers is vital to enabling them to work proficiently. Plus, work shouldn’t hurt. Having the right tech and tools allows employees to do their job and complete work comfortably.  
Comfortable work drives satisfaction and productivity, sometimes by more than 50%. But technology isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution. The needs and preferences of different roles should be considered. 
Shelby Skrhak speaks with Mark King , enterprise sales manager at Logitech , about:
Differences in tech needs based on work location
Kinesiology and ergonomics
Tips to increase productivity and comfort 


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Arenas are being erected. Huge competitions are being streamed. Scholarships are being granted to recruit the best players. 
Esports are beginning to permeate sports culture, and that doesn’t exclude the modern education systems. 
Whether a club team or a fully funded competition team, schools across the country are employing. The same technology is also being utilized to create better curriculum engagement in the K-12 environment. 
Shelby Skrhak speaks with Mike Stachura , National Account Manager at LG , about:
What sets esports apart
The role of athletic departments in technology implementation
How LG is supporting esports 


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If we look at the characteristics of a processor, they have historically been very data-oriented. To keep up with the increasing demand, IBM has launched Power10—the latest generation of Power technology meant to drive data, security and AI of the future. 
Shelby Skrhak speaks with Rick Bjorck , vice president, IBM Power at IBM , about: 
What Power10 means for the hybrid cloud ecosystem
Who Power10 is for
The security features that set Power10 apart from competitors   


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