B2B Tech Talk with Ingram Micro

“ID, please.” When’s the last time you heard that? 
Maybe it didn’t come from a bouncer or bartender. It probably came last from your work device. 
In this episode of B2B Tech Talk, Keri sits down with Murtaza Hafizji, the Sr. Advisor of RSA’s leading authentication and access solution, RSA SecurID Access. Murtaza shares the risks of remote work and how companies can manage who’s accessing their networks. 
Plus, he goes over…   

Challenges associated with accelerating your customers’ digital transformations 
2 big security problems RSA SecurID Access solves for businesses 
The future of remote work technology  

Hear Murtaza’s 4 tips for securing the digital workspace in episode 70.  
To join the discussion, follow us on Twitter @IngramTechSol #B2BTechTalk 
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There is no fantasy football without OpenShift. Not to mention the U.S. Open or the Masters. 
OpenShift is Kubernetes at the core, and it focuses on making things easier for developers and the operations team. 
In this episode of B2B Tech Talk, we chatted with Chris Rosen, Program Director of Offering Management at IBM, about developing cloud natively within Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud. 
We also discussed:  

Use cases and how there is no one-size-fits-all customer profile 
OpenShift is 99.99% SLA 
How to keep OpenSource secure with “keys” 
Higher value services to make your app smarter and more robust  

Find more information on IBM Cloud Services or contact Don Oehman at Ingram Micro. 
To join the discussion, follow us on Twitter @IngramTechSol #B2BtechTalk or LinkedIn with #IBMCloud and #IngramMicroCloud 
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You have a unique perspective, knowledge base and skill set. Make it known! 
Content marketing is crucial to the success of your business. A vlog (video blog) is an extremely impactful and easy-to-do marketing technique that you can start right now. 
Ingram Micro’s Sr. Content Strategist, Danielle Gallagher, shares five steps for starting a vlog in this episode of B2B Tech Talk, as well as:  

3 big content marketing trends for 2020 
Why your website should be the home base for all your content 
Where content marketing is headed in the future  

Find Imagine Next trends, Ingram Micro marketing services and copywriting trends. 
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You could say that federal and state agencies are a little… distracted during this Fed buying season. They’ve got a lot on their plates, just like everyone else this year. 
So, it’s critical to make purchasing solutions from you as easy as possible. 
Executive Director and GM at Ingram Micro, Tony Celeste, offers partners multiple keys to success for this Fed buying season. He and Keri also discuss…   

The differences between selling to the Fed and selling to SLED 
Major market trends happening in the public sector 
How the CARES Act is impacting federal and state spending 
The future of the public sector and technology  

Find more information on selling to the public sector here. 
Connect with Tony on LinkedIn, Twitter @tceleste2014, or email him at [email protected]. 
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How is digital transformation like playing in a band? 
Everyone has to be on the same page or it won’t work. 
In this episode, Keri interviews Cameron Chehreh, CTO and VP of Presales Engineering at Dell Federal, about transformation in the application ecosystem. 
In this episode they discuss:  

Why it’s critical to get your teams aligned 
Digital transformation trends during the pandemic 
Data security and the cloud 
Where technology is going in the next year  

Contact Cameron on LinkedIn or Twitter @cchehreh. 
Ingram Micro partners can contact Christopher Martin for more information about what was discussed in this episode. 
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The words “cloud migration” and “easy” have never gone together—until IBM decided they should. 
IBM’s public cloud allows you to lift and shift any VMware tools from any other cloud or data center with zero alterations to your applications. 
Matt Johnson, one of IBM’s youngest Product Managers, explains how cloud migration can be so easy on this episode of B2B Tech Talk. He also discusses: 
-Why VMware customers are moving to the public cloud and the obstacles they’re running into 
-The benefits of transitioning over to an IBM Cloud for VMware solutions platform 
-Why consistency in cloud management is critical for the future 
Find more information on IBM cloud services or contact Don Oehman at Ingram Micro. 
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Understandably, cash flow is top-of-mind for a lot of businesses during this economic downturn. However, there are IT companies that still have a reliable stream of cash. 
How? 
To answer this, Frank LoTempio (Senior Manager, Credit Development) and Kathy Kagay (Director, Credit Development) join Keri on B2B Tech Talk to discuss: 
-How partners who use Ingram Micro financial services outperform their peers by 25% on average 
-Why partners using Direct Express grew 48% in Q2 of 2020 compared to Q2 of 2019 
-Steps to shift to a monthly recurring revenue model 
Learn more about Ingram Micro Financial Solutions, cash flow planning, and earning credit in COVID. 
Contact Frank and Kathy at Ingram Micro. 
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The best things come in threes. 
Digital marketing has three big players and if you were wondering how to leverage them, you’re in luck. 
In this episode of B2B Tech Talk, Keri chats with Chase Miller, Digital Marketing Manager at Ingram Micro, about owned, earned and paid digital media. Plus, they cover: 
-What the best strategy is for a paid digital ad campaign 
-How to figure out which media channel is best for your target audience 
-Expert SEO tips 
SEO tools mentioned: Google Trends, Moz, Brightedge, Keywords Everywhere 
Get more digital marketing insights at imaginenext.ingrammicro.com 
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4,000 percent. That’s the amount ransomware attacks have risen since the start of the pandemic. 
Who’s at risk? Everyone—government agencies in particular. 
Joining Keri on B2B Tech Talk is Brad Montgomery, the Sr. Manager of Federal Presales at Dell Technologies. In this episode, they discuss: 
-Reasons for the steep increase in ransomware attacks 
-The #1 insider cyberthreat organizations need to watch for 
-Critical components of a cyber recovery solution 
-How to implement a holistic cybersecurity strategy 
Find out more about Dell’s Cyber Recovery Solution. Partners can contact Glen Jefferies or Christopher Martin for more information. 
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Just three years ago, IBM was completely overlooked as a disruptor in the cloud space. Now, not only is IBM one of the top three cloud providers in the world, it’s spearheading multi-cloud management. 
  
Global tech executive and chief evangelist, Pavel Ferreri, shares how enterprises and small businesses alike can leverage IBM Cloud services. Pavel also covers: 
   

The disruption IBM made and is still making in the cloud space 
Why companies today should not be leveraging only one cloud provider 
What the new multi-cloud reality has in store for businesses  

  
Why IBM Cloud? 
  
Partners can find more information on IBM Cloud for their businesses by contacting Donald Oehman at Ingram Micro. 
  
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