BULLETIN 01732 759725 8 Gamma partners with Ingram Micro Gamma has announced a new strategic relationship with Ingram Micro UK to offer Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams to its UK partners. Operator Connect, a new operator-managed programme from Microsoft Teams Phone, has been designed to enable seamless and integrated calling. Gamma is one of only a select number of providers on the programme in the UK. By pairing the global Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace with Gamma’s 15-year experience in delivering Microsoft voice solutions, the two organisations aim to provide partners with a new opportunity in the business voice market. Additionally, Gamma will become the first provider to offer Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams to Ingram Micro's partners in the UK. Partners will also benefit from Operator Connect’s easy deployment, simple administration, and native fraud management, underpinned by Gamma’s national network. Mike Mills, Director of Cloud and Infrastructure Partners, at Gamma said: “We are excited to be partnering with Ingram Micro as a strategic vendor in their modern workplace practice. The global adoption of Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS), and particularly Microsoft Teams, has unquestionably created unprecedented opportunities for partners new to the voice market. We look forward to strengthening this partnership beyond Operator Connect to enable Ingram Micro and its partners to leverage these opportunities.” www.gamma.co.uk • www.ingrammicro.com Five-year deal Ingram Micro and C-Facts have signed a five-year deal making C-Facts Cloud Cost Management services worldwide available for all Ingram Micro Cloud Partners and their customers. C-Facts provides a single pane of glass for cloud usage and costs for all Ingram Micro Cloud Partners. On top of that, the partner can provide a user-friendly dashboard to all its customers. Primarily enterprise customers must deal with the complexity around the proliferation of public cloud usage by their organizations with a lack of insights into Cloud costs. This strategic cooperation creates mutual benefits for both organisations. Ingram Micro helps C-Facts boost its international sales, and Ingram Micro Cloud can deliver valuable services to its partners and their customers with low-touch handling. Besides cloud usage and cost reporting, C-Facts announced a cloud optimisation module that will be available for Ingram Micro Partners in 2023. www.c-facts.com • www.ingrammicrocloud.com Global agreement Arrow Electronics has signed a global agreement with Lenovo to deliver its TruScale Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solution through value-added resellers, managed service providers and telcos. TruScale Infrastructure-as-a-Service operates on a consumption-based subscription model that allows companies to use and pay for data centre solutions – onpremise or at a customer-preferred location – without having to purchase the equipment. Delivered through Arrow’s cloud management platform, ArrowSphere, TruScale will provide customers with a flexible cloud experience with the security and control of an on-premises solution. They can provision the services they require for a seamless, responsive and reliable hybrid cloud operation, making it easy to align costs with business growth. www.arrow.com TD SYNNEX joins with Chorus TD SYNNEX is collaborating with managed security services provider Chorus to give partners access to a 24/7, managed eXtended detection and response (MXDR) service. This UKbased service will enable reseller businesses to offer customers comprehensive protection of their IT environments without having to make upfront investment in building and maintaining their own specialist security practice or recruiting and retaining their own team. Built on Microsoft 365 Defender and Microsoft Sentinel, this new offering combines the broad cybersecurity expertise, maturity and reach of TD SYNNEX with the specialist focus and service capability of Chorus. The MXDR service is provided on behalf of the partner by Chorus while TD SYNNEX’s security experts support resellers on engagement, go-to-market activity, and initial sales. Matt Child, Managing Director, Advanced Solutions, UK and Ireland, TD SYNNEX, said: “We have worked with Chorus for many years and have seen their evolution into a truly market-leading security business. Our approach at TD SYNNEX has always been to continually enhance our line card with incredible services. We believe that with the combination of TD SYNNEX’s own skills as a solutions orchestrator and Chorus’s deep security specialism, we can deliver an outstanding end-to-end security practice that complements any partner who is either beginning the security journey, is already at an advanced level, or anywhere in between.” TD SYNNEX is ready to work with any partner interested in taking the MXDR offer to their customer base. https://uk.tdsynnex.com/ Most admired TD SYNNEX has been named one of the 2023 World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune. This marks the company’s second time on the list, after debuting as a World’s Most Admired Company in 2022 after just six months as a combined company. “It’s an honour to be included in this esteemed list and to see our team recognised for their commitment to empowering our global partners to achieve great outcomes with technology,” said CEO Rich Hume. “This achievement is made possible by our dedicated co-workers, who embody our purpose, vision, mission and values in service to our vendors, customers and each other.” https://uk.tdsynnex.com/ Mike Mills Matt Child Rich Hume
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