Ingram Micro Cloud Summit 2014: Your Complete Coverage Guide

Ingram Micro (IM) this week held its 2014 Cloud Summit at the Westin Diplomat in Hollywood, Fla. to show channel partners how serious it is about molding itself into a worldwide cloud services provider.

The technology distributor’s aspirations to take its cloud business global were unveiled last week by naming Nimesh Dave as Ingram Micro’s executive vice president of Global Cloud Computing.

Dave’s responsbilities will include leading the company’s bid for worldwide cloud dominance with the new expansion of its program.

Ingram Micro announced several changes to its cloud business to more than 1,000 channel partners attending the event. This year resellers from Latin America and Europe also were in attendance.

Summary of conference announcements: Ingram Micro Cloud Computing Vice President Renee Bergeron took center stage on Tuesday to make the following announcements:

We were there as the conference unfolded to provide you with the latest details. For a complete conference guide, see below.

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Ingram Micro Cloud Summit 2014: General Session Day One Recap

Ingram Micro made several announcements during its general session on day one. The technology distributor also invited a couple of partners on stage. Here’s what you may have missed on day one.

Ingram Micro Summit 2014: More Channel Programs, Solutions, Partnerships

Day one was chock full of news about channel program updates and new solutions, plus more. If you’re interested in learning more about those announcements, check this article out for the details.

Ingram Micro Cloud Summit 2014: General Session Day Two Recap

On day two of general session Ingram Micro opened the stage to several technology partners, including Citrix (CTXS), IBM (IBM) and VMware (VMW) executives. Gartner Research VP and Principal Analyst Tiffani Bova joined the discussion, too.

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