Ingram Micro Cloud, a division of Ingram Micro Inc., has signed a new distribution agreement with SoftLayer, an IBM Company. Under the agreement, Ingram Micro is expanding its relationship with IBM and now offers SoftLayer cloud services to its mutual channel partners within the U.S.
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider SoftLayer offers cloud services founded on high-performance infrastructure, including bare metal and virtual servers, and is the foundation for IBM’s cloud portfolio. As part of the new relationship, Ingram Micro will be able to market, sell, and support SoftLayer cloud services and drive solutions and cross-selling opportunities within its partner community and the Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace. Ingram Micro will also offer its cloud onboarding capabilities, marketing support, as well as end-to-end technical and operational support to its channel partners focused on building cloud solutions.
As part of the SoftLayer relationship, Ingram Micro will offer mutual channel partners a single point of contact, access to experts, and support services. Ingram Micro will also offer field-based representatives that are trained with cloud skills, supplementing the skill sets and capabilities of its channel partners.
“Ingram Micro Cloud is pleased to work closely with IBM and SoftLayer to expand our relationship and further enable our channel partners to realize the promise of cloud services and empower their customers to compute anywhere,” says Renee Bergeron, vice president, cloud computing, Ingram Micro.
For more information on Ingram Micro Cloud visit http://us-cloud-new.ingrammicro.com/.
