Ingram Micro Expands Global Footprint With Cloud Marketplace in Europe

BARCELONA, SPAIN--(Marketwired - Mar 31, 2015) - Today at the first annual Cloud Summit Europe, Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM) announced the availability of its Cloud Marketplace in France, Netherlands, and the UK. The Cloud Marketplace enables channel partners to transform and grow their business by offering instant, online access to a wide array of innovative cloud solutions and services. Leading cloud vendors debuting on the Marketplace include Microsoft Office 365, Acronis, Nomadesk, and Cirius. Ingram Micro anticipates adding many others, including Intel Security, soon. The Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace is scheduled to launch in Belgium, Italy, Germany, Spain, and Sweden in the second quarter of 2015.

The Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace is an ecosystem of buyers, sellers and solutions that enables channel partners to purchase, provision, manage and invoice cloud technologies with confidence and ease. Available now to channel partners in France, Netherlands, and the UK, the Cloud Marketplace brings together Ingram Micro's growing portfolio of leading cloud vendors and services in a way that enables partners to lift their business into the cloud by exploiting the growing opportunity in the SMB market. With the Cloud Marketplace, channel partners can manage the complete end-customer subscription lifecycle from a single, automated platform, provided and supported by Ingram Micro. The Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace currently offers English, French, and Spanish language support with German expected to be added in Q2 2015. The Cloud Marketplace is functional with EUR and GBP currency, with other currencies to follow.

"For our channel partners, enabling businesses to operate in a hybrid environment that includes cloud-based solutions is as much about business transformation as it is about technology," said Carl Alloin, Executive Director Europe, Ingram Micro Cloud. "Our Cloud Marketplace was designed to help channel partners quickly scale as they seek to expand their footprint and profitability in the cloud."

The much anticipated Microsoft Office 365 is now available on the Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace, providing partners the ability to directly purchase, provision, and offer unique Office 365 bundles, set prices and invoice monthly. Partners can also offer consolidated billing, providing customers with an easier way to manage their subscription costs. Ingram Micro is the first master cloud service provider to offer a true, online consumption model for Office 365 that is also backed by a suite of migration services from Skykick. Through Ingram Micro, channel partners can immediately begin offering Office 365 to their customers, positively affecting their overall business performance and ability to quickly increase sales in the cloud.