Ingram Micro Announces Worldwide Availability of Microsoft Advisor to CSP Service Plan

SANTA ANA, CA--(Marketwired - Aug 17, 2015) - Further demonstrating its commitment to channel empowerment, Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM) today announced the global availability of the Microsoft Advisor to Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) service plan. Initially offered in Canada, Mexico and the United States, the service plan now extends to 13 countries including Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom. Channel partners worldwide can quickly and seamlessly convert Office 365 Advisor subscriptions to the profitable CSP program in a self-service fashion through Ingram Micro's automated Cloud Marketplace.

The Microsoft CSP program is designed to provide channel partners with increased profitability, topline revenue, and ownership of the customer relationship from contracting to invoicing and technical support. Ingram Micro provides channel partners with a simple three-step process to convert Advisor subscriptions to the new CSP program on the Cloud Marketplace. This fully automated process empowers channel partners to provision, bundle, invoice, manage and support Microsoft Cloud Solutions with greater ease and efficiency. Authorized to sell cloud services via the Microsoft CSP program in over 40 countries, Ingram Micro has embraced the CSP program as a major cornerstone in its cloud channel strategy.

"Ingram Micro remains fully aligned with Microsoft to drive channel sales for Microsoft Cloud Solutions," said Nimesh Dave, executive vice president, global cloud, Ingram Micro. "As the first tier-2 partner to automate the conversion of Microsoft Office 365 Advisor subscriptions to CSP through a single portal, we are excited to deliver a service plan that accelerates the transition and the adoption of CSP."

Through Ingram Micro's Microsoft Advisor to CSP service plan, channel partners can take the Microsoft Office 365 Advisor subscription and convert it to the equivalent CSP subscription through Ingram Micro, without any penalty. Unlike the Microsoft Advisor model, which requires the end-user to purchase directly through Microsoft, barring ownership rights of the reseller to the customer, channel partners are now able to maintain complete control of the pricing, billing, and support for Office 365. Channel partners can also bundle the service with other cloud solutions on the Ingram Micro Cloud Marketplace and receive one consolidated invoice.