Scale
Computing today announced its HC3 Edge platform will now be featured
in the collaborative environment of the new Ingram Micro Business
Transformation Center. The Business Transformation Center is now open at the
distributor's East Coast headquarters in Buffalo, NY. This immersion experience
facility provides Ingram Micro channel partners in the U.S. and Canada with an
innovative and seamless look at technology integrated across vendor solutions
and in "real world" working scenarios.
"Our
participation in Ingram Micro's Business Transformation Center gives us a
tremendous opportunity to extend a unique offering to our partners," said Scott
Mann, director of North American channel for Scale Computing. "The
collaborative environment will allow them to showcase for their customers the
end-to-end solutions that Scale Computing, along with Ingram Micro and their
other BTC vendors, can provide in a live edge computing deployment."
The
3,500-square-foot Business Transformation Center offers a highly visual
learning opportunity that includes three vertical-focused areas-education,
retail and healthcare-a data center with hands-on capabilities and a unified
communications and collaboration zone. Supported by six full-time engineers,
the Business Transformation Center features more than 30 vendors and multiple
market categories.
Ingram
Micro was the first technology distributor to open two Solution Centers in the
U.S. For over a decade these Solutions Centers served as coastal hubs for the
IT industry's emerging and in-demand technologies, and were the first to
feature digital home and digital signage solutions. Both offered channel
partners a chance to preview breakthrough technologies and test-drive new
products and solutions before recommending them to clients.
"We created the Business
Transformation Center because it's important for our channel partners and their
customers to see the opportunities, challenges and targeted business outcomes
technology can uncover and address within specific working environments," said
Greg Richey, director, training and professional services, Ingram Micro. "By
spotlighting healthcare, retail and education technology solutions in a
real-world scenario we are enabling our channel partners and their customers to
see the technology in action and make more informed business decisions about
what's needed and why."