Acronis is excited to have Ingram Micro Cloud, as our flagship sponsor of the Acronis #CyberFit Summit in Miami this year.
In addition to a presence in our Miami Expo Hall, Cheryl Rang the Executive Director of Advanced Solutions at Ingram Micro will be joining our panel session: Working with the Modern Cloud Distributor: How to Profit from the Model.
Ahead of these events, however, we connected with Lalin Akad, Ingram Micro Cloud’s Global Marketing Manager, Cybersecurity to weigh in on the company’s latest advances and what they’re most looking forward to at next week’s Summit in Miami!
In a nutshell, what should our attendees know about your company?
Ingram Micro Cloud is the distributor with the largest MSP ecosystem and the most in-depth cybersecurity practice and cloud ecosystem worldwide. Our mission is to enable partners to become more profitable and proactive trusted advisors. Said another way: we fuel growth, solve pain points and grow profits for our partners. You can leverage our industry-leading Cloud Marketplace platform, with 24/7 access and support to help scale your business, or call one of the 1000+ cloud associates to support your sales, marketing, operations, or technical support needs. We thrive on helping our partners grow.
We have been collaborating with Acronis for years, and even though we are the largest Acronis distributor in the world, we continue to grow 50% year-over-year with thousands of Acronis SP partners. Regardless of where you are now, we have amazing programs, talented people and a limitless platform to support you through your digital transformation.
What are you most looking forward to at the Acronis #CyberFit Summit?
We look forward to meeting great people and partners, finding new ways to accelerate growth and learn more about how we can scale and simplify the cyber landscape together.
What kind of new tech will you be discussing or unveiling at the event?
We will discuss new programs and cyber selling frameworks to help uncover new opportunities while optimizing a customer growth engine. We will also launch and discuss Acronis’ new PSA tool, our integration with Acronis, and how it can impact your business.
What track, session, or event, are you most excited about at the Acronis #CyberFit Summit?
Looking forward to attending the inspiring and visionary keynotes, as well as some of the panels to hear different perspectives. We are also excited to hear feedback from MSPs, join side discussions in the hallway, and have some fun at night. It's time to get back out there, start engaging live with our partners and talk about what’s changed.
Why did you decide to partner with Acronis for the Miami #CyberFit Summit?
Acronis is one of our global strategic partners in cybersecurity, and we continue to build on that relationship through this and similar events in the future.
How can clients benefit from your services/products?
It is important that we show our MSP partners how we can empower and grow their practice through joint programs and offerings that we can take to market. It is always coming back to the better together story and tailoring the MSP experience to make the journey seamless for them. We have the programs, people, and platform to support them, so let’s get started together!
What are the biggest changes you expect to hit the industry in the next year?
Legacy MSPs that don’t have a cloud-centric approach will continue to lose share and get outpaced by those that do. Ransomware will continue to grow at an accelerated rate, with the largest impact hitting SMBs. Finally, hybrid work will continue to accelerate, as most North Americans look for new roles, new types of work, and new ways to approach work, which continue to adjust and expand the global threat surface.
Tell us your best piece of business advice for the IT channel audience at the Summit!
The digital transformation to the cloud is here, and you need to act now. MSPs that didn’t make the necessary investments in 2020 are losing ground today, but it’s never too late to jump back in. We need to acknowledge that the threat landscape has changed, customer needs are different, obstacles are more complex, and so we need to find ways to optimize and simplify our approach. We need to put more reliance on comprehensive solutions. It’s no longer ‘Best in Class’ but rather ‘Best in Suite’. We continue to see tremendous growth with MSPs, but those have a focused and cloud-centric cyber approach, continue to outpace the market. That’s why it’s key to understand the challenges and pain points of our customers, and leverage the partnership opportunity with IMC and Acronis to deliver something great together.
We're tremendously grateful for the support of Ingram Micro Cloud, as they play an integral role in helping us present our largest-ever event. Whether you’re attending the Acronis #Cyberfit Summit in-person in Miami or virtually, be sure to visit their booth in the expo hall and see how they can help your MSP business grow!
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About Acronis
A Swiss company founded in Singapore in 2003, Acronis has 15 offices worldwide and employees in 50+ countries. Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud is available in 26 languages in 150 countries and is used by over 20,000 service providers to protect over 750,000 businesses.
