Best Ingram Micro Podcasts (2025)

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State of Lighthouse Address - 2025 51:06

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Join us for our annual end-of-the-year address where we dive into the latest advancements and initiatives at Lighthouse IT Solutions, as well as what the future holds. This session covers changes in digital presence, AI applications, operational automation, enhanced IT security measures, and a new face in the company. Key topics include the transit…

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The Future of IT Sustainability and Product Design: A Conversation with Lenovo’s Virginie Le Barbu 32:29

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Sustainability is more than a global initiative or industry talking point; it has become an important business strategy that is driving thought leadership across the IT industry, according to Virginie Le Barbu, Global Sustainability Director, International Markets for Lenovo. In episode 64 of Beyond Distribution with GTDC, she shares her experience…

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Louvre Heist, SonicWall Breach, AI Dumber on Mondays, & Pinterest's Purpose 39:49

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The Lighthouse IT Podcast - November 14th, 2025This week, Matt and Griff cover: 🔐 Password = “LOUVRE” ☠️ SonicWall Breach: Mandiant Confirms State-Sponsored Attack 💸 Nvidia Breaks Records: First $5 Trillion Company 🤖 Is AI Dumber on Mondays? 🤐 Your ChatGPT Prompts Are Showing in Google Search Console 🔎 AI Training on Google Search Results Featuring…

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Unexpected Resilience in the Global Economic Landscape: A Discussion with EIU’s Alex Holmes 29:39

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Despite pessimism across worldwide financial community and underlying job and consumer confidence concerns, technology investments remain strong, suggests Alex Holmes, Regional Director of Asia Pacific for Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). He also offers his insight on the business environment and technology industry in APJ with host Frank Vitagli…

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AWS Outage, Redis Red Alert, Claude Skills, AI Browser, & Reels First 41:14

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The Lighthouse IT Podcast - October 31st, 2025 This week, Matt and Griff cover: 📉 #AWS US-East-1 outage disrupted major services 🛏️ Eight Sleep smartbeds malfunctioned during AWS outage 🌐 #OpenAI launches #ChatGPT Atlas browser, starting the AI browser wars 💼 Meta revives job listings in Facebook, but within Marketplace 💬 Meta to shut down Messenge…

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Doomscrolling Sora 2, Discord Hack, Palo Alto Scans, & InfoSec Burnout 40:24

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The Lighthouse IT Podcast - October 17th, 2025 This week, Matt and Griff cover: 🤖 #OpenAI’s launch of #Sora2, a new #AI video platform that’s already topping the App Store charts and blurring the line between content creation and social media. ☠️ A potential zero-day threat brewing for #PaloAltoNetworks. 🤳 #Discord’s first major age-verification da…

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Scaling AI Models from Pilot to Production: A Conversation with Dataiku’s David Tharp 34:15

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Despite significant advances, AI adoption is still in its infancy, and collaboration between systems integrators, VARs, vendors and distributors will play a vital role in advancing these revolutionary solutions. David Tharp, SVP of Ecosystems and Alliances for Dataiku shares his thoughts on this timely topic while highlighting channel opportunities…

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What MSPs need to know about Ghostredirector 23:18

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Jaguar Land Rover Hack, SpamGPT, No Chrome Sale, & Mischief Marketing 28:54

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The Lighthouse IT Podcast - October 3rd, 2025 This week, Matt and Griff cover a range of topics, including Jaguar Land Rover's recent £1.5 billion loan to recover from a cyber attack, the emergence of Spam GPT, GPT's interaction with online shopping, and upcoming features like Chat GPT Pulse. We also touch on the ongoing legal battles of tech giant…

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Creating a Bridge Between Possibility and Reality: A Conversation with the Redington Group’s V.S. Hariharan 40:27

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Unlocking growth, access, efficiency and trust for the vendor and provider community should be part of the distribution journey, suggests V.S. Hariharan, Managing Director and Group CEO of the Redington Group. As an IT leader in APJ and META, he believes distributors must provide value beyond boxes, logistics and credit, and provide lot of other th…

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AI-Dominated Web Traffic & AI Becoming Both the Threat and a Shield 39:01

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The Lighthouse IT Podcast - September 19th, 2025 This week, Mark and Matt examine the new reality where AI bot traffic has surpassed human web activity, while simultaneously exploring how AI is reshaping both threats and defenses. We cover emerging challenges from Gen Z workers' security blind spots, AI-powered ransomware targeting developer tools,…

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SonicWall Exploit, Cracker Barrel's Logo, & YouTube Age Guessing 30:02

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The Lighthouse IT Podcast - September 5th, 2025 This week, Matt and Griff discuss the wild intersection of cybersecurity, branding blunders, and algorithmic overreach. From an exploit that ripped through SonicWall to a disgruntled developer’s revenge code that landed him in prison, the digital world is anything but quiet. Add in Cracker Barrel’s $1…

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From Channel Chief to CRO, Distribution Remains a Top Priority: A Discussion with Ken Marks 40:27

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After serving in a channel chief role for several prominent companies over the years, Ken Marks, former CRO of Cynomi, (this episode was recorded prior to his departure) validates a philosophy he’s held for many years: top-down support is critical to channel success. He shares his thoughts on his new role, C-suite buy in with an indirect GTM and cy…

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The End of Dial-Up, ChatGPT-5, AI Browsers, & Pinterest Won Over Gen Z 36:33

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The Lighthouse IT Podcast - August 22nd, 2025 Join us in this episode of the Lighthouse IT Solutions podcast as we dive into a variety of topics! From discussing weekend movie plans including 'Barbarian', 'Him', and 'Nobody 2', to talking about technological advancements and AI's impact on the economy. We cover wins in the tech industry, such as Ep…

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Empowering Channel Excellence: A Conversation with Reyna Thompson and Jessica McDowell from TD SYNNEX 28:18

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From cloud procurement and enablement to managing relationships with hyperscalers, distributors have become masters of the digital realm for their vendor and solution provider partners. In episode 59 of the Beyond Distribution with GTDC podcast, TD SYNNEX executives Reyna Thompson, President of North America, and Jessica McDowell, Senior Vice Presi…

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Seismic Phones, AI Browsers, DNS Malware, and Linux Desktops 45:43

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The Lighthouse IT Podcast - August 8th, 2025 This week, Matt and Griff uncover the hidden superpowers of everyday technology: 🫨 Millions of Android phones are now part of a crowdsourced earthquake alert system. 🐧 The surprising surge of Linux on desktops as it challenges Windows and macOS. 🤵 Microsoft Edge gets an AI 'Copilot' butler. 🏫 ChatGPT get…

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AI Feature Requests, Instagram Indexed, Grok 4, Foldable iPhone, & Ingram Micro Hack 39:52

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The Lighthouse IT Podcast - July 25th, 2025 This week, Matt and Griff dive into: 🎸 Soundslice's Accidental Feature: Music learning platform Soundslice noticed users mistakenly believed it had a feature for scanning ASCII tablature for guitar due to misinformation from ChatGPT. Instead of correcting the error, Soundslice decided to develop the featu…

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How ESET is approaching Managed Detection and Response for MSPs 31:59

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No Longer the Channel’s Best Kept Secret: a Conversation with GTIA’s New CEO, Dan Wensley 27:50

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With the tech industry innovating faster than ever, channel organizations need as much support as possible, and that’s where GTIA — formerly the CompTIA member community — shines. In episode 59 of Beyond Distribution with GTDC, newly appointed GTIA CEO Dan Wensley discusses the organization's past and future journey with host Frank Vitagliano. Thei…

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Apple's F1 play, BlackSOD, PNG 3.0, Bots Paying Up, & Agent2Agent Ads 39:13

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The Lighthouse IT Podcast - July 11th, 2025 This week, Matt and Griff dive into: 🏎️ Apple's F1 Movie Races to the Big Screen, and Controversy 🪦 RIP Blue Screen of Death. Meet Its Dark Successor 🖼️ PNG Format Is Back, and It's Better Than Ever 🗣️ Branding 101: Should Your Company Yell or Whisper? 🤑 Cloudflare Tells Bots to Pay Up 📈 Bots Buying Ads? …

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The Cloud Movement is a Journey, Not a Destination: A Conversation with IDC’s Frank Della Rosa 32:04

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Digital transformation has come a long way with investment in that area projected to reach $4 trillion dollars by 2028, and that shift shows no signs of abating, says Frank Della Rosa, Research Vice President of SaaS, Business Platforms and Ecosystems at IDC. He joins host Frank Vitagliano in episode 58 of Beyond Distribution with GTDC to discuss t…

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Breaking down the biggest SaaS security risks of the last year 48:30

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Scattered Spider, Handheld Wars, and the Future of AI Search 30:19

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The Lighthouse IT Podcast - June 27th, 2025 This week, Matt and Griff dive into critical cyber alerts as the "Scattered Spider" group targets insurance firms and CISA issues urgent warnings for TP-Link and Zyxel devices. In the gaming world, a new handheld war begins with the Microsoft/Asus ROG Ally taking on the record-breaking Nintendo Switch 2. …

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The Transformation of Distribution is Just Getting Started: A Conversation with Ingram Micro’s Bill Brandel 40:27

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While distribution has evolved significantly over the past few years, AI and the movement towards proactive and consultative services and will bring even greater benefits to channel partners and their customers, according to Bill Brandel, EVP and President of North America for Ingram Micro. In this episode of Beyond Distribution with GTDC, he and h…

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Claude 4, Forever Trials, Gen Z Data Deals, LinkedIn Algorithm & SEO 2.0 33:27

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The Lighthouse IT Podcast - June 13th, 2025 This week, Matt and Griff discuss the future of AI, spacey software loopholes, Apples rebranding, Gen Z's surprising take on data privacy and why your LinkedIn post probably isn't going viral. https://hub.lighthousesol.com/blog/lighthouse-podcast-2/claude-4-forever-trials-gen-z-data-deals-linkedin-algorit…

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Holy Cards, Cheating Grads, Coinbase Bribery, Buying 23andMe & IT Cuts 47:29

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The Lighthouse IT Podcast - May 30th, 2025 This week, Matt and Griff talk about how HBO is renaming itself again, the Pope's trading card craze, Collage students using AI to "cheat", Apple and BYOD, Coinbase's breach due to bribery, Regeneron buying 23andMe, why your IT budget might be dangerously low, and much more! https://hub.lighthousesol.com/b…

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Building a Successful AI Strategy: A Summit EMEA Expert Panel Discussion 41:18

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Organizations are increasingly dependent on technologies that streamline and automate operations, and AI allows channel partners to deliver in both areas for their clients. That is just one of the benefits of artificial intelligence that are discussed with a panel of industry experts in this episode of Beyond Distribution, which was recorded live a…

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Looking back at the major security trends of the last year 11:39

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How a Song Crashed HDDs, App Store Freedom, an EV Truck, & AI Shakeups 41:33

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The Lighthouse IT Podcast - May 16th, 2025 This week, Matt and Griff discuss: 🕹️ How Gemini 2.5 Pro beat Pokémon Blue 🎵 The Janet Jackson Song Crashed Laptops for 9 Years 🔑 OpenAI's Restructuring and Microsoft Holding the Keys 📊 AI Usage Stats in 2025: Beyond Search and Code 🔍 When AI Workers are coming and the Security Risks ⚖️ The new App Store F…

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Building a Trusted Channel Services Aggregator: A Conversation with Jason Beal and Andrew Warren of Exclusive Networks 40:27

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While the industry has long embraced the IT distributor model, today the term channel services aggregator provides a more accurate description of what these organizations do for vendors and solution providers, suggests Jason Beal, President of North America for Exclusive Networks. In this episode of Beyond Distribution with GTDC, Beal and his VP of…

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Security Scares, Politeness Costing AI, and Tech Industry Shakeups 47:37

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The Lighthouse IT Podcast - May 2nd, 2025 This week, Matt and Griff delve into how Sam Altman stresses the unexpected computational cost of digital politeness in AI interactions, security vulnerabilities, such as a critical flaw in CentreStack and Triofox, and an unconfirmed Oracle Cloud breach. Also, Apple is looking at new Vision models to advanc…

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Microsoft’s 50th, Switch 1.5, Roblox & Google Partner, & YouTube’s AI 40:25

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The Lighthouse IT Podcast - April 18th, 2025 This week, we discuss the latest tech breakthroughs, as well as some history. They explore Microsoft's 50th anniversary celebration, where past and present CEOs reflected on the company's influential history and future potential. The launch of the Nintendo Switch 2 boasts some upgrades and exciting new g…

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European Distribution Leaders Look to the Future at GTDC Summit EMEA 40:27

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Despite global economic uncertainty, the value of ICT distribution continues to strengthen with new technologies, services and platform investments. In episode 53 of Beyond Distribution, host Frank Vitagliano moderates an insightful conversation on what the future holds for the channel as well as its rapidly changing ecosystem with a panel of Europ…

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How Cisco supports digitization in the public sector 29:23

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The public sector is a critical aspect of society—we’re here to ensure they have a seamless entrance into digital transformation with safer, smoother, efficient systems. Shelby Skrhak speaks with Tony Celeste, executive director and general manager, Ingram Micro Public Sector, about: - Understanding the public sector - Cisco’s role in public sector…

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Barracuda’s managed services vision 23:46

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Unpacking Cisco’s Meraki MG52 Wireless Gateway 24:09

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Cisco and AT&T have a long-standing partnership built around delivering solutions their customers truly need and value. Ingram Micro steps in to help get those solutions in the right hands at the right time. Shelby Skrhak speaks with Bobby Young, sr. technical enablement engineer at Ingram Micro, Danielle Estes, commercialization lead at AT&T Publi…

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23andMe Bankruptcy, Skype Shutting Down, Pebble Watches, & Meta Bots 34:00

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The Lighthouse IT Podcast - April 4th, 2025 This week, we discuss a wide range of developments in the tech world, first the Pebble Smartwatch. The Core 2 Duo ($149) is bringing back the nostalgia of the original Pebble with the same black-and-white e-paper display and a battery life lasting over 30 days. The addition of an in-device speaker for cha…

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The big security trends that shaped 2024 and will shape 2025 27:55

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Getting the most out of your Ingram Micro/Cisco partnership 28:53

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You can achieve your business goals with the proper support, and Ingram Micro has your back. We’re here to help with all your Cisco needs and more. Shelby Skrhak speaks with Ingram Micro Technical Enablement Engineers Daniel Stewart, Christopher Meindl and Robert Young about: Why partner business needs reign above simply selling products How buildi…

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Global Policy Shifts and Financial Outlook with Emily Mansfield of the EIU 31:28

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Geopolitical changes are creating uncertainties across the globe, from new policies and tariffs to potentially temporary supply chain moves. Despite those reservations, the IT industry have several reasons to be optimistic this year, suggests Emily Mansfield, Regional Director, Europe, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The 2025 GTDC Summit EMEA sp…

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AI Search, AI Social Media, AI Ransomware, & In-Car Ads 28:29

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The Lighthouse IT Podcast - March 21st, 2025 This week, we discuss the massive security update for Windows; make sure you install it as soon as possible! Additionally, more security updates include a new VMware exploit that has been discovered and patched. We now have the first reported incident of an AI-created ransomware attack, with the unfortun…

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Unpacking Cisco CX and the Partner Value Index 22:02

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Customer Experience (CX) can be the ticket to hassle-free renewals and improved customer lifecycle experiences. Ingram Micro is here to help you get the most out of Cisco CX every step of the way. Shelby Skrhak speaks with Ingram Micro Category Business Managers Chris Blackwell and John Calhoun about: Why Cisco CX exists and what it achieves What t…

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Distribution’s Evolution and Future. Insight from Top Executives at GTDC Summit NA 38:14

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Rapid change deeply impacts the channel, and IT distributors are orchestrating those transformations. In episode 51, Frank Vitagliano moderates an insightful conversation on that topic with a panel of the top distribution executives in North America, recorded live at the February GTDC Summit NA in Oceanside, CA. The group touches on a number of cri…

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Framework Fans, Copilot Search, Fortinet Vulnerability, & AI Security 49:04

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The Lighthouse IT Podcast - March 7th, 2025 This week, Matt and Griff discuss their favorite computer manufacturer, Framework, and their upcoming releases. To no one's surprise, another Fortinet vulnerability has been discovered and patched, but not that many people have installed the patch. While cybersecurity knowledge is becoming more common, it…

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AInception, Social Stats, 8Base-less, & Google Tag Skimming 33:09

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The Lighthouse IT Podcast - February 21st, 2025 This week, Matt and Griff discuss OpenAI's allegations that DeepSeek used OpenAI's models to train DeepSeek's open-source model. Bing is seeing a rise in search engine usage and authority due to its collaboration with ChatGPT, with some companies reporting better results from Bing Ads than Google Ads.…

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Visiting the Past and Future of Distribution with Industry Legend Steve Raymund 32:23

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From the early pick-pack-and-ship operations to modern-day cloud and innovation incubators, IT distribution has undergone a major transformation, according to Steve Raymund, retired chair and CEO of the former Tech Data (now TD SYNNEX). The channel pioneer joins host Frank Vitagliano in this special 50th episode of Beyond Distribution to discuss mi…

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Pebble OS, Apple Chip Vulnerability, UnitedHealth Breach, & DeepSeek 43:23

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The Lighthouse IT Podcast - February 7th, 2025This week, Matt and Griff discuss Google releasing the source code for Pebble OS and allowing for the creation of a new Pebble smartwatch. Finally! Sweden has seized a ship known as Vezhen over suspicions that it is directly responsible for the recent damage to the Baltic Sea fiber data cable running to…

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The Digital Platform Revolution: A Conversation with Arrow’s Eric Nowak 29:16

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Cloud transformation continues to shake up and reshape the technology channel, and vendors and solution providers are looking for easier ways to scale these offerings, according to Eric Nowak, President of Global Enterprise Computing Solutions at Arrow. He joins host Frank Vitagliano in episode 49 of Beyond Distribution with GTDC for an interactive…

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Demystifying the AWS OLA offering 21:14

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Don’t let migrating to the cloud intimidate you. Leverage AWS offerings and team up with Ingram Micro. Shelby Skrhak speaks with Casey Piegzik, sr. partner solutions architect at AWS, about: - The definition of the AWS optimization licensing assessment (OLA) - Where Ingram Micro supports the OLA process - Why partners should consider leveraging the…

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Unpacking the benefits of Cisco’s Enable AI offering 26:27

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You don’t have to go into the AI landscape blind. You can have a comprehensive structure at your back to best navigate new software to achieve the business results you want for your company and end users. Shelby Skrhak speaks with John McNelly, sr. technical enablement engineer, and Joyce Hofman, global director, Artificial Intelligence & Innovatio…