As an IT solution provider, it’s your company reputation on the line for a seamless, working customer experience. Cloud computing makes the user experience from the road to the desk seamless, but can prove challenging for the IT solution provider to maintain this standard. In an effort to future-proof your business, here are five ways to diversify your cloud offering to ensure operational stability, customer loyalty, and maintain a competitive edge.

One of the biggest challenges to getting the most out of the cloud model is figuring out the best way to profit from it. Good new­s – there’s a concept from 80 years ago that applies well to the cloud financial model.

In today’s era, businesses no longer see cloud as a way to reduce costs and improve efficiency. Businesses of all sizes are now looking into cloud as the route to innovation, growth, and faster disruption.

Our team recently returned from Microsoft Inspire, the firm's global partner conference boasting 18,000 attendees, with three solid insights into the future of the channel and how to reach it through Tech Data's expanded array of products and services. Held from July 9-13 in Washington, D.C., Microsoft partners had the opportunity to experience Tech Data’s “data center to the living room” approach to providing end-to-end solutions.

The first ever Tech Data Cloud Hackathon event, held in the heart of London’s Shoreditch hi-tech district, was filled with powerful ideas and innovation. 

What Is a Hackathon?

A hackathon is an event that brings together a wide range of people with different skill sets, backgrounds, and complementary expertise. We spend time in a creative environment, focused on generating and developing ideas that may be based on redesigning, developing, or combining aspects of services, products, and technology.