2019
Greater Phoenix Cities Lead the Way
Jeff Dodge, digital innovation director at Insight says, "Insight, although not directly doing smart city work with Phoenix or Maricopa County, is strong in that space, having evolved over the past 10 years from being a value-added reseller to an advanced-services provider, helping cities and other large entities understand how to deal with data from a secure perspective."
Read MoreTech We Can’t Live Without, Growing Pains and 2020 Insights
In 2020, expect to see these trends in technology work together to create solutions to improve how businesses and society work together. Stan Lequin, VP of Digital Innovation, gets Insight's thought leadership rolling as we head into 2020.
Read MoreEmployees Celebrate the Best Workplaces for Diversity, Where Teams ‘Look Like America’
Every year, Fortune partners with people analytics firm Great Place to Work to identify the top 100 corporate environments relying on people from all walks of life to make a difference in the business. Insight rises the ranks of the Fortune 100 Best Workplaces for Diversity.
Read MoreAgile Project Management: Five Things Your Team Wishes You Knew
Mark Wavle, national lead, agile enablement services at Insight wrote an article in Medium.com on the topic of Agile project management. He says, it is a highly intuitive one: Breaking complex projects down into smaller tasks that can be achieved in short bursts, in turn allowing faster value delivery and feedback through an iterative, constantly improving process.
Read MorePhoenix Business Journal Names 2019 Best Places to Work
Insight is among Arizona's best places to work, according to the Phoenix Business Journal's annual list of companies with the finest mix of culture and workplace benefits. Insight was named #7 among companies with more than 1,000 workers.
Read MoreContainer Adoption Accelerates, Consulting Execs Say
The potential to massively speed up software cycle time is generating more container technology demand for channel partners, particularly in the new app development field. Insight's Juan Orlandini, principal architect with Cloud + Data Center Transformation, predicts, "The number of projects involving containers is growing and will be a bigger piece of our services effort in 2020 and beyond."
Read MoreSMBs Struggle with Digital Transformation
Highlighting our Insight 2020 Technology Report, DevOps.com notes that digital transformation efforts are as essential for small and mid-sized businesses as they are for large enterprises. What is surprising, however, is many of the challenges small and mid-sized businesses face when it comes to their digital transformation efforts are also similar to those of larger companies.
Read MoreReport Finds SMBs Struggle With IT Hurdles
How are small and midmarket companies coping with their IT strategies? Insight surveyed 408 IT professionals to find out. The "Insight 2020 Technology Report: IT Trends for Midmarket and Small Business" shows IT leaders at commercial businesses see digital transformation as essential to growth but find that the cloud poses unique problems.
Read MoreInsight Shifts Its PCM Canada Operations Under Its Insight Canada Brand
Channel Daily News shares our recent announcement that PCM Canada has consolidated under the Insight Canada brand. The move bolsters Insight's advanced capabilities in the Canadian market.
Read MoreAI in retail: Survival depends on getting smart
Machine learning and AI adoption is becoming a must-have for retailers, but the barriers to entry — upfront cost and data prep — remain an obstacle for most. Insight's Kim Knickle, a retail industry analyst for Digital Innovation, says for most retailers, the large initial investment in AI is prohibitive, despite its long-term upside. "Retailers are thrifty. Unless retailers know that it's going to directly impact the top line or bottom line, they're cautious about deciding which IT investment they're going to make."
Read MoreStaffing Healthcare Firm from Irving Wins Technology Makeover
Irving, Texas-based All Medical Personnel was named a special winner of a $10,000 technology makeover by PCM and Dell as part of our annual Workplace Makeover Contest for commercial businesses. Three main winners were previously awarded $30,000 IT facelifts from more than 1,300 entries in the national contest sponsored by PCM and Intel. The 2020 contest just kicked off, and winners will be announced in February.
Read MoreHow Jamf Continues to Grow and Nurture Its Channel Relationships
Gianpiero Policicchio, Jamf's North American channel sales manager and a former Insight sales director, says he is deepening channel relationships beyond just product fulfillment.
Read MoreJamf: Adding New Security Protections Boosts Partners
Speaking to Channel Futures on the potential impact of Jamf Protect, Apple Alliance lead Christopher Hurd says: “The information security component is a critical part of every conversation when you talk about endpoint management. So, now an enterprise can meet with us, talk about their requirements for Apple hardware and share with us their requirements for Apple information security, and then we can leverage our assessments, design and deployment methodologies to configure and optimize the right solutions for them.”
Read MoreApple's Business Boom: 5 Takeaways From JNUC 2019
While at the Jamf Nation User Conference, Christopher Hurd, Insight's Apple Alliance lead for Connected Workforce's mobility services, had a chance to connect with attending media. He says partner opportunities with Apple and Jamf are growing as Apple gains a stronger foothold in enterprise.
Read MoreSmart Spaces are Only as Smart as the Sum of Their Parts
Ken Lamneck writes that smart spaces take on more meaning in business and our everyday lives when connected devices are part of a comprehensive solution rather than serving disparate purposes. He highlights the implementation of the Insight Connected Safety solution in Houston schools as an example of how integrated technology can serve a greater good.
Read MoreIs Your Smart Refrigerator Running? You Might Just Need to Catch Up to It Thanks to IoT
From automated cars, talking fridges and sound-integrated football fields, IoT is finally gaining a real footing in both residential and commercial spaces that will have a noticeable impact on the way we live and do business. Chief IoT architect Amol Ajgaonkar shares how the cloud is helping produce solutions at scale and in ways that impact our lives on deeper levels.
Read MoreNetApp has Brought Data Fabric to Life for Customers
NetApp’s Data Fabric has evolved from a vision to a full solution portfolio that is now driving big benefits for customers, NetApp’s Director of Technology and Strategy Matt Watts told CRNtv. Suzanne Gallagher, Insight Cloud + Data Center Transformation vice president of marketing, said NetApp's latest technology releases are paying off in big digital transformation benefits for Insight’s customers.
Read MoreInsight Affirms Commitment to Phoenix Area With new, Expanded Headquarters
Insight's announcement of the relocation of its global headquarters to Chandler, Arizona, including this feature in the Arizona Technology Council blog site.
Read MoreInsight Will Expand Into new Chandler Headquarters
Insight announced it will centralize its two Tempe offices to a single first-class creative office space in Chandler, one of the most desirable submarkets for technology businesses in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area.
Read MoreJamf Launches New Apple Device Security Offerings: 5 Things To Know
Jamf CEO Dean Hager cites momentum with large partners like Insight as the biggest reason the Apple device management software maker has experienced its "greatest year of channel expansion ever." Jamf formally unveiled its macOS endpoint security offering while also announcing enhanced identity security for mobile devices at last week's Jamf Nation User Conference.
Read MoreInsight to Centralize two Offices, Create one Expanded HQs
Insight announced plans to centralize its two Tempe, Ariz., offices to a single first-class creative office space in Chandler, Ariz. The move to the 48-acre, 295,000-square-foot site nearly doubles the size of Insight’s home footprint.
Read MoreQuantum Computing: A Radical New Frontier
In the next 10 to 20 years, technology as the world knows it may become unrecognizable with the advent of quantum computing. Insight Digital Innovation's Brandon Ebken and Matt Jackson explore where quantum might take us in the future.
Read MoreEnterprise IT Companies Ride Spending Wave
Businesses are budgeting more for cloud computing, AI and other services, boosting tech firms that provide them. Insight is highlighted as one of those companies making the investment in cloud-based solutions in this piece by Wall Street Journal technology writer Angus Loten.
Read MoreAn Interview With Jen Vasin of Insight Enterprises
Insight's senior vice president of HR, Jen Vasin is highlighted in an interview on her passion for Insight's culture and featured in a GetFive article.
Read MoreTop Workplaces 2019: 150 Local Companies Highlighted in 10th Annual Survey
Insight rates as the No. 53 midsize company in the Chicago Tribune's 2019 Top Workplaces in Chicago list. The rankings are based on random employee surveys on work satisfaction.
Read MorePCM Deal Delivering Results for Insight
Computer Weekly takes a deeper dive into Insight's Q3 earnings report, focusing on the long-term significance of the PCM acquisition and a growing industry emphasis on subscription-based services.
Read MoreInsight Enterprises: Impact Of $581M PCM Acquisition Just Starting
CRN takes a deeper dive into Insight's Q3 earnings report, focusing on the long-term significance of the PCM acquisition and a growing industry emphasis on subscription-based services.
Read MorePCM Boosts Sales in Insight’s Q3
Insight started to feel the benefit of its PCM acquisition with the purchase contributing to its third quarter numbers.
Read MoreHow do you Manage Persistent Data in a DevOps World?
Jeff Bozic, a Cloud + Data Center Transformation principal architect, says planning for data amounts to a "Pay Now" or "Pay Later" challenge since it's the one component of the technology stack that can't easily be undone once an application's data architecture is chosen. He advises considering that path wisely from the start so you don't pay for problems later.
Read MoreMining Firm Uses IoT and Data Science to cut Downtime, Reduce Costs
Microsoft shares a case study of its collaboration with Insight on an IoT solution for Newcrest Mining Limited, an international mining company based in Australia. By using an Azure-powered solution to collect data and push AI workloads to the edge, Newcrest optimizes operational performance and predictive maintenance to reduce unplanned downtime and deliver quantifiable financial value.
Read MoreNewcrest Deploys Microsoft’s AI and IoT Technologies at Cadia Valley Gold Mine
Australian-based Newcrest Mining has deployed Microsoft cloud, artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies at its Cadia Valley gold mine in New South Wales to monitor and manage crushed ore bin levels. The technology was developed by Newcrest in partnership with Microsoft and Insight Enterprises, as its previously used hard sensor was unreliable.
Read MoreNewcrest Mining Deploys Microsoft AI, IoT in NSW Gold Mine
Further coverage of Microsoft's collaboration with Insight on an IoT solution for Newcrest Mining Limited, an international mining company based in Australia.
Read MoreNewcrest Improves Cadia Performance With Microsoft Solution
Further coverage of Microsoft's collaboration with Insight on an IoT solution for Newcrest Mining Limited, an international mining company based in Australia.
Read MoreNewcrest Mining Bets on AI and IoT to Monitor Mines
Further coverage of Microsoft's collaboration with Insight on an IoT solution for Newcrest Mining Limited, an international mining company based in Australia.
Read MoreNewcrest Mining Bins Lengthy Disruptions With Cloud, IoT, and Big Data
Melbourne-based gold producer Newcrest Mining, together with Microsoft and Insight Enterprises, has rolled out cloud, artificial intelligence (AI), and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies at its underground Cadia Valley gold mine in New South Wales to monitor and manage crushed ore bin levels.
Read MoreCRN's 2019 IoT Innovators Awards
CRN honors top solution providers leading the charge in bringing unique and innovative Internet of Things solutions to enterprises, SMBs and industrial companies. Insight is taking an industry-agnostic approach to IoT with its fully managed Insight Connected Suite solution that comes with analytics, data management, connectivity and notification capabilities.
Read MoreHow to Stay out of Technical Debt
Brian Gatke, Connected Workforce director of IT services portfolio, explores how businesses can avoid going paycheck to paycheck, day to day on their IT investments. The organizations embracing self-service IT, automation, modernized cloud architectures and expanded access to mobile computing inevitably build technical cache rather than accruing technical debt.
Read MoreWhy Choosing the Right Data Path Can Make or Break DevOps Projects - Part 2
In the second part of his DevOps blog series, CDCT senior architect Jonathan Parnell states that organizations need to make a concerted effort to "shift left" with their overall data architecture discussions. This shift allows more of the right questions about data to be asked, answered and incorporated early on in the design of overall applications.
Read MoreWhy Choosing the Right Data Path Can Make or Break DevOps Projects - Part 1
Data is the new oil. In part one of a two-part series on choosing the right data path, Jonathan Parnell, a senior digital transformation architect for Cloud + Data Center Transformation, says this ever-changing commodity plays a starring role in many cloud-native applications.
Read MoreGiant Microsoft Partner Earns Azure Expert MSP Status
Insight has been awarded Microsoft Azure Expert MSP status, joining 57 other cloud providers globally. Microsoft launched the program last year, claiming that partners have to go through a "rigorous" process before obtaining the accreditation, which one partner, ANS, explained to CRN here.
Read MoreMisconfigured Containers Open Security Gaps
One of the biggest cloud security threats facing enterprises today is the problem of improperly configured containers, according to experts such as Mike Sprunger, senior manager of cloud and network security at Fortune 500 technology provider Insight Enterprises.
Read MoreTradeshift Partners with Abreon to Give Businesses Tools for Digital Transformation Success
Abreon, Insight's new change management consultancy through PCM, has partnered with Tradeshift, a cloud-based business network and platform for supply chain payments, marketplaces and apps. Abreon will help clients adapt their people and processes to Tradeshift's digital supply chain innovation solutions.
Read More3 Potential Multi-Cloud Challenges That Could go Unnoticed
As organizations adopt multi-cloud strategies for disaster recovery protection, vendor lock-in avoidance and affordable prices, the advantages also can lead to several challenges for organizations. Sridhar Vasudevan, principal strategist for cloud and data center strategies at Insight, says: "Organizations and network teams should consider the maturity and portability of their networks before they adopt a multi-cloud strategy."
Read MoreInsight Enterprises’ Lamneck: AI, Cloud Have ‘Leveled The Whole Playing Field’
Insight Enterprises President and CEO Ken Lamneck said the widespread adoption of cloud and artificial intelligence has enabled small to midsize solution providers to go toe to toe with their larger competition in the battle for customers.
Read MoreGo Beyond the Capabilities of the Cloud
Rob Inman, vendor manager of cloud infrastructure at PCM, highlights key takeaways from Oracle OpenWorld 2019. He delves into Oracle's cloud strategy and how our partner intends to deliver the “World’s First Complete and Truly Autonomous Cloud.”
Read MoreThink Twice Before You Modernize Storage with Cloud
Phil Mogavero, PCM VP of advanced technology, and Victor Kruse, PCM data center solutions architect, break down the concept of modernizing on-premises storage via the cloud with three considerations in mind: the challenges of running apps and data in the cloud, taking a more thoughtful approach to storage modernization, and streamlining modernization efforts.
Read MoreFour Benefits Of Collaborative Workspaces
Imagine this: When you envision a meeting space, do you see a conference table with a phone, a tangle of cables, an overhead projector with a pull-down screen, and a whiteboard on the wall with dry-erase pens? If your answer is yes, you aren’t alone. Now, times have changed and that’s why many enterprises are shifting from boardrooms with outdated technology to collaborative workspaces.
Read MoreManaged Azure Services Hotspots Span Optimization to AI
Partners targeting the managed Azure services space are identifying emerging Microsoft tools for OpenAI and blockchain while watching customer trends in day-to-day IT operations. Phil O'Konski, Cloud + Data Center Transformation national practice director, said Insight is "looking to continue to advance how we can take what (Microsoft is) evolving in their catalog and augmenting it with our capabilities to drive robust business solutions all the way from the digital transformation and innovation work that we have been doing to the connected workforce at the endpoint all the way down to the cloud and the data center's back-end infrastructure."
Read MoreIGEL Names Insight as its First National Solution Partner
IGEL, provider of the next-gen edge OS for cloud workspaces, today announced, that it has named Insight Enterprises (Nasdaq: NSIT), the global systems integrator of Insight Intelligent Technology Solutions™ for organizations of all sizes, as its first National Solution Partner.
Read MoreCIOs on the Move and In the News
Insight's CIO Jeff Shumway was featured in an article about CIOs on the move. He joined Insight in 2005, and since then, he has held progressively more responsible IT leadership roles. Prior to his current role, he was senior vice president of global information systems for the firm. Shumway has a Master of Science in Information Management degree from the WP Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.
Read MoreXaaS May Be A Game-Changer, But Look Before You Leap
The way businesses consume goods and services is fundamentally changing, and that's especially true in technology, where the IT industry is catching up on the implementation of As a Service offerings. In this guest column for Forbes, Insight CEO Ken Lamneck delves into the benefits and challenges associated with XaaS for both providers and their clients.
Read More5 Tips for Selecting the Marketing Tech Stack your Business Needs
Marketing technology now accounts for 29 percent of the total marketing expense budget, but how do you determine which solutions work best? Marketing director Andrea Winkle explains that choosing the right tools should depend on a team's overall objectives. Start by outlining your business goals and the problems you're trying to solve rather than focusing on the latest and greatest capabilities that new technology might provide.
Read MoreInsight Enterprises' CEO shares details on company's recent $579M acquisition
The Tampa Bay Business Journal also picked up the acquisition story from its sister publication in Phoenix
Read MoreInsight Enterprises' CEO shares details on company's recent $579M acquisition
Insight CEO Ken Lamneck sits down with the Phoenix Business Journal to discuss what the PCM acquisition means for Insight. "We are stronger in large enterprises accounts, and not as strong in the mid-market where most of PCM's customers exist, so it's a significant opportunity ... They'll help us grow our IT services business," Ken says.
Read MoreRethinking Software Development in the AI Era
With companies looking to drive digital transformation through artificial intelligence, data is fast replacing code as the foundation of software development. Ken Seier, Insight chief architect for data/AI, says traditional DevOps tools fall short when an AI model is based on data, and companies need to continually test their models to deal with drifting data conditions.
Read More5 Things You Need to Know to Get Ready for Wi-Fi 6
With up to four times improved performance in busy environments than current networks, Wi-Fi 6 is predicted to create a better experience for users and enhance battery life for devices. Insight Canada's John Dathan says, "People worry about the end-user experience with the current wireless infrastructure." But Wi-Fi 6 will help unchain users from their desks and unburden IoT device management.
Read MoreInsight Canada Says Channel Blockbuster Deal Between Insight and PCM a Big Deal for Canada
John Dathan, Insight Canada SVP and GM, and Helen Johnson, Insight North America CFO, discuss how the acquisition of PCM will add to Insight's solution-area capabilities and grow our client base in Canada.
Read MoreInsight-PCM Deal Opens Integration, Service Opportunities
Insight CEO Ken Lamneck says the newly closed PCM purchase will augment the combined company's managed service offerings, add scale to its product business and boost efficiency.
Read MoreHardware to Consider Adding to your 2020 IT Budget
When determining what hardware to include in an IT budget, Phil Mogavero, PCM VP of advanced technology, advises starting with a top-down approach that looks at the key business objectives that will most impact revenues or increase efficiency.
Read MoreHow Video Conferencing is Reducing Business Travel and Increasing Productivity
Employees consistently rely on video conferencing in daily operations. Paul Harrold, PCM VP of collaboration, says one benefit is less business travel, with one-third of workers in a 2019 Impact of Video Conferencing report by Lifesize saying it allows them to conduct meetings without having to make time-consuming trips.
Read MoreInsight Enterprises Buys Online Seller PCM in IT Services Market
Insight Enterprises announced that it has completed the acquisition of PCM, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCMI), a provider of IT products and services ("PCM").
Read MoreInsight Completes PCM Acquisition
CRN UK shares an update of the PCM acquisition, which it has followed since the deal was first announced.
Read MoreInsight Enterprises Completes Acquisition Of PCM, Inc.
Insight Enterprises announced today that it has completed the acquisition of PCM, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCMI), a provider of IT products and services ("PCM").
Read MoreHelping Businesses Manage Today and Transform Tomorrow - Insight
The Silicon Review names Insight as one of its 50 Most Trustworthy Companies of the Year. This company profile shares how Insight puts its Hunger, Heart and Harmony values into action.
Read MoreArizona Technology Council Presents the Third Annual Smart City + IoT Conference on Thursday, September 12, 2019
The Arizona Technology Council in partnership with the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) present the third annual Smart City + IoT Conference, where attendees will discover how technology can be harnessed for more successful and sustainable cities.
Read MoreThis Tech Company is Using AI to Develop Autonomous Drilling Platforms for Oil & Gas
Insight Enterprises is a finalist in the Corporate Innovation category for the 2019 Tech Titan awards. Category winners will be announced at an awards event on Friday, Aug. 23. Insight has provided a variety of innovative solutions for its clients in the North Texas region.
Read MoreFuture Proofing your Business with the Next Generation of Wi-Fi
John Dathan, Insight Canada SVP & GM, will participate in IT World Canada's discussion on the next generation of Wi-Fi and cellular networking, and how this will transform the wireless experience for workers and customers.
Read MoreCollaborating with our Partners to Help Customers get the Most out of Microsoft Managed Desktop
Microsoft mentions Insight as one of its authorized partners helping pilot Microsoft Managed Desktop. Insight's managed workplace solutions seamlessly support MMD's purpose of maximizing end-user productivity while enhancing their work experience.
Read MoreLargest Phoenix-Area Computer Consultants
Insight Enterprises ranked atop the Phoenix Business Journal's annual list of total number of local computer consultants.
Read MoreAddressing the Data Problem in a DevOps World
Organizations adopting DevOps principles and moving toward the new world of cloud-native applications may be overlooking an important element in this modernization push: the data problem. Jeff Bozic, principal architect on Insight's C+DCT team, explores how data management fits into increasingly complex hybrid IT environments.
Read MoreChanging the SIEM Game
Mike Sprunger, senior manager of Cloud and Network Security with Insight Cloud + Data Center Transformation, writes about how increased offerings by major public cloud service providers are allowing businesses to acquire security information and event monitoring capabilities without having to make the capital investment in servers, storage and related maintenance and support.
Read MoreInsight Wins Microsoft US Awards in App Innovation and Data/AI
Insight Enterprises announced it has received the 2019 Microsoft US (MSUS) Partner Award for Intelligent Cloud Application Innovation and the 2019 MSUS Azure Team Partner Choice Award for Data and Artificial Intelligence. Insight received the awards last week at the Microsoft Inspire partner conference in Las Vegas.
Read MoreOpsRamp Takes a Page from ServiceNow, Aims to Boost Partnering
Insight Enterprises was featured in a TechTarget article about its recent unveiling of a managed IoT offering that aims to accelerate adoption by solving common deployment and management challenges. The company's Insight Connected Suite is built on Microsoft Azure.
Read MoreDigital Transformation Challenges IT Leaders
Stan Lequin, vice president and general manager of Insight's Digital Innovation, is featured in an article by InformationWeek about how digital transformation is challenging enterprises across virtually all industries, fundamentally restructuring them from the inside out. As organizations strive to improve operations, build the best workforce, establish competitive advantage and improve customer experience, they are increasingly turning to technology and IT leaders for solutions.
Read MoreInsight Launches Connected Suite — New IoT Solutions
Insight Enterprises today announced the launch of Insight Connected Suite, a fully managed Internet of Things (IoT) solution that is industry-agnostic and helps clients accelerate the use of smart solutions.
Read MoreeWEEK Data Points: Six Reasons to Classify Unstructured Data
In this eWEEK Data Points article, Mike Sprunger, Senior Manager of Cloud and Network Security at the Cloud + Data Center Division of Fortune 500 technology provider Insight Enterprises, outlines six reasons to extend classification efforts to unstructured data residing on servers, laptops, tablets, smartphones and other edge devices.
Read MoreLife and Leadership Lessons I Learned in The Military: “The best thing a leader can do is listen rather than talk, creating space for messy meetings and asking the tough questions when they’re needed.” with Ken Lamneck and Marco Dehry
Insight President and CEO, Ken Lamneck says, "Hiring the right people is the most important decision a leader can make. I personally interview everyone in key leadership positions at Insight, and we look for smart people who are hungry yet humble. When you hire the right people, you can entrust them to make the right decisions, encourage them to bring new ideas to the table, then hold them accountable to fully commit to and deliver on those ideas."
Read MoreRubrik Adds New Specialization to Velocity Partner Program
Rubrik named Insight as its first North American Rubrik Authorized Support Partner. The program extends the company's cloud and data management support to a "hand-picked" group of partners with a proven track record in delivering level 1 and level 2 technical support.
Read MoreArizona's Most-Profitable Public Companies Raked in Billions in 2018
Arizona's most notable public companies rang up more than $10.8 billion in profits during 2018, according to corporate filings. The top 25 most profitable companies, included Insight Enterprises.
Read MoreWant to Accelerate Innovation? Don’t Forget the Basics.
In our latest Digital Innovation blog, Stan Lequin, DI vice president and general manager, draws on key findings from the Insight Intelligent Technology Index to explain why innovation is a business imperative no matter what industry you operate in.
Read MoreToday's Top Data Pipeline Management Challenges
Ken Seier, chief architect for data and AI at Insight was featured in a TechTarget article. He discusses how governance, testability and transparency are also some of the major challenges that arise in data pipeline management. Take, for example, the question of training data sets. A company collects a giant amount of data, some that is used to train a model. When the results aren't quite up to par, the model is retrained with a slightly different set of data.
Read MorePresident to President with Insight Canada’s John Dathan
John Dathan, Insight Canada senior vice president and general manager, shares his enthusiasm for the Insight culture and his priorities for ICA's growing operations, over a game of darts with Fawn Annan, IT World Canada president. "The ability to aggregate data and make sound business decisions from it, we really think that's the platform for the next 10 years," John says in providing advice to companies looking to implement emerging technology.
Read MoreFinalists Announced for the 2019 Tech Titans Awards
Insight was named a finalist for Dallas Innovates’ Tech Titans Awards in the category of Corporate Innovation, recognizing organizations demonstrating outstanding innovation and unique accomplishments through recent or potential breakthrough technology. The Tech Titans Awards recognize the elite tech leaders in North Texas amid a group of 300 companies of all sizes.
Read MoreLife and Leadership Lessons I Learned in The Military: “The best thing a leader can do is listen rather than talk, creating space for messy meetings and asking the tough questions when they’re needed.” with Ken Lamneck and Marco Dehry
Insight President and CEO, Ken Lamneck, discusses hiring the right people as one of the most important decisions a leader can make. He says, "I personally interview everyone in key leadership positions at Insight, and we look for smart people who are hungry yet humble. When you hire the right people, you can entrust them to make the right decisions, encourage them to bring new ideas to the table, then hold them accountable to fully commit to and deliver on those ideas."
Read MoreInsight Acquires PCM for $581M
Insight Enterprises and PCM have entered into an agreement under which Insight will acquire PCM for $35 per share, valuing the business at approximately $581 million.
Read More5 Companies That Came To Win This Week
Also making the list were Insight Enterprises for its own blockbuster deal to buy solution provider PCM, Intel for its leading role in developing industry standards for IoT device on-boarding.
Read MoreInsight Acquires PCM in $580M Blockbuster Deal
Insight Enterprises has acquired PCM in a blockbuster channel deal amounting to $581 million, as the one-time reseller pivots towards global solutions.
Read MoreArizona Firm with Raleigh Operation Acquires California Software Firm
Insight Enterprises and PCM have entered into an agreement under which Insight will acquire PCM for $35 per share, valuing the business at approximately $581 million.
Read MoreInsight CEO on Rationale Behind Surprise PCM Acquisition
Insight CEO Ken Lamneck discusses Insight's acquisition of US counterpart PCM, with gaining a route into the mid-market picked out as one of the key drivers for the deal.
Read MoreData Center Infrastructure Spending Gets AI Boost
IT solutions providers are finding a role in helping clients create the artificial intelligence infrastructure they need to handle emerging technology requirements. "These new workloads are no different," said Juan Orlandini, chief architect for cloud and data center transformation at Insight. "You still have to do the blocking and tackling of it. How do I protect it? How do I secure it? How do I give it an appropriate amount of compute, networking, storage and connectivity?"
Read MoreMicrosoft and Google’s New Cloud Security Solutions Change the Game for SIEM
Insight's senior manager of cloud and network security at Insight's Cloud + Data Center Transformation Division, Mike Sprunger, discusses how tech giants are making technology more approachable and affordable for organizations.
Read MorePine Bluff IT Expert Unveils Tech Careers to Full Circle Teens
Jason Williams, software account executive for Insight Enterprises, discussed technology careers with at-risk teenagers in the Full Circle 360 summer camp in Pine Bluff on June 17.
Read MoreA Pilot Program Develops a Cloud-Based Security Ecosystem in Houston for Emergencies
A pilot program develops a cloud-based security ecosystem in Houston for emergencies. The awareness of safety in schools is increasing, with the aim of protecting both students and teachers. The companies responsible for implementing the security system were Insight Enterprises, which contributed its IoT Safe Space technology; and BeSafe Technologies , which opted for the ActiveShield building security platform.
Read MoreKen Lamneck CEO Insight Enterprises $7 Billion Corporation
"Every company has had to become an IT company," Ken Lamneck CEO of Insight Enterprises a $7 Billion company is interviewed by David Cogan founder of Eliances and host of the Eliances Heroes show broadcast on am and fm network channels, internet radio, and online syndication.
Read More2019 Solution Provider 500 Company Details
Insight made the Solution Provider 500 list. This list is CRN's annual ranking of the top solution providers in North America, ranked by revenue.
Read MoreThe Global Elite 2019: Your Guide to the 100 Largest Resellers in Europe and the US
Global Elite is a major new report from CPI which ranks the 100 largest resellers across the US and Europe. The aim of this first-of-its-kind report is to define and map the largest channel firms across the breadth of Europe and the US by revenue. This report contains a detailed profile of Insight Enterprises.
Read More4 Hot Digital Transformation Trends — and 4 Going Cold
Now considered essential to driving profits, digital transformations are shifting from platform-first strategies to initiatives that leverage emerging technologies in service of clear customer and operational goals. Some 89 percent of IT decision makers report that their digital innovation investments have been “moderately or very successful,” according to Insight’s 2019 Intelligent Technology Index.
Read MoreWhy Your Cloud Security Isn't Cutting It and What to Do About It
Cloud security experts are pointing to people, rather than faulty bits, as the chief security risk to cloud resources. Here's how to strengthen your people perimeter. Insight senior manager of cloud and network security, Mike Sprunger, discusses cloud security in a PC Magazine article.
Read More6 Top Cloud Security Threats To Know About In 2019 (And Beyond)
Issues around privileged users get lifted and shifted from the existing on-premise environment into the cloud when companies migrate, according to Mike Sprunger, Insight Enterprises' senior manager of cloud and network security. But the stakes are higher, since privileged users have a greater scope of control in a cloud deployment since it's a wide-open platform, Sprunger said.
Read MoreIT Budgets Rise as Spend Shifts Toward Business-Managed IT, Report Finds
IT solutions company Insight follows a similar model of core enterprise applications, such as ERP, web and collaborations, which all fall under IT's direction. Business-specific solutions from finance or marketing, for example, operate under those department's leadership.
Read MoreChanges Show Up in 2019 Top 100 with More to Come
Insight moved up a spot to #43 in Washington Technology's annual Top 100 rankings of the largest federal government contractors. The list illustrates many of the changes seen in the market in the past year: stronger budgets and a healthy M&A market.
Read MoreRobotic Process Automation Helps Customers—and Employees
Using software bots that work 24/7, robotic process automation smooths the process of how customers get price quotes and place orders, among other things. This frees up sales teams to work on more value-added tasks that ultimately enhance the customer experience and create greater job satisfaction, Megan Amdahl of Insight Enterprises writes in a Digital Commerce 360 article.
Read MoreAdvanced Analytics, AI Critical to Many Digital Transformation Efforts
As organizations look to manage and secure data in a connected ecosystem, the key concerns for IT decision makers are cyber security, the ability to upgrade infrastructure and optimizing operations. Those are among the top findings of the recently released 2019 Insight Intelligent Technology Index from technology solutions provider Insight Enterprises Inc.
Read MoreInside Insight: How a Tech Titan Transformed in Asia
Mike Morgan, vice president and managing director of Insight Asia Pacific, explains the story behind swapping tradition for innovation. Morgan discusses talking with Microsoft in Redmond in December.
Read MoreBusiness-Driven Security: Consultants Help Clients Play Catch-Up
Digital transformation projects and other sophisticated tech initiatives call for integrated security. IT service firms are addressing the gap between security and business teams. Insight senior manager of cloud and network security, Mike Sprunger said, "People continue to be the weakest link. The technology is getting better with AI, ... but people continue to be the avenue [attackers use] to get into an environment and get into the data."
Read More5G: The Emerging Disruptor
In an 'Insight from the Edge' blog, Insight's VP & National General Manager of Digital Innovation, Matt Jackson, explores the arrival of 5G as a powerful technology that is poised to revolutionize the way we compute, connect devices and interact with machines.
Read More6 Valley Companies Represented in 2019 Fortune 500 List
Insight is among the six valley-based companies listed on the 2019 Fortune 500 list.
Read MoreBusiness-Driven Security May Help Channel Unlock Innovation
Recent studies, including two released this week, point to security as a top concern for IT professionals as they look to transform their businesses and adopt computing approaches such as multi-cloud environments.
Read MoreHow to Grow Your AI Services Business
One way to start looking at how to add customers is to understand the "big picture," said Ken Seier, chief architect for data and AI at Insight Enterprises Inc., a company based in Tempe, Ariz., that provides B2B and IT solutions for large customers.
Read MoreWhile Data Enables Innovation, Its Vulnerability Continues to Cause Anxiety Among IT Leaders
The key concerns for IT decision-makers in this environment are cybersecurity, the ability to upgrade infrastructure and optimizing IT operations, according to the 2019 Insight Intelligent Technology Index, an annual study of enterprises based in North America conducted by Insight Enterprises.
Read MoreIT Embraces Data Acceleration and Transformation, But Security and Management Issues Loom Large, Insight Study Shows
The key concerns for IT decision-makers (IT) in this environment are cybersecurity, the ability to upgrade infrastructure and optimizing IT operations, according to the 2019 Insight Intelligent Technology™ Index, an annual study of enterprises based in North America conducted by Insight Enterprises.
Read MoreIT Embraces Data Acceleration and Transformation, But Security and Management Issues Loom Large, Insight Study Shows
The key concerns for IT decision-makers (IT) in this environment are cybersecurity, the ability to upgrade infrastructure and optimizing IT operations, according to the 2019 Insight Intelligent Technology™ Index, an annual study of enterprises based in North America conducted by Insight Enterprises.
Read MoreCybersecurity Issues Top List of Customer Concerns
A study released today from Insight Enterprises Inc., which polled 400 IT professionals, identified security as the main hurdle for digital innovation, the top data management concern and the biggest IT problem, overall.
Read MoreInsight Into Digital Workplaces
Working out of corporate tech hubs, how do CIOs identify the kinds of repetitive tasks across a workplace that can best be handled by digital tools? CIO Journal asked Stan Lequin, vice president and general manager of digital innovation at Insight North America, an investment management services firm.
Read MoreInsights: Amid Digital Transformation, Security Poses Primary Challenge
A poll of 400 enterprise ITers in North America by Insight Enterprises sought to gauge how companies are handling digital innovation within their organizations. The result? The 2019 Insight Intelligent Technology Index.
Read MoreTop 5 Challenges Keeping IT Pros Up at Night
Advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning equip business professionals with more data than ever before. This data has the potential to transform how businesses operate—internally and publicly—according to an Insight Enterprises report released on Monday.
Read MoreThe IT Workforce Quandary
Talent is in high demand and short supply, but businesses can make some savvy personnel moves. Just about every business needs high technology these days, even if it simply consists of a laptop, cloud provider, and a Square payment unit.
Read MoreThe 5 Key Elements for Successful Digital Transformation
Businesses that have mastered the ability to change quickly share one common denominator: technology is transforming their business. Technology can be a transformative engine that gives your organization the power to learn, adapt and respond at the pace of change.
Read MoreVeritas Brings New Funding, Flexibility To Partner Force Program
Veritas is showing its commitment to its channel partners with its new field programs and its doubling down on partners with unique capabilities, said Suzanne Gallagher, vice president of cloud and data center transformation at Insight, a Tempe, Ariz.-based solution provider and longtime Veritas partner.
Read MoreReasons to Implement a Zero Trust Security Model
Michael Sciacero, a networking & security practice architect at Insight Enterprises addresses the growing insider threats, the proliferation of endpoint devices and the rise of the cloud transforming best-practice security strategies.
Read MoreHouston-Area School District to Install First-of-its-Kind Safety Technology
Insight Enterprises has announced a collaboration with the city of Houston, Microsoft, and BeSafe to bring the ActiveShield concept to two Houston-area schools this summer.
Read MoreMicrosoft, Intel to Create Smart Cities Accelerator Program in Houston
Microsoft and Intel are collaborating on a Houston program aimed at helping companies developing sensors, robotics and other technologies that focus on big-city problems such as transportation and disaster response.
Read MoreMicrosoft, Intel to Create Smart Cities Accelerator Program in Houston
The Ion Smart Cities Accelerator, a partnership of the two tech giants along with startup hub Station Houston and the collaborative manufacturing workspace TXRX Labs, will start its programming on Aug. 1. It will provide six months of structured curriculum and six months of pilot programs to companies developing "internet of things" technologies that can be used in cities.
Read MoreInsight Brings IoT-Based Safety Solution to Schools
The city of Houston will be the first to implement an Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled platform called ActiveShield that redefines public safety. Two Houston schools will pilot the IoT safe-spaces technology created by Tempe-based Insight Enterprises, which integrates with a building safety platform from BeSafe Technologies to facilitate critical, real-time information sharing during a crisis.
Read MoreThe Best Tech for The Job: Investing in Your Workforce with Innovative Technology
In an increasingly competitive landscape, updated workplace technology isn’t just a luxury – it’s a hiring tool. Businesses could be missing out on top talent, not because they aren’t offering competitive compensation or enough bean bags, but because their technology is out of sync with candidates’ personal expectations.
Read MoreHouston Schools Deploy IoT-Enabled Building Safety Platform
The city of Houston will be the first to implement Insight Enterprises' IoT-enabled platform called ActiveShield that redefines public safety. Two Houston schools will pilot the IoT safe-spaces technology which integrates with a building safety platform from BeSafe Technologies to make possible critical, real-time information sharing during a crisis.
Read MoreMicrosoft, Intel Join to Bolster ‘Smart Cities’ Tech in Houston
Microsoft and Intel will collaborate on a Houston business program designed to bolster companies creating sensors and robotics to ease big-city problems, such as transportation and disaster response.
Read MoreInsight’s Ken Lamneck: Transformation Is as Transformation Does
By 2025, the average connected person will interface with 4,800 connected devices per day, says Insight Enterprises CEO Ken Lamneck. Lamneck acknowledges that the classic value-added reseller (VAR) model still drives a large part of his business, but emphasizes that it’s no longer good enough to just be a “supply chain player.”
Read MoreAI Applications: Cloud vs. On-Premises Deployment Options
Should clients build on-premises infrastructures for their AI needs or turn to cloud-based AI? Insight Enterprises' Brandon Ebken and Juan Orlandini discuss these options.
Read MoreData Science Platforms Boost Automation, Collaboration
Since the rise of open source languages and frameworks, many data science platforms typically allow data scientists to use open source languages and tools of their choice. Some companies find commercial platforms to be too restrictive, partly due to their relative newness. "These platforms all require deep platform commitments that quickly become vendor lock-in," said Ken Seier, national practice lead at Insight, a system integration and technical services consultancy.
Read MoreAs Compliance Evolves, it's Time to Re-Address Data Classification
The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has put the spotlight on what data companies keep, how they store it and how they use it. But Jason Rader, the national director of network and cloud security at Fortune 500 technology provider Insight Enterprises, said most organizations remain too limited in their efforts to comply with the GDPR requirements.
Read MoreOvercoming Roadblocks to IT Transformation
CDCT Chief Architect Juan Orlandini says IT transformation is a multi-year marathon impacting people, processes, and tech.
Read MoreWho's Responsible When IT Goes Awry?
Every time a major IT gaffe happens, someone pays. If the outcome is bad enough, the company’s reputation and valuation could take a hit. If they do, who will be held responsible?
Read MoreBig Tech Increasingly In Regulators’ Spotlight — And Crosshairs
With lawmakers and industry leaders like Google and Facebook proposing national data privacy regulations, Jason Rader, national practice director for security at Insight’s Cloud and Data Transformation operation, says the European Union’s GDPR is a logical point from which firms can begin preparing for new regulations.
Read More6 AI Applications in Finance Spark Partner Opportunity
AI in financial services is opening channel partner prospects, from building customer service chatbots to creating a better customer onboarding process. Featured in this TechTarget article, Matt Bienfang, managing director and global industry lead at Insight Enterprises, said many financial services organizations are deploying chatbots.
Read More8 Key Roles of Successful AI Projects
As enterprises further develop artificial intelligence projects, they are finding that some roles are essential to success. But the right talent can be hard to find. Featured in this CIO article, Brandon Ebken, CTO at Insight, said in the AI world we're interfacing with chatbots or Siri which has created a new type of user experience design.
Read MoreWill the NIST Privacy Framework Change How We Approach Privacy?
Featured in a Security Boulevard article, Insight's senior manager of cloud and network security at Insight's Cloud + Data Center Transformation Division, Mike Sprunger discusses other privacy regulations such as GDPR and CCPA and how both have changed the way we look at data classification.
Read MoreCommon Sense AI Approaches Point to More General Applications
The race to attain artificial general intelligence is on. Ranging from predictions of 10 to 200 years away, the one thing experts can agree on is that commonsense AI is the next step in the journey.
Read MoreBack to Basics with Cloud Security
Insight cloud security architect Richard Diver explains that as application workloads move to one or more cloud environments, organizations have begun to ask what they should do to ensure proper cloud security.
Read MoreSecure Storage in the Age of Edge Computing and the Cloud
Enterprise data storage is not what it used to be. Back when IT was dominated by on-premises data centers, storage options were fairly straightforward and securing storage resources was relatively simple compared with today’s far more complex storage landscape.
Read More9 Biggest Hurdles to AI Adoption
In a CIO magazine article, Insight's VP of digital innovation, Matt Jackson is quoted about measuring and proving the business value of an AI initiative. Additionally, this article focuses on the "9 Biggest Hurdles to AI Adoption" based on a Deloitte survey that examines the current state of AI in enterprises.
Read MoreDon’t be Distracted by Bells and Whistles. Align with How You’ll Actually Use the Cloud.
In an 'Insight from the Edge' blog, Insight's CTO of Digital Innovation, Brandon Ebken, explores how the benefits of moving your business to the cloud can reduce costs, improve security, increase employee connectivity, and more.
Read MoreNow Comes the Hard Part of Cloud Computing
Peter Kraatz, director of cloud and data center transformation for Datalink, a division of Insight was featured in an IT Business Edge article about cloud computing. A recent survey of 200 IT leaders conducted by International Data Corp. (IDC) on behalf of Datalink finds just 28 percent of the survey respondents say they have documented and communicated a cloud strategy.
Read MoreCEO Ken Lamneck: 7 Keys To Insight Enterprises' Success Helping Businesses 'Run Smarter'
An article by CRN describes Insight Enterprises CEO, Ken Lamneck's keys to making sure his company is tops at helping businesses run smarter. Under Lamneck's leadership, the company, No. 13 on the CRN SP500, has been transformed from a product-focused reseller into an IT services powerhouse delivering breakthrough solutions in the hottest markets including internet of things.
Read MoreCan a Hybrid Cloud Strategy Boost IT Transformation Adoption?
Insight Enterprises commissioned the survey, “Challenge of Change: IT in Transition,” which polled 200 IT executives from enterprises. The results show that just over half (51%) of the respondents hit roadblocks while planning and executing their IT transformation initiatives.
Read MoreInsight is No. 23 on Fortune’s ‘Best Workplaces in Technology’
Tempe-based Insight Enterprises, the global systems integrator helping organizations of all sizes manage and transform their business, has been honored as the No. 23 company on the 2019 Best Workplaces in Technology list by Fortune and Great Place to Work.
Read MoreThe 50 Best Workplaces in Technology
Insight Enterprises (NASDAQ:NSIT) has been honored as the No. 23 company on the 2019 Best Workplaces in Technology list by Fortune and Great Place to Work®.
Read MoreCan a Hybrid Cloud Strategy Boost IT Transformation Adoption?
Insight Enterprises commissioned the survey, “Challenge of Change: IT in Transition,” which polled 200 IT executives from enterprises. The results show that just over half (51%) of the respondents hit roadblocks while planning and executing their IT transformation initiatives.
Read MoreWhat Do You Wish You Could Tell Your Younger Self?
Featured in an article by Forbes, Insight's Amy Protexter, senior vice president of North America Marketing, discussed a few of the most important lessons she learned throughout her career.
Read MorePast the Tipping Point of AI in Healthcare
In an 'Insight from the Edge' blog, Insight's Matt Jackson and David Le Penske, the two Digital Innovation thought leaders explore how AI is changing healthcare in a two-part series. This second installment looks at three major trends in AI in healthcare.
Read MoreA Technology Services Firm Gets Personal to Boost Sales
Insight Enterprises specializes in helping companies keep up with business technology and go more digital. In an article by Digital Commerce 360, Insight is mentioned as getting more leads and winning more sales with an e-commerce site more personalized to its customers and prospects. In addition, Insight's Jamie Werve, director of e-commerce strategy, adds her input in the article.
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