Financing

“Bring us anything” – Ingram Canada CFO Carter on financing flexibility

Kelly Carter, Ingram Micro Canda’s CFO, discusses the distributor’s financing programs, and why it’s time for more solution providers to get creative with the kind of financing options they offer customers, in this edition of the podcast.

D&H Canada extends 60-day terms through end of year

D&H Canada confirms that its 60-day financing terms, available through financing partner DLL and previously extended on a quarterly basis, will be available through the end of 2021, and the distributor expects the program to grow.

“We’re up to the challenge” – Ingram Canada CFO on flexibility in financing

Ingram Micro Canada chief financial officer Kelly Carter discusses the distributor’s new financing options for the channel and lays out Ingram’s overall financing strategy in this edition of the ChannelBuzz.ca Podcast.

HP expands partner and customer financing options with multi-vendor model

HP announces new financing and leasing options through an expansion of their partnership with HPE Financial Services, and a new partnership with global financing firm DLL Group. They also indicated more financing partners will be added.

Ingram Micro Canada gets creative with financing

As Ingram Micro Canada introduces Kelly Carter as its new CFO, the distributor is bringing some of its more compelling financing offerings, previously only available in the U.S., to Canada.

Dell adds servers and PowerOne to consumption model with Dell Technologies On Demand

As part of an expansion of its consumption-based and as-a-service offerings, Dell’s PC-as-a-Service offering is also being extended further downmarket, to the tiniest of businesses.

Israeli VC YL Ventures adds new fourth fund for cybersecurity investments

YL Ventures has a deep focus on the Israeli tech market, on cybersecurity in particular, and in working closely with early stage startups developing their route to market, which includes the channel.

ESET looks to financing program with Hitachi Capital America to support bigger deals

ESET’s first financing program for customers in North America has a low entry point for eligibility, and includes all components of the deal, not just the ESET software.

Opportunity, risk for channel in new Dell EMC Cloud Flex flexible consumption model for HCI

New flexible consumption models were front and centre this week at Dell EMC World. They may attract new customers, but will they attract partners?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise stresses SMB, channel commitment with new releases

For partners, the most interesting thing here may be the Small Business Marketplace e-commerce platform, an explicitly channel-focused online site, rather than a direct-to-customer site that competes with partners. It’s in pilot now in the U.S., but when it will be in Canada is not yet clear.

SYNNEX execs outline where they are placing their bets

In two wide-ranging executive panels at Varnex, SYNNEX’s top executives indicated where they see the industry heading, what SYNNEX is doing to capitalize, and how solution providers can best leverage both the changes and the distributor.