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Ingram Micro Helps MSPs Evolve into Strategic Service Providers, Podcast
By Doug Green “A buyer isn’t paying for the deal you did yesterday. They’re paying for the certainty of tomorrow.” In this Technology Reseller News podcast recorded at MSP Summit, Patrick O’Dell of Ingram Micro discusses the shift from traditional managed service provider to what he calls the strategic service provider — and how distribution can help partners make that transition faster and with less risk. Ingram Micro has evolved far beyond its traditional role as a hardware distributor. Today, O’Dell says the company supports partners across the broader IT lifecycle, inc...
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Hey everybody, it's Doug Green and I'm the publisher of Technology Reseller News and we're back here live at MSP Summit, 2026 in Orlando. and I'm very pleased to have with me today Patrick Odell of Ingram Micro. Patrick, thank you for joining me today. Of course, thanks for having me. So just a
few minutes ago you made a presentation to the MSP's assembled, big message. I think before we start though, I think everyone's probably heard of Ingram Micro, but really quick, what is Ingram Micro today? Yeah, I mean Ingram Micro is one of the heavyweight players in the distribution space, technology distribution. I think often times we may be
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