Insight EMEA has created a new services division, pulling in a new VP from Cisco. It aims at being a leading trusted and independent IT advisor on cloud, and this follows recognition from Microsoft as its Cloud Partner of the Year at Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference. Insight now employs 5200 globally and has sales of over $5.1bn.
The new Services business units, under Rolf Adam as VP of Services and a new Partner Service Alliance Programme, as part of the new Services Unit, will support alliances with 'country' best-in-class service providers as well as Pan-EMEA partners such as Colt, the Hosting & Service Provider, with 'In country' Datacentre Cloud & Services offerings.
"Partnering with Insight on expanding its offerings around Cloud and Services to allow businesses to run their IT more cost-efficiently and focus on delivering business impact through new IT Innovation will be of mutual benefit and best serve our joint clients," say Celine Bremaud, Vice President of Microsoft Corporate and Partner Group in EMEA and Ben Savage, Vice President of Colt Managed IT Services, EMEA.
"Many decision makers today, particularly those in the corporate client segment, are seeking partners who can provide strategic advice on future IT investments as well as delivering and managing this. This is why we're establishing a new Services business unit, having attracted a senior leader with sound expertise in services and establishing strategic alliances with vendors and partners across EMEA," adds Wolfgang Ebermann, EMEA President at Insight.
