Ingram Micro Inc. announced it has earned authorization to market, sell and support IBM (International Business Machines Corporation) Power Systems and enterprise-class storage product families to certified IBM Business Partners within the U.S. As part of the expanded U.S. distribution agreement, Ingram Micro's Advanced Computing Division is now recruiting and enabling authorized IBM Business Partners with the necessary marketing, pre- and post-sales support, as well as technical training, certifications and configuration services to successfully sell the IBM Power Systems and enterprise-class storage product portfolios. Ingram Micro will also be offering qualified IBM Business Partners onsite product demonstrations and business trainings for IBM Power Systems, storage, PureSystems and System x starting next month. Available to authorized IBM Business Partners in the U.S., the IBM Power Systems family is comprised of a comprehensive series of servers, systems software and solutions featuring the latest IBM POWER7 and POWER7+ processor technology.

Designed for compute-intensive workloads and business analytics, IBM Power Systems deliver a full range of offerings to help meet the needs of businesses of all sizes from entry systems including BladeCenter, Power Express and PowerLinux servers to the Power enterprise systems 770, 780 and 795. Additionally, the IBM System Storage line, also available to authorized IBM Business Partners in the U.S., comprises a wide range of advanced systems that offer high-speed disk, solid state storage, and advanced tape to help customers manage the challenges of big data more efficiently and cost effectively. In addition, robust storage virtualization and cloud offerings combine with a variety of integrated automation capabilities to round out the portfolio and help customers create smarter storage infrastructures.