It’s (still) an exciting time to be in the mobile business. The demand for fast, intelligent devices at end users’ fingertips has continued to increase from over a decade ago when the smartphone was first introduced.

So, if you aren’t currently offering mobile solutions or want to enhance your practice, what options do you have? There are several ways to go about growing your mobile practice, so we’ve outlined a few to get you started.

CHICAGO – January 16, 2018 – TBI announced today that Steve Roos, former Vice President of Technical Services at Wired Networks, has joined the master agent as Vice President of Engineering. Steve brings over 35 years of telecom experience to TBI’s Senior Leadership team. At TBI, he will be responsible for developing, planning and coordinating the implementation of practices, policies, programs and procedures for TBI’s Engineering and Operations efforts.

CHICAGO, IL – January 16, 2018 – TBI, the nation’s largest third-partner technology services distributor, announced today that to accompany the organization’s shift to a regional-based channel management model, two industry veterans join its executive team to head up sales initiatives. Keith Connolly has been brought on to lead the east coast channel management team and Stephen Stillson manages central and west coast sales efforts.

That’s a wrap 2017! TBI is proud to look back on what a successful year it has been for our company. This past quarter alone, we’ve accomplished many of our goals including giving back to those in need, growing our team, and accepting one of Chicago’s most prestigious workplace awards. With all the momentum 2017 has given us, we are excited to keep it going all through the new year.

With the recent passing of the Modernizing Government Technology Act, it will not just be government increasing their investment in new technologies in 2018. There is no better time than now to work with customers as they migrate workloads to the cloud. Download our guide to learn what to sell now that will open the door to more sales and will build your cloud solution funnel.

The size of a business has quickly become a good measure of how they will go about purchasing cloud applications. Whether your customer is an enterprise, mid-market or small business, there is a high likelihood they will be making some sort of cloud purchase based on the reality of today’s business environment.

CHICAGO, IL – December 6, 2017 – TBI announced today that Amanda Jones-Centeno has joined the master agency as the Texas National Channel Manager. Based in Dallas, Jones-Centeno brings over 10 years’ experience in the telecommunications industry and will support partners in the state with training, solution discovery and sales.

TBI offers you access to top rated CCaaS players from all of Gartner’s Magic Quadrants. Each one offers you a little something different, work with TBI to find the best solution for your customer. Here is what we like most about these Magic Quadrant players.

As hype of SD-WAN dies down, IT leaders are realizing that the technology doesn't need to replace an existing network solution. Instead, SD-WAN serves as a complementary solution, enhancing network functionalities, providing transparency and an overall better end-user experience. Selling partners are finding success by selling SD-WAN as an ancillary service to opportunities that involve existing network solutions like MPLS or for enhancing voice solutions such as UCaaS.

The months continue to fly by but TBI is not slowing down when it comes to providing our employees with exciting opportunities to help them develop personally and professionally. Our deserving team learned more about meditation and relaxation, enjoyed a delicious end of summer ice cream social, and came together to celebrate during our All Company Meeting, resulting in a successful third quarter.

Start providing cloud “as a service” solutions like Backup as a Service (BaaS) Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) and Business Continuity (BCaaS). Not only are these incredibly effective in making sure your clients’ business operations are protected and uninterrupted, they’re easy avenues to help ease, sometimes otherwise hesitant, business owners into moving over to a cloud solution model.

Selling partners look to TBI for unbiased Provider recommendations and advice on which carrier works to meet their customer's challenges. We use past experience, how easy it is to work with the carrier, actual service quality, deployment and end-user experience to inform partners how best to engage their customers and with what Providers.

IoT is on the rise, creating a greater need to secure and manage end points and a perfect opportunity to position security. As connected devices increase on the network, end users need guidance to ensure they are protected. Download our guide to learn the security risks associated with IoT and what solutions to sell, now.

CHICAGO, IL – September 6, 2017 – TBI announced today that Rob Valadez, former Enterprise Business Development Manager at Insight, has joined the Master Agency as National Channel Manager to serve TBI’s enterprise partners, resellers and distributors alike.

CHICAGO, IL – September 6, 2017 – TBI announced that Jonny Lympus has joined the company as Inbound Channel Manager dedicated to growing TBI’s National Referral Program. The program enables companies seeking new revenue streams through technology solutions to transfer referrals to TBI’s Omni Center for management of contact to close.

As more of your customers’ businesses shift to cloud, the opportunity for you to complement network solutions is with cloud migration, managed infrastructure and application access. Download our guide to learn what customers to target and questions to ask to uncover cloud opportunities.

It has been an exciting, yet busy quarter here at TBI! Our HR department has organized events around team building, giving back to the community, and empowering our employees while simultaneously recruiting for TBI’s growth. From participating in the Chase Corporate Challenge in May, to offering a Women’s Unarmed Self Defense Course in June, and being recognized in multiple Glassdoor blogs, it is safe to say that TBI has experienced a rewarding 2nd quarter.

Leading service delivery provider adds cloud-first SD-WAN solution to its portfolio

TBI is pleased to announce it has solidified a partnership with Bigleaf Networks, an over-the-top SD-WAN provider offering Same IP Address Failover, Intelligent Load Balancing, Dynamic QoS, and Plug-and-Play Provisioning.

CHICAGO, IL (JULY 7, 2017) — TBI, the nation’s leading technology services distributor, announced today its participation in a new pilot with the AT&T Alliance Program, which includes a simplified deal registration process. TBI partners are eligible to receive an alternate compensation model and a customized level of support with project management and customer facing solution architects.

The master agent now offers partners the ability to sell Expereo’s expansive Global Coverage.