New partnership enables seamless transition to the cloud and a streamlined approach to digital transformation

CHICAGO, IL – July 1, 2020 -TBI, the nation’s leading third-party technology distributor, announces their strategic partnership with TetraVX, a unified communications and collaboration (UCC) company that specializes in the delivery of cloud-based solutions, to equip TBI’s partner community with TetraVX’s full suite of cloud-based collaboration technologies - resulting in a seamless experience for employees, agents, and customers.

Top MMS provider brings comprehensive mobility and device management solutions and guaranteed cost-savings

CHICAGO, IL – July 1, 2020 -The nation’s leading technology brokerage firm, TBI, adds Wireless Watchdogs to their portfolio, providing TBI partners a suite of managed mobility services (MMS) and mobile devise management (MDM). Wireless Watchdogs brings one of the most comprehensive MMS on the market, offering device staging, provisioning and management while reducing mobility expenses.  

Aircall, a leading provider of cloud-based phone and contact center solutions, joins the TBI portfolio to offer scalable CCaaS solutions to selling partners.

CHICAGO, IL – June 3, 2020 - The nation’s leading technology brokerage firm, TBI, adds award-winning physical security as a service (PSaaS) provider, YourSix. This addition to TBI’s provider portfolio expands offerings to include physical security, enabling partners to sell solutions that seamless converge video surveillance, access control, audio technologies and video monitoring.

Leading data center provider brings more colocation and cloud solutions to TBI selling partners

CHICAGO, IL – June 3, 2020 - The nation’s leading technology brokerage firm, TBI, adds leading provider of enterprise-class data center, connectivity and managed service solutions, DataBank, to their portfolio. The addition grants TBI selling partners access to a new collection of edge data centers in world-class facilities across the nation.

Top ten national Fiber provider brings extensive network to TBI selling partners and their customers

CHICAGO, IL – June 3, 2020 – The nation’s leading technology brokerage firm, TBI, adds Consolidated Communications to their provider portfolio. The addition allows TBI selling partners to deliver innovative broadband and business solutions from a top national fiber provider.

CHICAGO - June 3, 2020 – TBI announces the addition of David Bailey-Aldrich as a new Channel Manager supporting partners in Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. This addition serves to strengthen relationships and further help partners in the Upper Midwest region to identify new opportunities with a strong focus on next gen products and services.

Individuals and departments across the organization won including TBI President, Geoff Shepstone receiving the Bronze Lifetime Achievement Award.

Chicago, IL, May 21, 2020 – TBI was named the winner in eight categories of the Stevie® Awards from The 18^th Annual American Business Awards®.

Your customers are human. And should be treated as such.

Bryan Reynolds, Director of Sales Operations at TBI, shares how to engage your customer by creating a lasting human experience (HX) resulting in a confident, connected, and satisfied consumer of your products and services.

The days of the salesperson being a trite, overused stereotype are over. Successful sales people today can message technologies and pivot based on end-user needs. To most of you out there, this is not a new revelation; customers often feel as if they know the product based on their own research. You cannot discount a customer’s opinion, they’re the one buying after all. But what if their conception of the product or service is downright incorrect? How do we correct the customer without bruising their ego while still ensuring the next colleague that touches this account is aware of said interaction? Without a contiguous record of interaction, this sales cycle will be prolonged if the customer ever decides to buy your product at all.

Chicago, IL, May 11, 2020 – The nation’s leading technology solutions provider, TBI announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Corey Cohen, Vice President of Marketing and Emily Ball, Marketing Manager to its esteemed 2020 Women of the Channel list. Recognizing the unique strengths, vision, and achievements of a select group of women, this prestigious, annual list acknowledges channel leaders who are blazing a trail for future generations. These women are from all areas of the IT ecosystem, including technology vendors, distributors, solution providers, and other IT organizations.

CHICAGO, IL — April 1, 2020. TBI announced the recent addition of Brett Sippel, Channel Manager, Strategic Accounts, as one of the newest members of the TBI family.

CHICAGO - May 6, 2020 – TBI announces the addition of two new Channel Managers, John Rozinsky and Kim Gordon to maintain a powerful presence in their respective hometown markets , strengthening partner support and enabling more next gen technology sales. 

CHICAGO, IL – May 6, 2020 - The nation’s leading technology brokerage firm and innovative Tennessee-based technology startup announced a new partnership that provides small and mid-sized business nationwide access to cutting-edge connectivity technology solutions in a modern as-a-service model.

CHICAGO, IL – April 6, 2020 - TBI, the largest, privately-owned technology solutions provider, is proud to announce that their dynamic ten-person marketing team was awarded three Hermes Creative Awards and two honorable mentions. These awards are administered and judged by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP) to recognize the outstanding work of creative professionals involved in the concept, writing, and design of traditional and emerging media.

CHICAGO, IL – April 14, 2020 - TBI, the largest, privately-owned technology solutions provider, solidifies its collaboration with Cox Business, the commercial division of Cox Communications, by entering a direct agreement. This direct agreement will allow Cox Business to enhance its channel presence in the Midwest.

CHICAGO, IL — April 1, 2020. To better respond with in-region support for global partners and overseas business, TBI hires industry veteran Toni Leopoldo as Director of Sales based in the UK. TBI has a considerable set of partners based both in the UK and surrounding European countries; and as companies within EMEA rely more heavily on consultants for advice and vendor recommendations, the company found a leader in Leopoldo for the European indirect frontier.

CHICAGO, IL – April 1, 2020 - TBI, the white-glove solutions delivery provider, continues to position itself at the forefront of the IT landscape through a new strategic partnership with TierPoint, a leading provider of secure, connected data center and cloud solutions at the edge of the internet. The addition of TierPoint not only provides partners secure, reliable, and connected infrastructure solutions, but also data storage, computing, and recovery.

In the past week, we have seen an incredible change in how the country is reacting to the pandemic. Just last week many organizations were attempting to create or solidify contingency plans “if” the need to transition to a remote workforce arose - this week, that became a reality for a large majority of organizations across the globe. From finance and marketing to technology and education, working from home has suddenly become the “new normal” for the foreseeable future, and securing your remote workforce has become a top concern.

All companies, including those not yet directly impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak, have a limited amount of time to make sure that they are prepared if/when the virus hits their area, maybe even directly in their organization. Right now, companies are advised to do a function-by-function audit as well as a holistic overview to identify areas needing immediate attention— addressing network security gaps, revisiting work from home policies, or tackling potential operational shortfalls, such as lack of cloud communication tools.