Ingram Micro today announced that it has bagged the distribution rights for NVIDIA to sell and promote NVIDIA’s Deep Learning, GPU Virtualization and High Performance Computing solutions in the GCC
countries (namely, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Turkey and South Africa.
Dr. Ali Baghdadi, SVP & Chief Executive, Ingram Micro in the Middle East, Turkey and Africa
region says: “We are very excited to sign this agreement with NVIDIA. Last year, Ingram Micro
established its own IoT and AI Business Unit in the Middle East, the first of its kind in the region.
It is a Center of Excellence, a solutions provider and a point of expertise for our partners. We
put a lot of focus on developing our own ready and customized solutions for enterprises in the
IoT and AI space. Relationship with NVIDIA opens many new opportunities for our company and
our reseller community in today’s data-driven business environment.’’
Carey Bowden, Head of Distribution EMEA at NVIDIA, says, “The Middle East, Turkey and Africa
region demonstrates a growing appetite for the power of GPU computing. Ingram Micro’s
proficiency in supporting their customers’ business transformations will help them take
advantage of the exciting marketing opportunities represented by artificial intelligence and
visual computing.”
Tamer AbdelFattah, Head of IoT and AI Business Unit in the META region at Ingram Micro said “NVIDIA is a real pioneer of accelerating computing. Its latest GPU (graphics processing unit) technology has a far-reaching impact on how today’s enterprises manage, process and utilize data. The
NVIDIA GPU platform also provides the ability to harness capabilities like accelerated analytics,
artificial intelligence (AI), graphic virtualization and virtual reality—allowing companies to gain
deeper and richer insights about their businesses and the products they sell— tremendous
advantages in today’s intensely competitive business environment. We are very excited to start
a business journey with NVIDIA.”
