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Ingram Micro’s Xvantage Integrations Hub Delivers a Plug-and-Play Experience, Virtually Eliminating the Complexity of Software Integrations

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Using AI to simplify integrating SaaS tools and platform technology into Xvantage, Ingram Micro is driving faster decision-making and revenues, while enabling more secure modern workflows

Ingram Micro (NYSE: INGM), a business-to-business (B2B) platform company for the global technology ecosystem, is simplifying the technology industry’s capabilities to innovate and more securely integrate at scale faster with the global launch of its AI-powered Xvantage Integrations Hub.

Readily available in nine countries where Xvantage is deployed, Ingram Micro’s Xvantage Integrations Hub offers customers and vendors a frictionless experience, dramatically simplifying software integrations by enabling instant access to prebuilt applications and more secure modern workflows.

With the new Xvantage Integrations Hub, integrations that could have taken months can now be completed in seconds or minutes, helping customers and vendors significantly speed their transformations. Hub-spot, Salesforce, ZOHO and more are among the ready-to-deploy global and regional integrations. Dozens of additional integrations are expected to go live in the Xvantage Integrations Hub throughout 2025.

“The global platform and sharing economy are accelerating business transformation across industries, including the tech sector, and introducing a new wave of collaboration and resilience,” said Frank Della Rosa, Research Vice President, SaaS, Business Platforms, and Industry Cloud, IDC. “Ingram Micro’s Xvantage platform and new Xvantage Integrations Hub demonstrate the balance required between integrations and interactions to build a digitally-enabled organization that prioritizes the customer experience and business execution.”

Engineered in-house by Ingram Micro’s global platform group, the new Xvantage Integrations Hub uses the power of AI models to integrate instantly and securely with existing SaaS Platforms—including CRM, ERP, RMM, and CPQ (Configure, Price, Quote). This effort speeds up time to value and helps eliminate the need for costly custom software development. The Xvantage Integrations Hub also helps reduce manual workloads, empowering partners to scale efficiently and apply their talent to more valuable business and service lines.

"The Integrations Hub is modern, intuitive, and incredibly easy to navigate,” said Brayton Taylor, Owner, Taylor Tech LLC. “We were amazed at how quickly we installed an app—what normally takes months, we completed in minutes. The seamless experience and effortless setup make this a game-changer for integrations."

“Integrations are critical in a platform economy—operating at the crux of a connected ecosystem that thrives on collective innovation and continuous transformation,” said Sanjib Sahoo, President of Global Platform Group, Ingram Micro. “At Ingram Micro, we are constantly driving technology innovations to help our partners. The focused, extensive groundwork we have laid in AI over the last few years has enabled this unique, industry-first solution, which is solving a real pain point for our customers and vendors and helping to drive their growth and success.”

“Platform integrations are the connective tissue of the AI-enabled future of the technology ecosystem,” said Ambrish Verma, Chief Product Officer, Ingram Micro. “With the Xvantage Integrations Hub, we are moving towards a platform-driven experience led by an AI-enabled team focused on achieving greater collaboration, productivity, and efficiency.”

Click here to view the U.S. Xvantage Integrations Hub.

About Ingram Micro

Ingram Micro is a leading technology company in the global information technology ecosystem. With the ability to reach nearly 90% of the global population, we play a vital role in the worldwide IT sales channel, bringing products and services from technology manufacturers and cloud providers to a highly diversified base of business-to-business technology experts. Through Ingram Micro Xvantage™, our AI-powered digital platform, we offer what we believe to be the industry’s first comprehensive business-to-consumer-like experience, integrating hardware and cloud subscriptions, personalized recommendations, instant pricing, order tracking, and billing automation. We also provide a broad range of technology services, including financing, specialized marketing, lifecycle management, and technical pre- and post-sales professional support. Learn more at www.ingrammicro.com.

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