In the heart of Salt Lake City, Utah, the inaugural TD SYNNEX NexusDX conference brought together an array of IT ecosystem partners, including VARs, ISVs and MSPs, along with experts from vendor partners across an array of high-growth technologies. During the conference, attendees were introduced to groundbreaking insights, cutting-edge knowledge and valuable networking opportunities as TD SYNNEX and other industry experts were on hand to help solve some of our industry’s most complex challenges.

Over the course of the three days, the trending theme highlighted opportunities to leverage and adopt advanced solutions technologies to achieve successful business outcomes, streamline digital transformation, and provide tools essential for navigating the IT ecosystem.

Throughout the event, our tailored agenda focused on key high-growth trends like XaaS offerings, AI and Machine Learning (ML), hybrid cloud, security and networking, data and analytics, among others.

A Wealth of Insights from the Main Stage

General session was the place to be throughout the week as our lineup of industry-leading speakers were informative, creative and inspirational. Top takeaways from the main stage:

• Keynote and Forbes Leading Female Futurist Crystal Washington captivated attendees with her insights into current trends, inspiring attendees to leverage today’s technologies to enhance productivity.

• AI and ML continue to pique the interest of the IT ecosystem, and TD SYNNEX’s Lisa McGarvey and HonorHealth’s Todd Larson shared how partners can harness the power of AI to drive realistic outcomes.
• Go-to-market strategies look different for every company, but high-growth technologies play a critical factor in navigating a shifting ecosystem, as explained by TD SYNNEX leadership, including Michael Urban, Sergio Farache, Marc McClure, Stacy Nethercoat, Kaye McMillan, Steve Jow and others.

• Executives from Insight Direct USA, Mark III Systems and ThisWayGlobal represented the “voice of the customer” as they shared their real-world examples about how their businesses have successfully transformed thanks to the innovative achievements of advanced solutions.
• Services and security both continue to play a vital role in business growth, as TD SYNNEX’s Hannah Osborne and Dez Tsai shared the value of our ServiceSolv portfolio, while Augie Pena shed some light on how to properly address the protection of sensitive data through cloud security solutions and offerings.

Exploring Advanced Solutions through Targeted Breakouts

Professionals in the IT ecosystem can attest that the only constant in this industry is change. As technologies evolve, so does the demand for relevant skillsets, solutions and services that can tackle the next generation of challenges. NexusDX helped provide important context to many of these areas, so that partner attendees could explore their various options. Some of our targeted breakouts focused on:

• Cloud Migration — Attendees learned how to quickly and efficiently migrate to the cloud, all while uncovering unique revenue streams.
• Cloud Security — As cybersecurity threats loom large, expanding security posture core competencies with Click-to-Run solutions, resources and tools needed to protect from and mitigate attacks.
• Multi- and Hybrid Cloud — Navigating this complex terrain can be made simpler with a trusted partner, like TD SYNNEX, to help our partners develop sophisticated multi- and hybrid cloud strategies.
• Solutions Aggregation — The #PowerOfUs has never been more necessary (and relevant) than it is today. Panels on leveraging solutions aggregation and the IT ecosystem helped partners see how to create and drive value across data, AI and edge use cases.

Key Announcements Strengthening Our Partner Ecosystem

It wouldn’t be a true TD SYNNEX event without treating attendees to first-access news and information, yet to be seen by the general public. Some of our key announcements made live from the event:

Destination: AI

• A special Advanced Solutions breakout was held to announce the launch of Destination: AI, a new program by TD SYNNEX that gives a comprehensive, strategic approach to customers at all stages of their AI journey. Destination: AI has many enablement components to assist partners in accelerating their timeline to delivering AI solutions to our industry.

Partner Health and Fitness Evaluation

• TD SYNNEX also unveiled the Partner Health and Fitness evaluations, a data model insights tool designed to assist partners in making informed business decisions by identifying target customers and optimizing revenue generation. Using a custom algorithm, partners will now have access to two scores that assess their enterprise and NextGen company health.

Partner Directory Additions

• Earlier this year, we announced the TD SYNNEX Partner Directory, a peer-to-peer platform that allows partners to solve complex challenges together. This week, NexusDX attendees were added to join the 1,000+ contacts from our CommunitySolv community already in the directory.

Looking Ahead: Embracing the Future of Technology

NexusDX was a transformative success that ideally left attendees inspired and equipped with the necessary insights to shape their approach to high-growth technologies and make a meaningful business impact.

Some of the key takeaways from partners:

• A clearer vision of the IT ecosystem: The conference offered deep insights into the innovations that are driving the interconnected IT landscape.
• A tailored path to high-growth success: Not all solutions are one-size-fits-all and the agenda allowed for customizable networking opportunities to build a tailor-made map for their business.
• Face-to-face engagement with thought leaders: Attendees had unrivaled access to TD SYNNEX and vendor experts to help foster innovative thinking.
• Discovery and adoption of new technologies: Some of the world’s leading vendor companies and fellow peers inspired attendees to find the technologies that can directly address customer priorities and challenges.

We extend a heartfelt thank you and appreciation to all of our customer partner attendees, our wonderful vendor sponsors and the TD SYNNEX co-worker village that it takes to put on tremendous events like this. To see more coverage from the event, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn and Instagram.