TD SYNNEX forms industry community for AI
The group will focus on bringing together partners with complementary capabilities to advance the delivery of AI-driven solutions
TD SYNNEX has formed a new community with the aim to share ideas, create partnerships and develop new solutions using AI and LLM technologies.
The TD SYNNEX AI industry ecosystem was launched this week at IBM's London offices and will bring together ISVs, innovators, partners, vendors and representatives from industries.
More than 20 partners attended the initial meeting including IBM Watson X and Microsoft Copilot partners, and some larger reseller businesses.
The launch was driven by the huge rise in awareness of AI and how organisations can put it to use, the distributor tells CRN.
"As interest and momentum grew, we recognised that partners were at different stages in terms of their capabilities to develop and provide AI-driven solutions and few, if any, could do everything needed to deliver successful projects," explains Neil Cornish, business manager, industry ecosystems, UK, TD SYNNEX.
"We decided to create the AI Industry Ecosystem to foster collaboration between partners with specialist AI skills and those with an understanding of customer applications and needs, and access to markets."
Cornish adds the overall aim of the ecosystem is to bring together a community of businesses who can help each other to develop AI-driven solutions and take them to market.
"Ultimately, it's about driving new, high-value business that delivers significant benefits to the end-user customer organisation and the partners involved."
TD SYNNEX aims to attract more AI experts, specialist developers and partners to the community that have a good understanding of business-critical applications and the processes and procedures that customers need to follow – who understand the legal and governance challenges that organisations face.
The distributor hopes delegates from industry sectors where there is immediate potential to benefit from the deployment of AI will participate.
"It could be any industry, and one area in which we can already see good potential is in ESG monitoring, measurement, and reporting," says Cornish.
"There will be a requirement to do this in all sectors and we'll be exploring the potential through our other Industry Ecosystems groups, which cover healthcare, financial services, manufacturing and for retail and distribution."