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CDW is an enterprise technology vendor with a dominant presence between the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom for small to medium businesses and the public sector. There’s an argument to be made that CDW is the channel partner. The longtime value-added reseller (VAR) brings almost four decades of experience to the table and […]
CDW is an enterprise technology vendor with a dominant presence between the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom for small to medium businesses and the public sector.
There’s an argument to be made that CDW is the channel partner. The longtime value-added reseller (VAR) brings almost four decades of experience to the table and consistent growth when most other VARs started transitioning to the managed service provider (MSP) model in the mid-1990s. While other top IT channel partners have the advantage in management consulting and digital transformation, CDW’s distribution centers, fulfillment services, and the extent of solutions offered are hard to miss.
This profile looks at CDW services and solutions, target markets, industry recognition, and more for potential channel partners to evaluate.
Before navigating to CDW’s website, know that its hardware, software, services, and IT brands portfolios are enormous. This section first dives into some of the vendor’s attractive IT solutions before touching on its other product and service areas.
Data Center & Network Infrastructure
CDW offers an extensive stack of data center and hybrid infrastructure management solutions. Whether its products for storage, containerization, disaster recovery, or software-defined networking, the enterprise IT partner has it. Data center administrators can choose from a litany of server room technology solutions or Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS).
Cybersecurity
CDW’s cybersecurity solutions cover the gamut of systems needed to build a multilayered security architecture with a robust hardware and software suite. The IT channel partner’s expertise includes advisory, assessment, implementation, and adoption services, making it a comprehensive partner for building a solid framework.
The company’s cybersecurity services provide clients with options for:
As data becomes increasingly valuable, the multinational vendor offers business intelligence, IT operational analytics, and data-driven guidance for decision-making. CDW’s analytics solutions enable clients to visualize and act on data and industry insights with featured partners like Microsoft, IBM, Tableau, and Erwin.
Software Products
The vendor’s stack of software solutions includes solutions for business applications, graphics and design, network management, operating systems, virtualization, and security applications. Through a CDW Account, clients can manage all of their cloud subscriptions, including licensing, from a single console.
Hardware Products
The value-added reseller offers a full suite of hardware products for small businesses up to enterprise offices. This equipment covers cables, monitors, networking, telecommunications, power, printers, servers, and storage needs.
CDW Amplified Services
Clients looking for IT service management (ITSM) solutions will find services across the spectrum of designing, orchestrating, and managing infrastructure. These services cover enterprise networking, hyper-converged infrastructure, hybrid data center management, data services, and software development. For everything mentioned so far and more, the company’s managed services unit for clients is CDW Amplified Services.
Though CDW’s portfolio can help most businesses in any industry, the company has a history of serving the digital transformation needs of organizations in:
In 1984, Michael Krasny launched a Chicagoland computer reseller company that would become Computer Discount Warehouse, before taking on the initials as its corporate name. Within a few years, CDW published its first catalog and expanded its personnel with technical expertise for serving customer IT needs.
The value-added reseller expanded dramatically during the 1990s, went public, embraced online sales, and exceeded $1 billion in sales, with a debut on the Fortune 500 in 2001. With acquisitions and investments in Canadian and UK-based solutions providers, CDW’s steady growth makes it one of the most dominant channel partners in North America.
To end 2021, CDW reported net sales of $21 billion in annual revenue. The Illinois-based vendor has almost 14,000 employees and 28 offices serving 250,000 customers in Canada, the UK, and the US markets. The company’s acquisition of Sirius Computer Solutions in 2021 for $2.5 billion only solidifies CDW’s plan to scale its technical workforce and client service segments.
CDW headquarters, located just north of Chicago in Vernon Hills, Illinois.
Sam Ingalls is an award-winning writer and researcher covering enterprise technology, cybersecurity, data centers, and IT trends, for eSecurity Planet, TechRepublic, ServerWatch, Webopedia, and Channel Insider.
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