Meet the Team
Going behind-the-scenes and finding out a little more about the people who
make up First Distribution’s Hosting Division.
Kevin Derman (Cloud & Hosting Business Unit Manager)
How long have you worked at First Distribution for in the Hosted Division?
A relatively short period of time, about two months now. However, because I had a
background in distribution, and having worked both for IBM and Microsoft, it was an easy
transition. All my vendor relationships are in place and are not “new” relationships. So it
felt like a very natural and easy transition.
Why should clients looking for hosted solutions choose First Distribution?
To me there are two defining factors in choosing a distributor, service and knowledge.
Because we operate in a competitive, almost commodity driven space, pricing has to be
right and is hardly ever a deciding factor in choosing a distributor. The team is exceptionally knowledgeable on the product set and provides expert ???????????????????????????)??????????????????M?????????????????????????????????????????????????????)???e?????????????????????????????????????????????????)]???????????????????????????????????????)Q??????????????????????????Q?????????????????????????????????????????)??????Q?????????????????????????????????$?????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????$?????e???????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????$????????????????????$???????????????????????
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