Jan Feb 2019 Electric.ie Magazine

46 ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • Rittal hold global channel partner summit in Dublin O ver 70 channel partners from all over the world joined Rittal in Dublin recently to discuss edge technology, Blockchain and new business models. “Every partner has different strengths and brings along its own individual capabilities.” says host Andrew Grace, Head of Global IT Channel & Partnerships at Rittal. He invited participants at this second ever partner conference to “use these opportunities for synergy effects.” Under the motto “Discover the Edge”. Rittal invited its European partners, including over 70 IT resellers, distributors and system integrators, to Dublin at the end of September. They were able to gain insights into ground-breaking Rittal data centre market trends, innovative business models such as Blockchain, as well as Rittal's solutions and IT ecosystem. One of the main objectives of the event was for the partner companies to improve their international market opportunities and make growth easier through intensive cooperation.