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Zones is a global provider of comprehensive IT solutionsWe enable positive business outcomes throughinnovative solutions that leverage technology frombest-of-breed partners and exceptional service from our team of certified sales, technical engineering, and supply chain specialists.
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Providing strategic IT solutions and services for over 25 years
LeadershipProven Executive
Leadership
$1.5 BillionRevenue in
2014
Global Team+1,400 Team Members
Around the World
ExpertiseEstablished Market & Vertical Expertise
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Zones U.S.Zones world headquarters is located in Auburn, WA. We have integration centers, logistic facilities and offer technical support and advanced services worldwide.
NorthwestNorth Central
South Central Southeast
Southwest
Northeast
Corporate OfficeSales OfficeDistribution CenterRegional Executive Office
SEATTLE
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Zones U.S.Zones world headquarters is located in Auburn, WA. We have integration centers, logistic facilities and offer technical support and advanced services worldwide.
PORTLAND
DALLAS
DENVER
CHICAGO
MIAMI
CERRITOS Phoenix
Houston
Carol Stream
Atlanta
NorthwestNorth Central
South Central Southeast
Southwest
Northeast
Corporate OfficeSales Office
Distribution HubRegional Executive Office
SEATTLEAuburn
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Wilmington
Integration and Logistics Center
Around the worldGLOBAL FULFILLMENT & INTEGRATION
In-country account executives, dedicated sales support andglobal order management.
COMMUNICATION
Supporting more thana dozen languages
EXCHANGETransacting in over
20 currencies
FULFILLMENT
Capabilities in80 countries
80countries
20currencies
12+languages
ZonesGlobal HQSeattle, WA
Zones CanadaToronto
ZonesAU / NZSydney
ZONES-owned LocationsStrategic PartnershipsExport
Zones EMEA HQ
London
Zones India
New Delhi
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Around the worldGLOBAL FULFILLMENT & INTEGRATION
In-country account executives, dedicated sales support andglobal order management.
COMMUNICATION
Supporting more thana dozen languages
EXCHANGETransacting in over
20 currencies
FULFILLMENT
Capabilities in80 countries
20currencies
12+languages
ZonesGlobal HQSeattle, WA
Zones CanadaToronto
ZonesAU / NZSydney
Coming Soon (Turkey, UAE, Singapore)
ZONES-owned LocationsStrategic PartnershipsExport
Zones EMEA HQ
London
Zones India
New Delhi
Turkey
UAEDubai
Singapore
80countries
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Many of the world’s top brands rely on us to meet their IT needs.Zones is one of the fastest-growing solutions providers.
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Zones is a certified, award-winning MBEAs a certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), we offer businesses with diversity initiatives the opportunity to competitively procure IT products and services from a trusted and reliable provider. Our MBE certification allows you to meet your company’s diversity requirements.
National Minority Supplier Development Council National Supplier of the Year Class IV
In 2014, President, Chairman, CEO and Co-founder Firoz Lalji was inducted into the Minority Business Hall of Fame.
Premier Supplier Diversity Award
Microsoft Preferred Supplier Program,Diversity Excellence 2015, 2012, 2011
Corporate Plus Member of the National Minority Supplier Development Council
Tyson Foods, Inc.Diverse Supplier of the Year
2015 2015
2014 2014 2015
Corporate PLUS Member
Zones, Inc. holds national and global certifications with:NMSDC – National Minority Supplier Development CouncilCPUC – California Public Utilities Commission
CAMSC – Canadian Aboriginal and Minority Supplier CouncilMSDUK – Minority Supplier Development Council United Kingdom (Associate Member), States of Missouri and Tennessee
2015
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Northwest Mountain Minority Supplier Development CouncilRegional Supplier of the Year Class IV
2015
Zones is your trusted IT advisorWe partner with leading IT developers and manufacturers to offer you innovative technology solutions.
GOLD CERTIFIED PARTNER
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Awards and accoladesRecognized as an outstanding business partner year after year.
Cisco Partner of the Year, Solution Innovation, 2015Cisco Partner of the Year, U.S. National Solution Excellence, 2015CRN Tech Elite 250, 2015, 2014, 2013Supplier of the Year, Tyson Foods, Inc., 2015, 2011Microsoft Supplier Program, Excellence Award for Supplier Diversity, 2015Microsoft Operational Excellence Award, 2015 (9 time recipient)
National Supplier of the Year (Class IV), National Minority Supplier Development Council, 2015Regional Supplier of the Year (Class IV), Northwest Mountain Minority Supplier Development Council, 2015, 2012Top Revenue in Cloud Award, Ingram Micro, 2014
CISCOPartner of the YearSolution InnovationandU.S. National Solution Excellence
Today’s IT Challenges
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Every 60 seconds… 699K Google Searches
11M Instant Messages98K Tweets
695K Status Updates 168M+ Emails Sent
1,820TB of Data Created
217 New Mobile Web Users
IT must change with it.
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3RD PLATFORM(Mobile, Social, Big Data,
Cloud)IBM
Unisys
BurroughsHitachi
NECBull
Fijitsu
MRM
Claim Processing
PayrollSales tracking & Marketing
Commissions
Database
ERP
CRMSCM
HCM
HCM
PLM
HP
EMC
Cost Management
Order EntryProduct Configurator
Bills of Material
Engineering
Inventory
Manufacturing ProjectsQuality Control
SAP
Cash Management
Accounts Receivable
Fixed AssetsCosting
Billing Time and Expense
Activity ManagementTraining
Time & Attendance
Rostering
Service
Data WarehousingPaperHost
SLI Systems
NetSuite
OpSourceJoyent
Hosting.com
Tata Communications
Datapipe
PPM
Alterian
Hyland
NetDocumentsNetReach
OpenText
Xerox
Microsoft
IntraLinks
QvidianSage
SugarCRM
VolusionZoho
AdobeAvid
Corel
Microsoft
Serif
CyberShift
Saba
Softscape
Sonar6Ariba
Yahoo!
Quadrem
Elemica
Kinaxis
CCC
DCC
SCM ADP VirtualEdge
Cornerstone onDemandCyberShift
Kenexa
Saba
Softscape
Sonar6
Workscape
Exact Online
FinancialForce.com
Intacct
NetSuite
Plex Systems
Quickbooks
eBay
Amazon Web ServicesGoGrid
LimeLight
salesforce.com
Xactly
Games
LifestyleMusic
Reference
SportTravel
WorkbrainTaleo
Finance box.net
FacebookLinkedIn
Atlassian SmugMug
Amazon
iHandy PingMe
Snapfish
Urban Scribd.
Pandora
Yandex
AppFog
BromiumSplunk CloudSigmacloudability
kaggle
nebula
Parse
ScaleXtremeSolidFire
Hootsuite
Foursquare
buzzd
Dragon Diction
SuperCam
UPS Mobile
Scanner Pro
DocuSign
HP ePrint
YouTube
ViberQzone
Rackspace
Jive Software
Paint.NET
Business
Education
Entertainment
Navigation
NewsPhoto & Video
Productivity
Social Networking
UtilitiesSuccessFactors
WorkdayTripItZynga Baidu
Yammer
Atlassian
MobilieIron
SmugMugAtlassian PingMe
Associatedcontent
Flickr
Answers.com
Tumblr.
MobileFrame.com
Mixi
CYworld
Renren
YandexHeroku
RightScale
New RelicZillabyte
dotCloud
BeyondCore
Mozy
Fring
Toggl
MailChimp Fed Ex Mobile
iSchedule
Khan Academy
BrainPOPmyHomework
Cookie Doodle
Ah! Fasion Girl
MAINFRAME CLIENT/SERVER INTERNET
The world is changing.
Cloud/client computing
Computing everywhere
Software defined applications and infrastructure
Smart machinesAdvanced, pervasive analytics
Risk-based security and self protection
3D printing
http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2867917
The Internet of ThingsWeb-scale IT
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Strategic technology trendsTop of mind for many IT Leaders
Zones Solutions
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Zones strategic solutionsHelping customers with solutions spanning today’s critical IT priorities.
Cloud
Software
Communication& Collaboration
Data Center
Security
Mobility
Internet of Things
Networking Servers Storage Unified
communication
Converged infrastructure
Devices Activations Application
development
BYOD/CYOD Deployment Networking Wireless
infrastructure
MDM/EMM
Private Public Hybrid Infrastructur
e Business
continuity UC Security Applications Email
Intelligent building
management Physical security Access control Fleet
management Data analytics Energy
management Location tracking
Virus/Malwareprotection
Firewalls Archive &
retrieval Redundant
failover Physical
security
Integrated voice, video & data systems
Networked communications platforms
Powerful multimedia collaboration
Asset management
Enterprise Agreements
Audit preparation Benchmarking &
forecasting License
negotiation & advocacy
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Zones cloud solutionsWe are uniquely positioned to help you deploy cloud solutions.
CloudSolutions
Applications
SaaS Collaboration Productivity
Unified CommunicationsEmail l Email Migration Mobility VOIP & Video
Conferencing l Messaging
SecurityInternet/Web Security
Endpoint ProtectionEmail Security
(Archiving & Encryption)
Infrastructure and Business Continuity
Storage l Compute/VM’s Backup Disaster Recovery l
IaaS
CloudSolutions
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Zones cloud solutionsWe are uniquely positioned to help you deploy cloud solutions.
CloudSolutions
Cloud solution specialists to consult and to assess solutions that target your requirements
Comprehensive cloud ecosystem including automation, cloud solutions, and support services
Extensive portfolio of leading cloud solution providers for private and hybrid environments
End-to-end support, from strategic planning to procurement to post-sales support
Automatic cloud provisioning that is available from select partners through Zones Cloud Marketplace
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Data center solutionsPartner with Zones to design and implement the data center infrastructure needed to power your business now and in the future.
We offer a broad portfolio of customized solutions to fit your business needs. Servers Security Virtualization Converged
infrastructure Power & cooling Network
infrastructure Storage & data
protection Hyper-converged
infrastructure
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Security solutionsZones provides security solutions for top brands around the world, from the most trusted technology providers.
By teaming with Zones, you have access to solutions that provide superior visibility, control and advanced threat protection and mitigation.
We provide security solutions for a range of industries, including healthcare, retail and financial services.
Our key security partners
Endpoint UTM Web Mobile Email Encryption Cloud Data
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Networking/Wireless Infrastructure
End User Devices
BYOD/CYOD
Activations
Cloud
App Development
Security
Deployment
Unified Communications
MDM/EMM
Mobility solutionsZones offers all the elements of a successful mobility strategy.
Devices & technology Lifecycle services Management Mobility strategy
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Internet of Things practiceZones has an established IoT practice that focuses on integrating intelligent infrastructures and developing a core set of technologies that enable solutions.
Intelligent facilities Integrated communication Digital signage & messaging Industry-specific devices Software applications & analytics Physical security Access control Energy management Location tracking
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SOLUTION INNOVATION AND U.S. NATIONAL SOLUTIONS EXCELLENCE
UNIQUE EXPERTISEIoT GROWTH
MULTIPLE VERTICALSSUCCESS
PARTNER OF THE YEARUtilizing Cisco solutions and Zones’ IT expertise, Del Papa Distributing has improved security, shipping capacity and service at their facility in Texas.
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Del Papa Distributing
Building management Transwestern leveraged Cisco solutions, the Internet of Things and Zones capabilities to transform Pennzoil Place into a smart, connected, energy efficient building.
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Pennzoil Place
Internet of Things practiceZones is the leading partner of choice for IoT.
Established IoT Practice staffed with dedicated IoT experts and solutions architects Established best practices and proven methodologies that power IoT transformations Proven track record and history of customer successes
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Enterprise software licensingProvider of choice for many of the world’s top brands.
We optimize the customer environment, enabling simplified management and greater operational and cost efficiencies.TIER 1Zones is a preferred Tier 1 Microsoft partner with LSP and CSP status.
EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENTTools and expertise to provide effective management of software assets through:
Zones Discovery ServicesSAM AssessmentsMLS Analysis
LICENSING EXPERTISEDeep licensing experience with MS EA, MPSA, Open and CSP programs.
Dedicated Microsoft & Software SpecialistsLong-tenured Licensing SpecialistsCertified Solution Architects System Engineers
CLOUD SOLUTION EXPERTSDedicated cloud practice staffed with cloud solution experts who have the specialized knowledge and insight necessary to plan, implement and manage successful cloud deployments.BEST PRACTICESLeverage best practices around cloud, solutions, assessments, deployments and migration services
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Dedicated software expertise with in-house resourcesZones’ software experts help manage your entire software license portfolio.
CERTIFIED LICENSING SPECIALISTS
License Agreement Consulting & Negotiation SupportBenchmarkingOngoing evaluationLicense and benefit enrollment support
FIELD & PHONE BASED SUPPORT
Quarterly Business ReviewsDetailed reviews of utilizationUpcoming milestonesRenewals and true-ups
PUBLISHER-SPECIFIC EXPERTISE
Maintenance ManagementStrategic co-termsRenewal planning
Compliance Consulting & Audit SupportProactive and required auditsCertified SAM assessments
“I highly recommend Zones for licensing management, especially for Microsoft software.”
�̶ Zones healthcare customer
Microsoft Operational Excellence
Gold Level
2014Microsoft Global Volume Licensing Partner of the Year
2013
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Advanced Solutions GroupComplete IT solutions, from start to finish.
Zones solutions architects and solutions engineers ensure effective, efficient IT system implementation and act as an extension of your internal IT team.
Pre-sales consultations, strategy planning and IT assessments
Hardware/software maintenance management Automation of workflow, process and
provisioning Deployment services
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ZonesConnect™Online procurement site simplifies ordering, tracking and reporting.
Web-based, integrated fulfillment system Real-time quoting of special bid pricing Real-time reporting Order tracking Standards management/compliance Visibility to client-specific inventory and pricing Integrated data warehouse for report generation Real-time inventory and pricing updates On-line asset management information Links to manufacturer and distributor sites
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Zones solutions architects and systems engineers hold the highest levels of technical certification from every key solution provider we represent.
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Capabilities
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Zones Logistics & Integration CentersOur capabilities move your business forward.
As experts in IT configuration, logistics and integration, we ensure smooth rollouts of complex deployments. Rapid deployment of new
technology Proof of concept testing On-site repair and technology
center IT lifecycle services
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System configuration & integration solutionsZones can support your IT needs and projects at any stage.
SERVICE OFFERINGS Component installation System burn-in Custom images Asset tagging, kitting, and packaging,
including “open me first” documentation Bios updates IP setup and configuration Operating system load System/tablet personalization
Data center integration solutions
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INVENTORY MANAGEMENTProactive stocking and inventory positions
ENTERPRISE SERVER SOLUTIONS
Drive configuration and RAID setup Server image loading Burn-in testing and DOA
management Enhanced burn-in, power stressing Application layering Firmware management
ZONES RACK & STACK SERVER DEPLOYMENTS
Rack configuration Rack, blade and storage configuration Networking and switching
configuration Pre-delivery cable management Custom-built packaging
and shipment
ASSET REPORTING INTEGRATION
Industry expertiseAs a premier IT solutions provider, Zones delivers customized solutions to many industries.
Providing a wealth of knowledge and experience on projects that involve in-depth expertise of market requirements, compliance standards and best practices.
SUPPORTING ALL INDUSTRY SEGMENTS
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Finance
Utilities
Retail
Hospitality
Manufacturing
Government
Healthcare
Education Business Services
Technology
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