Intel Is Helping Partners Navigate Cloud, IoT, Stimulus Spending
The chipmaker’s partner program is giving channel partners access to new resources, including cloud solution architects and online courses on how to take advantage of new U.S. stimulus packages like the American Rescue Plan Act. ‘What we have done is we’ve looked at every line item where every dollar is appropriated identified all the places where technology will be needed and broke that down,’ Intel’s Greg Ernst tells CRN. By Dylan Martin, Jennifer Zarate April 23, 2021, 02:58 PM EDT
Intel Partner Alliance is adding new capabilities to help the chipmaker’s partners optimize Intel-powered cloud instances, build industrial systems and take advantage of technology spending measures in economic stimulus bills passed in the United States.
Pat Gelsinger: Intel Needs To Be Consistent, Reliable For Partners
‘I am here today to personally commit that every single day Intel will work tirelessly to be an incredible partner to you,’ Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger told partners in his keynote at this week’s virtual Intel Partner Connect. Meanwhile, company executives said Intel is improving on supply issues, ironing out issues with Intel Partner Alliance and working to improve partner access to resources throughout the company. By Dylan Martin April 21, 2021, 03:42 PM EDT
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger said the semiconductor giant needs to be a “relentless advocate” for partners and ensure they have consistency and reliability with the chipmaker’s products and programs.
Intel’s Pat Gelsinger To Appear At White House Chip Supply Chain Meeting: Report
The White House confab comes just a couple weeks after Intel unveiled its a roughly $20 billion investment for two new fabs in Arizona as part of its “IDM 2.0” strategy. ‘It is definitely encouraging to see this,’ one Intel distributor told CRN. By David Harris April 05, 2021, 04:25 PM EDT
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger will appear at a White House-led meeting focused on semiconductor supply chain issues later this month, according to a Reuters report.
Reuters, citing a person familiar with the matter, said Gelsinger will virtually attend the April 12 meeting. The media outlet had previously reported that President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, and top economic aide Brian Deese, would attend the meeting as well as representatives from chipmakers and automakers.
U.S. Senate Bill In Works To Boost Chipmaking With $30B: Report
‘There needs to be more capacity in the semiconductor market. Demand is only going to continue to grow as all these different sectors are putting more pressure on semiconductor capacity that exists today. So they need to have that long term, not just for PCs, but for the auto industry and other markets,’ an IT distribution exec says. By Dylan Martin March 04, 2021, 03:40 PM EST
The U.S. Senate is reportedly considering a proposal to boost domestic chipmaking with $30 billion in funding for manufacturing and research.
Reuters reported Thursday that the funding would be part of a package for previously approved measures aimed at boosting the U.S. tech sector and staving off China’s growing influence. The news agency cited an unnamed congressional source, but the report also cited remarks last month by Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who directed lawmakers to craf