Ingram Micro doubles down on AI push with WEKA deal, launches ‘Great Migration’ initiative
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Ingram Micro has expanded its Australian AI ambitions on two fronts, signing AI data infrastructure specialist WEKA as an exclusive distribution partner while launching a new industry-wide 'Great Migration' initiative aimed at accelerating AI readiness. Announced at Ingram Micro Experience 2026 in Sydney, the distributor has added WEKA's AI-native data platform to its local portfolio as organisations move beyond AI experimentation and begin investing in the infrastructure, devices and security foundations required for large-scale deployments. Under the agreement, Ingram Micro becomes WEKA's primary route-to-market partner in Australia, providing channel partners access to the vendor's full portfolio, including its NeuralMesh software platform and WEKApod storage and memory appliance, both designed to support demanding AI workloads. The move comes as Australian organisations increasingly shift focus from simply acquiring AI tools to building the underlying infrastructure needed to operationalise AI and achieve measurable returns on investment. According to Ingram Micro, data movement, storage performance and memory capacity are rapidly emerging as critical bottlenecks for businesses scaling AI environments. "While GPUs have become central to many AI deployments, data movement, storage performance and memory constraints are emerging as critical factors in determining AI...
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