Jim Kavanaugh’s Post

As we reflect on the first half of 2024, I couldn’t be prouder of our employees and all they do. To have World Wide Technology recognized #19 by the Fortune Great Place To Work US and recognized in India, UK, Singapore, and Brazil is a true testament to our incredible employees and our culture transcending globally. During our Mid-Year Corporate Update, we celebrated our employees, our culture, community leadership awards and our award-winning intern program in its 25th anniversary. Our global supply chain operations had a record-breaking quarter, a testament to the dedication of our teams and their amazing performance supporting our customers around the globe. We highlighted best-in-class examples of employees across the business developing and deploying use cases for WWT AI tools in support of their day to day activities while improving customer experience. And we celebrated some of our latest successes in empowering customers with new insights, opportunities, and solutions using the WWT Advanced Technology Center (ATC) our Cyber Range and AI Proving Ground. These achievements are driven by our talented WWT teams and our exceptional partners! Matt Horner walked us through our strategic partnership with NVIDIA and the massive opportunity in front of us. We are proud and excited to be supporting our customers in their AI journeys and empowering them with increased productivity, enhanced data and insights, differentiation, and innovation. WWT’s dedication to collaborative innovation and inclusivity is at the heart of our culture, and I am honored to be part of such a strong global team. Thank you to our customers, partners, and employees for being part of this extraordinary journey. Let's continue to make a new world happen, together! Sara Goellner Krista Bush Robert (Bob) Ferrell

Thank you Tareq. We’re very excited about the Aramco Digital / World Wide Technology (WWT) partnership and look forward helping drive the advancement of AI Infrastrucre in Saudi Arabia. Our investment in AI and Digital Transformation aligns well with Saudi Vision 2030. We look forward to working with you and your team transforming various sectors, from energy to healthcare while also driving sustainable economic growth. Exciting times ahead!

Great job Omar. What an honor to connect with King Charles. It’s exciting to see world leaders engaging on important topics like AI and Digital transformation.

I’m excited to share that Sara Goellner is celebrating her 25th Anniversary at World Wide Technology! As our Executive Vice President of Marketing and my Chief of Staff…. Sara has grown into an incredible leader and a great friend. Sara, it’s been a joy working with you and watching you grow into a true leader who is respected all throughout WWT and our industry. Your dedication to creating a world-class digital experience with the ATC has advanced WWT’s thought leadership and industry-leading lab capabilities, and your leadership has been key to enabling our customers’ digital and AI transformation outcomes. Thank you for your commitment to our people and our culture and for all that you do in making WWT a great place to work ALL. On behalf of all of WWT, congratulations Sara on this incredible milestone! Here’s to celebrating 25 years of exceptional leadership, and to many more years of success, fun and innovation! Thank you! Jim

The importance of and awareness around Mental Health are improving but we have a long way to go. Tragic losses of family, friends, employees and people around the world happen far too often. Harry Higgs shared a powerful message during his trophy acceptance this past Sunday worth listening to: “Each day, say something nice to someone you love. And also make it a point to say something nice to somebody that you do not even know.” To anyone working through mental health challenges, you don’t have to go through this alone.    You never know what a small gesture, a phone call or a kind word can have on someone in a vulnerable state of mind. Never underestimate your ability to make a difference in someone’s life. https://lnkd.in/gZbVbQUv

This week World Wide Technology was honored to host H.E. Nasser Ahmed Khalifa Al Suwaidi, former Member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Royal Counsel, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development & Fab Bank and many more impactful leadership roles at WWT's headquarters in St. Louis. His role and passion in developing and diversifying the economy of the UAE and Abu Dhabi aligns with our shared focus of driving innovation and economic development on a global scale. We are excited about our expanding partnership and the opportunity to accelerate the development and adoption of AI technologies globally.    Thank you, H.E. Nasser Al Suwaidi, for your partnership and thank you Omar Mir for your leadership. Together, our collaboration will enable incredible innovation and growth and make a new world happen.

Congratulations Katie Costigan Heyel, Laura Kuehner, Traci Sever, Shay Gillespie, MA, and Samantha Gregory for your incredibly well-deserved recognition and for your unwavering dedication, vision, and leadership. World Wide Technology is a stronger company because of you. Thank you for all that you do!

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of hosting Hewlett Packard Enterprise CEO Antonio Neri and CTO Fidelma Russo. We discussed the potential of AI, not just as a technology, but as a catalyst for business transformation, and discussed how our partnership could shape this strategic vision. We also discussed the massive impact of AI and the need to move with speed!    Our conversation underscored the significance of collaboration and synergy in delivering AI solutions, mirroring World Wide Technology’s ongoing commitment to AI innovation and supporting our customers in achieving real business outcomes. Our ATC AI Proving Ground, a unique lab environment for our customers and partners to experiment, test, and innovate with the latest AI hardware, software, and reference architectures in a secure, scalable, and transparent manner, was a focal point of our discussion.   I am thrilled about our expanding partnership with HPE and the impact we can make on our customers by delivering transformative AI outcomes. Together, let’s shape the future of AI! Joe Koenig Steve Pelch Mike Taylor Sara Goellner Bob Olwig Matt Horner Jim Mazzio Neil Anderson Mark G. Scott Webber Jeff Dolce Maeve Culloty Doug Uthoff Dodge Grootemaat Laura Cox Cindy Karczewski Blake Britton

Last week I had the honor of hosting a fireside chat with NVIDIA's VP of Enterprise Computing Manuvir Das and WWT's Managing Director of AI Tim Brooks. We had a deep dive into the transformative world of AI, discussing practical steps for advancing AI initiatives and shedding light on the critical role of collaboration and synergy in delivering AI solutions, highlighting our joint commitment to AI innovation and real customer outcomes.    World Wide Technology's significant investments the ATC AI Proving Ground— WWT's lab environment for our customers and partners to experiment, test and innovate with the latest AI hardware, software and reference architectures in a secure, scalable and transparent manner—continues to be a source of advantage for our customers in taking the next step towards accelerating AI excitement and adoption within their organizations. We are working closely with NVIDIA while supporting our customers with new innovations, enhanced efficiency and productivity, data-driven insights, and differentiation.    We’re excited about our growing partnership with NVIDIA and the impact we can have on our customers delivering game changing AI outcomes. Together, let’s make a new world happen!