D&H Distributing is firming up partner support, most recently in the form of a mini task force, and also is creating student/teacher solution bundles in response to customer needs in light of the Covid-19 pandemic that’s expected to drag on for months.

The new strategic initiatives are designed to help partners meet the needs of their customers, specifically in the education sector and for companies that are ramping work from home environments for their employees. The distributor also changed its scheduled D&H Thread technology conference to go live online March 26, the same day that the physical event was originally scheduled.

D&H Distributing’s Dan Schwab

“We’re seeing high demand among our partners for collaborative technologies including hardware, software, cloud-based infrastructures and services in order to quickly equip their customers for telecommuting,” said Dan Schwab, co-president at D&H Distributing. “MSPs are working hard to meet this new demand, while dealing with the stresses of mitigating the virus in their own offices and personal lives. D&H is committed to providing the resources, solutions, and services that will help them accomplish this. Our teams have literally been available 24/7 for partners to help with product needs.”

Here’s what D&H is doing to help partners:

Regarding the D&H Thread technology conference, sessions will focus on topics that are relevant during the COVID-19 social distancing period, including business continuity, UC/collaboration, cloud services and security.

The Threadcast will be best live for real-time engagement, but partners will be able to view and participate on-demand at their convenience for weeks after, according to the distributor.