Intel promises to be more 'transparent' about its cpus shortage

In an interview with CRN, Todd Garrigues, director of Intel's partner sales programs, says the company will work to increase transparency and communication efficiency in the future in the face of its supply problems with its Intel Core chips ..

Intel admits to receiving complaints from its partners about the shortage of Core processors

Todd Garrigues said he received "some critical comments" from his partners after the recent CPU shortage, saying "the request, bluntly, was simply to work harder to be as transparent as possible in real time . " More specifically, Intel says they want to form closer relationships with distributors to communicate more effectively with their smaller customers.

Andrew Piland, COO of Datel Systems, said Core processor supply problems have continued to plague his company. One of Datel's best-selling processors has been the eighth-generation Intel Core i5-8500, but they have been struggling to get enough stock for the systems Datel builds for its customers.

As a result, Datel has been turning to a more expensive processor, the Core i5-8600, which has slashed the company's margins because Datel's customers had already placed orders at a certain price. Piland said Intel's commitment to increasing communication with its partners sounds like great news, but only if they can do it and fix the stock problem they are having. "I don't know if I'll believe it until I see it, " said Piland. “Ultimately, actions speak louder than words. I haven't seen much action. ”

It seems that the most affected by these stock problems are the 'small partners' and Intel is making sure that its most important partners do not have this problem, it will be a matter of priorities.

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