CDW Corp

F:CDW

Business Description

Sector

Information Technology

Industry

Electrical Equipment

Headquarters

United States of America US

Employees

14 800

IPO date

Jun 27, 2013

CDW Corp is a business-to-business seller of information technology equipment and services. It helps companies, government agencies, schools, and hospitals buy the hardware, software, networking gear, and cloud-related services they need to run their operations. Rather than making the technology itself, CDW acts as a middleman and adviser that helps customers choose, source, and set up the right products.

The company makes money mainly by reselling technology from major vendors and by charging for services such as design, deployment, integration, and ongoing support. Its customers often want a single partner who can handle a mix of devices, software licenses, and technical services instead of dealing with many separate suppliers. That makes CDW useful for buyers with large, complex IT needs.

CDW’s role in the industry is different from a pure software company or a hardware maker because it sits close to the customer and connects many vendors in one place. It earns from both product sales and service work, so it sits in the middle of the IT supply chain, helping translate customer needs into specific technology purchases and installations.