CDW Corporation is an American multi-brand provider of information technology services, serving business, government, education, and healthcare sectors across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Headquartered in Vernon Hills, Illinois, CDW is a Fortune 500 and generated $21 billion in annual net sales in 2023.
History
CDW was originally incorporated in 1984 as "MPK Computing" by its founder Michael Krasny. The idea was born when Krasny took a small ad in a free-circulation newspaper to sell his computer and printer. It later became Computer Discount Warehouse and then simply CDW.
In 2005, CDW launched BizTech magazine, which it publishes on quarterly basis.[2]
In early 2006, CDW opened a 513000 sqft distribution center in North Las Vegas, Nevada. The Vernon Hills, Illinois distribution center is roughly 450000 sqft. In October 2006 CDW acquired Berbee, a reseller of IBM, Cisco, and Microsoft