CDW Innovation & Technology Culture

CDW fosters an innovation culture where AI is part of everyday strategic thinking, with leaders focused not only on adoption and enablement but also on how emerging technology reshapes talent, training, and access to opportunity. 

“At CDW, we talk about AI every day, including strategy, adoption, and enablement. Seeing the workforce implications through the lens of Per Scholas has been eye-opening. It highlights that talent pipelines, training models, and access to opportunity cannot be treated as separate issues.”
 

CDW’s growth strategy is rooted in continuous innovation, with the company adopting emerging technologies and expanding its capabilities to meet changing customer needs. At the same time, its collaborative culture helps teams turn that evolution into creative solutions and business success.

“The company has embraced new technologies, like AI and cloud computing, and has expanded its services to meet the ever-changing needs of customers. Throughout this growth, CDW has maintained a strong culture of collaboration, which has empowered teams to develop creative solutions and drive success.”

CDW uses AI as a tool on its dev team strategically and with precision. Even Microsoft took notice and wrote a case study detailing how the team deployed Microsoft 365 Copilot to 10,000 employees, enabling 77 percent to complete tasks faster and increasing productivity for 85 percent of users.

“This is not just a business problem. This is not just a use case problem. This is a kitchen table conversation. This is impacting our kids, our families, how we move through society, our economy, currency, trade. Everything is being impacted by this technology.It’s a massive transformation beyond just the use cases and the roles that we have in our day jobs. We try to create that sense of urgency that’s not just about our jobs or our businesses. It’s about where we’re going as people — in society and globally.”