A very wise man by the name of Albert Einstein once said, “Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius—and a lot of courage—to move in the opposite direction.”
Much of Einstein’s wisdom could be applied to your business’s use of new technology. We know this to be a fact; technology can really improve your business’ performance. It can give your customers a better experience with your company’s products and services, and just make them happier. Technology can also improve your employees’ productivity; allowing them to communicate more effectively, and to resolve problems faster. But best of all, technology can improve the bottom line; your profits!
You may have read about Fast Track 2 when I first blogged about ways this new program will help simplify sales transactions, reduce pricing on key product families, and accelerate Cisco partner rewards and incentives.
As of today, there is now a Fast Track 2 Pricing Catalog that includes the AIRxx Product Family, in addition to product SKUs from switches, routers, and wireless families. This new addition will help partners view the Cisco Suggested Reseller Price, inventory availability by distributor, help you close deals faster and drive incremental demand for Cisco solutions.
The Pricing Catalog will be live for Registered and Certified Partners in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and European markets starting today. Download the Pricing Catalog on Partner Central.
Other key details and resources for Fast Track 2 include: Read More »
There was no shortage of entertainment and music at Cisco’s 15th Partner Summit last week, with New Orleans’ finest bands and musicians playing for live and virtual audiences.
The action-packed event featured big news for partners, keynotes from Cisco’s top executives, breakout speakers, magicians, theater sessions, parties, a live auction, and generous donations from partners and Cisco are helping to rebuild homes and lives in New Orleans.
We put together a short video slideshow with pictures highlighting so many of the great moments from Cisco Partner Summit 2011. Enjoy! (And please share your own photos on our Facebook page.)
If you missed any of the news from last week, here are all of the big announcements for partners. Read More »
So much happened on Tuesday at Cisco Partner Summit: musical performances, artist Frency painting in the moment on stage, as well as keynotes from SVP Keith Goodwin, Cisco CEO John Chambers, SVP Edison Peres, and the new Cisco COO Gary Moore. We also heard big announcements around cloud and collaborative professional services.
We had some other exciting things happening on Tuesday, so watch our short Partner Update newscast for the day’s highlights.
Did you miss any of the sessions from Tuesday? Don’t worry, you can still watch them… Read More »
It doesn’t happen every day, but every now and then, small businesses find themselves working with more than one channel partner at the same time. At first glance, this might not appear to be a big deal, but whenever you’ve got two people, or two groups, or two companies working so closely, things can easily get a little gummed up. Often there are battles (or, perhaps, cold wars) over control, access, control, responsibility, and control.
Did I mention control? When things are going right, everybody wants to demonstrate that they have it. When things are going wrong, control is something that has always been in the other camp.
