As the calendar year is quickly coming to an end, the EDGE360 team is continuing our outreach to IT channel leaders about trends and transitions that have taken place in 2019. During the year, there have been many changes that have affected…
Competing
against the enterprise has long been a struggle for small- to medium-sized
businesses (SMBs). Digital transformation has made it harder and required both
SMBs and technology providers to do more than “paint enterprise-level programs
with a different color” and call them SMB programs.
As…
With 2020 around the corner, the EDGE360 team is reaching out to IT channel leaders about trends and transitions that will impact the entire ecosystem – from manufacturer, to distributor, to VAR, and end user. In this series, industry leaders share their…
The editors at EDGE360 understand that the
people behind the scenes play a major role in helping VARs and partners build,
grow, and extend their Cisco business lines. This is why we’ve created this
series –to look beyond the technology – to focus on the…
While Cisco Partner Summit 2019 has passed, and partners
have had time to reflect on what they’ve learned through the various
educational sessions and networking meetings, the real work begins. The focus
on the partner community for Cisco is critical, as it accounts for three
quarters…
SYNNEX has
been awarded a new five-year U.S. General Services Administration Schedule 70 contract – its fifth in the past 21 years.
The contract is renewable for an additional 15 years and allows SYNNEX’s
value-added resellers (VARs), including Comstor partners, the
opportunity to provide solutions from more…
Cisco
Partner Summit is about helping more than 60,000 global partners find their “edge.”
That means learning about new technology, growing their business, and embracing
the changing customer dynamic. This year’s Cisco Partner Summit’s theme was “Own
your edge.”
Oliver Tuszik, Cisco channel leader, and…
The Cisco Partner Summit is taking place next week in Las Vegas, NV and will bring together Cisco partners to explore the opportunities, technologies, and trends influencing the IT channel. Recently, Oliver Tuszik, Cisco’s channel leader, who oversees more than 60,000 global…
In the IT
Channel, it is often a struggle for distributors to differentiate themselves.
Yet, some organizations have put an emphasis behind the “value-added” aspect of
a relationship. For these distributors, the differentiation is really in the
services, offerings, and customer experience provided. That is why…
As part of National
Cyber Security Awareness Month, the EDGE360 team is highlighting
technologies that are changing the future and the security that must accompany
them. At Cisco Live, Mike Geller, Principal
Architect with Cisco Systems, Inc., explored how 5G is growing, what we can
expect to…