21
May
SMARTnet Cost Reduction in Response to Cisco’s Restrictive Policies
SMARTnet cost reduction – are such strategies even possible any longer? They most certainly are!...
Cisco SMARTnet Pricing Tag
15
Apr
Proactive IT Cost Containment: Cisco SMARTnet Agreements
I’ve specifically written this blog for those responsible for your company’s SMARTnet contract....
15
Nov
Are You Enabling SMARTnet Waste or Cisco Entitlement Risk? It’s Likely One or the Other.
If you’ve already been proactive about your management of and containment of expensive SMARTnet support, you’ve likely asked yourself, “Can I get all...
04
Oct
Healthcare IT: Are You 100% Assured of Cisco Entitlement Compliance?
By now, you have undoubtedly heard the stories of Cisco conducting entitlement audits to verify compliance or impose penalties on those who are...
27
Sep
New Service Announcement – XSi Cisco Lifecycle & Asset Assurance!
By now, you have undoubtedly heard the stories of Cisco conducting entitlement audits to verify compliance or impose penalties on those who are unable....
20
Sep
What Cisco and Traditional TPMs Don’t Want You To Know; Why We Need a Better Maintenance Solution
Educate them. But don’t OVER-educate them,” that was a former boss’s direction before pitching my former company’s solution to a client. ...
09
Aug
Alternative Maintenance for Cisco Equipment Has Been Severely “Hobbled” – Are You Aware of the Impacts to You & Your Independent Maintenance Provider?
For many years, the independent hardware support...
30
Oct
What Cisco isn’t telling you about Cisco Smart Licensing
Cisco is rolling out their new Smart Licensing System (Cisco FAQ) that looks very concerning as it will give the keys to your Cisco device to Cisco....
14
Aug
The Disaggregation of Cisco IOS and Juniper Junos Operating Systems from their Hardware!
We have been hearing rumblings for the last year that Cisco wants to become known as a software company, which means they would unbundle their ...