Comments on: The real reason SBS consultants don’t use _______. http://www.vladville.com/2008/09/the-real-reason-sbs-consultants-dont-use-_______.html Vlad Mazek on IT, Business and Technology Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:49:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: SB http://www.vladville.com/2008/09/the-real-reason-sbs-consultants-dont-use-_______.html/comment-page-1#comment-39449 SB Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:36:38 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2008/09/the-real-reason-sbs-consultants-dont-use-_______.html#comment-39449 HA! I love it! It's so true. I've seen alot of "Old Timers" that think they know technology... they wear their Blue Tooth ear piece as a badge of honor... "look at me... I was smart enough to get these to work". Yeah but you dont know how to install a legit Cert for your phone to sync or know how to change your HELO statement so mail doesn't get bounced. SBS is a tool for those who know how to use it, unfortunatley most who use it, are tools. ~SB HA! I love it! It’s so true. I’ve seen alot of “Old Timers” that think they know technology… they wear their Blue Tooth ear piece as a badge of honor… “look at me… I was smart enough to get these to work”. Yeah but you dont know how to install a legit Cert for your phone to sync or know how to change your HELO statement so mail doesn’t get bounced. SBS is a tool for those who know how to use it, unfortunatley most who use it, are tools. ~SB

]]> By: Vijay Singh Riyait http://www.vladville.com/2008/09/the-real-reason-sbs-consultants-dont-use-_______.html/comment-page-1#comment-38037 Vijay Singh Riyait Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:20:40 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2008/09/the-real-reason-sbs-consultants-dont-use-_______.html#comment-38037 Thanks for the clarification. Thanks for the clarification.

]]> By: vlad http://www.vladville.com/2008/09/the-real-reason-sbs-consultants-dont-use-_______.html/comment-page-1#comment-38028 vlad Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:50:47 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2008/09/the-real-reason-sbs-consultants-dont-use-_______.html#comment-38028 Vijay, There will always be servers on-site. As a matter of fact, many of the places going cloud today are going to have local caching points eventually. They will just likely be dumb backup devices for disaster recovery and compliance/discovery though. Microsoft has gone direct to compete with it's partner base. Basically a huge F U to every Microsoft reseller. Own Web Now has always been a partner company and we push partners first. We don't even take orders or calls from SMB customers. However, large part (larger than everything except ExchangeDefender) has been enterprise consulting and BI development as you can tell from all the other products you see me talk about. Those companies have their own IT departments and they don't need/want a partner, and they only get contracts directly with us because they work directly with us. They also pay a heck of a lot more than the partners do. Don't think that's just a subtle difference. On the SMB end, we're partner only. That will likely never change so long as I have my say. -Vlad Vijay,

There will always be servers on-site. As a matter of fact, many of the places going cloud today are going to have local caching points eventually. They will just likely be dumb backup devices for disaster recovery and compliance/discovery though.

Microsoft has gone direct to compete with it’s partner base. Basically a huge F U to every Microsoft reseller.

Own Web Now has always been a partner company and we push partners first. We don’t even take orders or calls from SMB customers. However, large part (larger than everything except ExchangeDefender) has been enterprise consulting and BI development as you can tell from all the other products you see me talk about. Those companies have their own IT departments and they don’t need/want a partner, and they only get contracts directly with us because they work directly with us. They also pay a heck of a lot more than the partners do.

Don’t think that’s just a subtle difference.

On the SMB end, we’re partner only. That will likely never change so long as I have my say.

-Vlad

]]> By: Vijay Singh Riyait http://www.vladville.com/2008/09/the-real-reason-sbs-consultants-dont-use-_______.html/comment-page-1#comment-38027 Vijay Singh Riyait Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:45:50 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2008/09/the-real-reason-sbs-consultants-dont-use-_______.html#comment-38027 Okay, I know your strategy and belief is that there will be no onsite servers in the future, fair enough! But on Susan's blog you write "But, the sales are overwhelmingly direct. We have very, very, very few SBS consultants selling Exchange 2007 and SharePoint and the like. It's all direct sales to the IT manager or CIO of a larger company that no longer sees a value in onsite IT expenses.". Now, I thought you were making much of your pure Partner Model as opposed to Microsoft going direct! Okay, I know your strategy and belief is that there will be no onsite servers in the future, fair enough! But on Susan’s blog you write “But, the sales are overwhelmingly direct. We have very, very, very few SBS consultants selling Exchange 2007 and SharePoint and the like. It’s all direct sales to the IT manager or CIO of a larger company that no longer sees a value in onsite IT expenses.”. Now, I thought you were making much of your pure Partner Model as opposed to Microsoft going direct!

]]> By: Peak http://www.vladville.com/2008/09/the-real-reason-sbs-consultants-dont-use-_______.html/comment-page-1#comment-38015 Peak Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:48:49 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2008/09/the-real-reason-sbs-consultants-dont-use-_______.html#comment-38015 [...]That’s the truth kids. It’s not that people are making bad business decisions or are just uninformed of other solutions or that they cheat their customers[...] [...]That’s the truth kids. It’s not that people are making bad business decisions or are just uninformed of other solutions or that they cheat their customers[...]

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