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Battle of the networking channel partner programs
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Mobile endpoint management guide: Essential knowledge for partners
This mobile endpoint management guide offers management, security and storage solution essentials to help channel partners make the best choices for customers in the enterprise. Tutorial
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Green IT tutorial: Offering green networking services
Offering green IT services can prove to be lucrative in these environmentally conscious times. Learn how to offer green networking and other energy-efficient IT services, including understanding green networking technology, navigating the green IT ma... Tutorial
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Offering network analysis in virtualized environments
Offering network analysis and network monitoring services can be a lucrative business, but needs change when network analysis meets network virtualization. Learn the best practices for offering network analysis services in virtualized environments. Project FAQs
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Network virtualization explained
Virtualization has moved beyond just server and storage capacities and now encompasses the network as well. Learn about network virtualization considerations to understand before deployment, some major opportunities in network virtualization for solu... Channel Explained
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Check up on networking services for your clients
Use these easy-to-scan checklists to get a valuable overview of key networking topics in the minimum amount of time. Channel Checklist
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Compliance in a virtual world
A corporate development VP discusses the benefits and dangers of virtualization and the enterprise. Executive Briefing
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Cisco Partner Summit 2012: Support services, cloud and mobility reign
At Cisco Partner Summit 2012, Cisco continues its attempt to improve business by refocusing its channel partner strategy with support services, mobility and cloud announcements. Channel Chat | 30 Apr 2012
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Cisco Smart Services: Partners can customize with open APIs
At Cisco Partner Summit 2012, the company extended its Cisco Smart Services plan, promising to make management services more customizable and simpler to maneuver. News | 30 Apr 2012
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Five-day private cloud deployment promises low stress, high quality
Canonical’s Ubuntu Cloud Jumpstart program promises a five-day production-quality, private cloud deployment with an opportunity for partners to resell. News | 09 Mar 2012
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Cisco Live London: 40 and 100 GbE switching and souped up WLAN
At Cisco Live London, Cisco debuted 40 and 100 GbE line cards for Nexus and Catalyst switching lines, as well as a 4-antenna wireless access point meant to soup up the WLAN. News | 06 Feb 2012
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2011 networking channel trends: Can partners keep up?
The top five 2011 networking channel trends display expansion and growth in networking service, product and solution offerings, keeping partners on their toes going forward. News | 03 Jan 2012
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Cisco launches cloud-based managed services channel program
Cloud-based managed services offer IT headache relief for customers, while expanding partner portfolios with a new take on remote network management and assessment. News | 23 Dec 2011
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Four desktop virtualization best practices for your customers
Desktop virtualization best practices, such as conducting the right kind of proof-of-concept, can make or break the technology for your customers. Here's how to guide them. Channel Chat | 17 Oct 2011
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Cisco Quad and Cius create buzz at Cisco Live 2011 in Las Vegas
At Cisco Live 2011 in Las Vegas, the press explored Cisco Quad and Cisco Cius. They are aimed for the enterprise, but will channel partners really be able to sell them? Channel Chat | 21 Jul 2011
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Catalyst 6500 upgrade headlines Cisco Live 2011
At Cisco Live 2011 in Las Vegas, Cisco assured customers it would return to its roots, bringing home that message with a Catalyst 6500 upgrade and a UCS refresh. News | 18 Jul 2011
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Cisco and AT&T partner to sell Cius tablet: Small VARs beware?
Cisco and AT&T have partnered up to sell the Cius tablet in the enterprise business space. Will this partnership risk the chance of smaller VARs selling the Cius tablet? News | 24 May 2011
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Three tips for virtualization networking: Preparing networks for server virtualization
Read three must-dos for virtualization networking planning and why it's important to keep an eye on network performance when consolidating servers. Tip
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Network virtualization services: Five things VARs need to know
Network virtualization has been around for a while, but your customers will need some guidance as it gets put into practice more and more. Before you can offer network virtualization services, however, you must make sure that you are prepared. Check ... Tip
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VMware's standard and distributed virtual switches: What resellers need to know
Understanding VMware's standard and distributed virtual switches is an important step for resellers planning to offer their customers network virtualization services and VMware virtual switches. Get a reseller-level explanation of the vSphere standar... Tip
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Using Cisco Nexus 1000V to help network managers and VMware admins
With network virtualization becoming more common across enterprise networks, the roles of server managers and network managers begin to collide and cause conflict. In this tip, solution providers will learn about helping server managers and network m... Tip
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Channel Explained: Data center design for networking VARs
Networking VARs are under pressure to get into selling the data center -- and that means understanding and selling data center design and services. Tip
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Maximize server virtualization ROI with network I/O virtualization
I/O traffic can stop your server virtualization project short by requiring too much card space and creating traffic bottlenecks. With network I/O virtualization you can help your customers improve consolidation and performance on their networks, as w... Tip
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Virtualize WAN for cheap, permanent remote access to customers' sites
Establishing a permanent remote connection to a customer's site with a virtualized WAN can save a value-added reseller and their customer money, as well as make the job easier. A permanent connection may be used for passing management protocols, as w... Tip
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Virtual servers for data center LANs: Considerations for service providers
Server virtualization will impact how you design switches for your customer's data center LAN. This tip provides best practices for switch design. Tip
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Server virtualization and the network
Server virtualization is a deceptively simple method for organizing a customer's network into manageable pieces cheaply and efficiently. However, the temptation to create an excessive number of virtual servers can lead to networking issues that can c... Tip
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Channel Chat: Avaya talks network virtualization architecture
John Spiliotis, Avaya vice president for U.S. channels, talks about selling both network virtualization architecture and enterprise communications technology. Podcast
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Cisco Quad and Cius cause commotion at Cisco Live 2011
Cisco Quad and Cius caused quite the commotion at Cisco Live 2011 in Las Vegas, but channel partners successfully selling both remains to be seen. Video
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Cisco Partner Summit 2012: Support services, cloud and mobility reign
At Cisco Partner Summit 2012, Cisco continues its attempt to improve business by refocusing its channel partner strategy with support services, mobility and cloud announcements. Channel Chat
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Cisco Smart Services: Partners can customize with open APIs
At Cisco Partner Summit 2012, the company extended its Cisco Smart Services plan, promising to make management services more customizable and simpler to maneuver. News
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Five-day private cloud deployment promises low stress, high quality
Canonical’s Ubuntu Cloud Jumpstart program promises a five-day production-quality, private cloud deployment with an opportunity for partners to resell. News
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Cisco Live London: 40 and 100 GbE switching and souped up WLAN
At Cisco Live London, Cisco debuted 40 and 100 GbE line cards for Nexus and Catalyst switching lines, as well as a 4-antenna wireless access point meant to soup up the WLAN. News
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2011 networking channel trends: Can partners keep up?
The top five 2011 networking channel trends display expansion and growth in networking service, product and solution offerings, keeping partners on their toes going forward. News
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Cisco launches cloud-based managed services channel program
Cloud-based managed services offer IT headache relief for customers, while expanding partner portfolios with a new take on remote network management and assessment. News
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Battle of the networking channel partner programs
guide
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Four desktop virtualization best practices for your customers
Desktop virtualization best practices, such as conducting the right kind of proof-of-concept, can make or break the technology for your customers. Here's how to guide them. Channel Chat
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Channel Chat: Avaya talks network virtualization architecture
John Spiliotis, Avaya vice president for U.S. channels, talks about selling both network virtualization architecture and enterprise communications technology. Podcast
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Cisco Quad and Cius cause commotion at Cisco Live 2011
Cisco Quad and Cius caused quite the commotion at Cisco Live 2011 in Las Vegas, but channel partners successfully selling both remains to be seen. Video
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About Managing Virtualization Networks
These virtualization tips help networking solution providers manage virtualized LANs and WANs for their customers. Learn best practices for managing virtualzation, including deploying virtual servers in data centers using proper switch design, how to extend virtual networks with virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) and how to overcome potential network problems caused by server virtualization.