Dell Channel Blog

De-duplication, Storage and the channel, strategy clarified

DELL-Amie P — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:26:00 GMT

Data Domain recently issued a statement regarding Dell’s de-duplication plans. We want to reassure channel partners that the choice to partner with EMC and Quantum is based on enabling partner and customer choice. Dell is committed to offering customers...(read more)

Long time Dell VAR speaks out about support

DELL-Mike B — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:21:00 GMT

When choosing a company or product to work with, what’s most important for you? Cost? Reputation? Brand? Support? The common answer, and usually the first question in any transaction; what’s the cost? What do I get for my money and who is...(read more)

MSP Success Tactics for Today’s Economy

DELL-Amie P — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:00:00 GMT

In today’s economy, MSPs need to formulate clear strategies to capture additional business. Here are some invaluable notes from last week’s MSP Partner Advisory Council. Tactics for Success: · Focus on the top 20% of your clients ·...(read more)

Dell’s Commitment to the Channel

Steve Brown_blog — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:32:00 GMT

We have been a Dell partner for nearly 5 years and in this time have seen the company radically change. When Dell and Rev2 Technologies established a business relationship Dell was #1 in PC sales and Michael Dell was still in his first term as president...(read more)

Come on In

Lionel_Menchaca — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:55:00 GMT

Thanks for coming to the new site. Take a look at my kickoff post to see what's going on. As we're getting through the launch, check back on Direct2Dell for the latest information. If you are new to online communities in general, we've set...(read more)

State of the MSP market – Considerations in a Down Economy

DELL-Amie P — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:49:00 GMT

Today I sat in on the first day of Dell’s MSP Partner Advisory Council and listened to Tricia Wurts of Wurts & Associates, a private consulting firm, speak on the present and future for MSPs. Tricia started off with some current statistics on...(read more)

Partner Advisory Council Update

bob_skelley — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:28:00 GMT

The ease of doing business was the theme at last week’s Enterprise Architecture Partner Advisory Council recently held in Nashua, NH. Held in a roundtable format, all our partners seemed to agree that it was a very productive, open-forum that encouraged...(read more)

De-duplication; space saving storage solutions

DELL-Mike B — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:23:00 GMT

Today, Dell is announcing its plans for the de-duplication market, a rapidly growing portion of the storage space. One thing all storage vendors can agree on is the fact that data will continue to expand. And with this growth comes the need to effectively...(read more)

Blog Comments Disabled Temporarily Until 11-7

Lionel_Menchaca — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:30:00 GMT

As I mentioned in my post earlier this week, we are beginning our data migration to our new site. That means we are temporarily disabling comments to all of the Dell English blogs (except for Your Blog, ReGeneration.org and DigitalNomads.com) until we can launch the new site on November 7.

Soon after the migration begins, we will create a board called Community Upgrade. I will update this post with that link when the board is live.

Blog and Dell Community Forum Changes Coming Soon

Lionel_Menchaca — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:15:00 GMT

Just a few minutes ago, I published a blog post on Direct2Dell explaining some changes that will be occurring later this week.

To centralize the comments on this topic, I have disabled comments on this post. Please go to my Direct2Dell post to share your questions or concerns.