Showing posts with label Dell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dell. Show all posts
Thursday, March 21, 2013
New Printer Deals up on Dragontech!
Howdy folks! Have some new printer deals from our partner (and my good buddy Arturo there) up here at Dragontech. HUGE price drops for you (the prices are cheaper on the deals page), and a win for you to save money on needed printers! Here are some pictures, but you need to jump over to the deals page and check out what's available!
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Dell goes Private...
The Dell issue has been talked about over the past few weeks, with rumors of a buyout. Now today, AP newswire has confirmed that Dell is going Private in a $24.4 billion dollar buyout. It looks like Michael Dell himself and a few financial partners (Microsoft is one, Silver Lake Partners another) are buying out his own company in order to take it Private.
There's going to be a lot of speculation on this for the coming weeks...on whether or not this is good for Dell as a whole. Yes, taking the company private makes them not accountable to anyone but themselves, and will likely allow them the chance to restructure much easier. Question is, who gets hurt? In these kinds of deals, usually it is the consumer who is hit with higher prices, reduced service and lack of accountability. I'm not saying that this can happen to Dell...but I've seen it happen before to other companies.
We in the DMR channel are waiting to hear what it will mean to us. We don't know yet...it could be very good for us and our clients, or it could spell the end of Dell working with the channel. Who knows? We're waiting and watching here.
ZDnet asks 10 questions about what is going to happen to Dell here.
There's going to be a lot of speculation on this for the coming weeks...on whether or not this is good for Dell as a whole. Yes, taking the company private makes them not accountable to anyone but themselves, and will likely allow them the chance to restructure much easier. Question is, who gets hurt? In these kinds of deals, usually it is the consumer who is hit with higher prices, reduced service and lack of accountability. I'm not saying that this can happen to Dell...but I've seen it happen before to other companies.
We in the DMR channel are waiting to hear what it will mean to us. We don't know yet...it could be very good for us and our clients, or it could spell the end of Dell working with the channel. Who knows? We're waiting and watching here.
ZDnet asks 10 questions about what is going to happen to Dell here.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Windows 8 for Dummies...
Not that any of you are...but these books are truly helpful, and if you've used them, you know.
While I disagree with fellow blogger Rick Broida over on CNet, in that Windows 8 is a good OS, and has a lot of potential, he has a short valid article on this free book being offered by the folks at Dell. (IF you can get past the snark that makes my irritations with Apple's shenanigans look like a mosquito bite.)
Give Dell some nuggets of marketing info and get the free book. Totally worth it. :)
While I disagree with fellow blogger Rick Broida over on CNet, in that Windows 8 is a good OS, and has a lot of potential, he has a short valid article on this free book being offered by the folks at Dell. (IF you can get past the snark that makes my irritations with Apple's shenanigans look like a mosquito bite.)
Give Dell some nuggets of marketing info and get the free book. Totally worth it. :)
Friday, May 25, 2012
TheWikiBoat & DDoS attacks today!
For those of you who haven't seen this yet, you'd be well advised. Now while it looks like they're going to be attacking MAJOR corporations, it does make me want to ask the question of you...
When was the last time you updated your firewall? If you've got a Cisco firewall, is your Smartnet up to date? When was your last firmware installation? Many more questions as well. There's always a solution, and if you aren't sure, ASK US. We've got backend experts on Cisco (gold certified), HP (primary partner), Sonicwall (they're owned by Dell now)...and heck I can even talk to you about Meraki's options.
Most important thing is that you're up to date, and protected...no matter how big your company is.
Let me help you...let's talk about it. Click the contact button, or give me a call (541 351 8845).
:)
When was the last time you updated your firewall? If you've got a Cisco firewall, is your Smartnet up to date? When was your last firmware installation? Many more questions as well. There's always a solution, and if you aren't sure, ASK US. We've got backend experts on Cisco (gold certified), HP (primary partner), Sonicwall (they're owned by Dell now)...and heck I can even talk to you about Meraki's options.
Most important thing is that you're up to date, and protected...no matter how big your company is.
Let me help you...let's talk about it. Click the contact button, or give me a call (541 351 8845).
:)
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Why I love working with Dell...
I don't think many of our clients understand how well Dell has embraced the channel over the past year. They've followed suit behind HP who was in this position 10 years ago...and really are working hard to let us sell their product.
Now, I don't know if you as one of our clients/friends realize how big this is. Chances are if I speak to 10 clients, 6 out of 10 uses Dell in at least one way. Two years ago, it was a chore to sell their desktops and servers, let alone printers. Now, we've got printers in stock ready to ship right alongside desktops and laptops...that's HUGE. Heck, right now there's a decent little mono printer the 1130 Single User...normally $120, now down to $76! Right now if you're looking at adding 5-10 printers over the year, let me know and I can talk to our Dell rep about getting a demo unit out to you right away. Never hurts to try things right? Options are good, and their product is good!
So there you have it...we have their products stocked and ready to ship...on the equipment side of things that's a great thing to have. If you have Dell in your environment, give us a call and talk to us. We have an amazing team who can help you grow the way you want to grow...with Dell. :)
(Don't think HP is slouching...they're going to throw us some major stuff tomorrow with the quarter ending...so if you're an HP user, or just want an awesome deal, keep your eyes peeled here tomorrow for something cool. :) )
Now, I don't know if you as one of our clients/friends realize how big this is. Chances are if I speak to 10 clients, 6 out of 10 uses Dell in at least one way. Two years ago, it was a chore to sell their desktops and servers, let alone printers. Now, we've got printers in stock ready to ship right alongside desktops and laptops...that's HUGE. Heck, right now there's a decent little mono printer the 1130 Single User...normally $120, now down to $76! Right now if you're looking at adding 5-10 printers over the year, let me know and I can talk to our Dell rep about getting a demo unit out to you right away. Never hurts to try things right? Options are good, and their product is good!
So there you have it...we have their products stocked and ready to ship...on the equipment side of things that's a great thing to have. If you have Dell in your environment, give us a call and talk to us. We have an amazing team who can help you grow the way you want to grow...with Dell. :)
(Don't think HP is slouching...they're going to throw us some major stuff tomorrow with the quarter ending...so if you're an HP user, or just want an awesome deal, keep your eyes peeled here tomorrow for something cool. :) )
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
"Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down This Wall..."
SURPRISE!
I was going to post this when I first found out about it last week, but I wanted to wait to make sure it was going to go through. But, now it looks like Dell's acquisition of Sonicwall is going to happen sometime in their 2nd fiscal quarter (before the end of July) of this year. Estimates run the price around 1-1.5 billion for Dell to now own the plucky networking company.
Much like what happened with KACE, things should only look better for Sonicwall, being able to actively sell into Dell's already large customer base is a great thing. I know that as a sales rep, after KACE became a part of Dell, working with them became a breeze...not just for me, but for clients too!
Also, if you haven't heard, Western Digital will be buying Hitachi Global Storage...and that deal is currently in the works. However, they have to sell off quite a bit of stuff to rival Toshiba, to make up for this near-monopoly on hard drives that WD is creating. The Dell-Sonicwall thing I can understand...this WD & Hitachi thing may not go through...it just has screaming bad juju written all over it, because it will give them a 49% market share on all internal drives produced.
Keep your eye on the marker and what's going on here. For those of you hoping Hard Drive prices are going to come down...there's a possibility that with this acquisition, they'll either come way down...or never will.
(Granted, I am a pundit on things like this, and this is just my opinion on the matter.)
Note:
Someone asked me "Mike, where are the deals? Why don't you publish deals more often on this site?" My answer is that it can take away from the information presented here. But, I will always bow to client pressure...so here's some HP notebook deals that don't match the article. ;)
If you have any questions...give me a call!
https://clients4.google.com/voice/embed/webCallButton
I was going to post this when I first found out about it last week, but I wanted to wait to make sure it was going to go through. But, now it looks like Dell's acquisition of Sonicwall is going to happen sometime in their 2nd fiscal quarter (before the end of July) of this year. Estimates run the price around 1-1.5 billion for Dell to now own the plucky networking company.
Much like what happened with KACE, things should only look better for Sonicwall, being able to actively sell into Dell's already large customer base is a great thing. I know that as a sales rep, after KACE became a part of Dell, working with them became a breeze...not just for me, but for clients too!
Also, if you haven't heard, Western Digital will be buying Hitachi Global Storage...and that deal is currently in the works. However, they have to sell off quite a bit of stuff to rival Toshiba, to make up for this near-monopoly on hard drives that WD is creating. The Dell-Sonicwall thing I can understand...this WD & Hitachi thing may not go through...it just has screaming bad juju written all over it, because it will give them a 49% market share on all internal drives produced.
Keep your eye on the marker and what's going on here. For those of you hoping Hard Drive prices are going to come down...there's a possibility that with this acquisition, they'll either come way down...or never will.
(Granted, I am a pundit on things like this, and this is just my opinion on the matter.)
Note:
Someone asked me "Mike, where are the deals? Why don't you publish deals more often on this site?" My answer is that it can take away from the information presented here. But, I will always bow to client pressure...so here's some HP notebook deals that don't match the article. ;)
| Smart Buy EliteBook 8460p Intel Core i5-2410M 2.30GHz Notebook - 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, 14" LED-backlit HD, LS DVD+/-RW SuperMulti, 56K Modem, Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth, Webcam, TPM 1.2, Fingerprint Sensor, 6-cell Li-ion HP EliteBook 8460p - Core i5 2410M / 2.3 GHz - Windows 7 Pro 64-bit - 4 GB RAM - 500 GB HDD - DVD SuperMulti DL - 14" HD anti-glare wide 1366 x 768 / HD - Intel HD Graphics 3000 - Smart Buy Sku #8320737 Price $879.98 |
| EliteBook Mobile Workstation 8560w - 15.6" - Core i5 2540M - Windows 7 Pro 64-bit - 4 GB RAM - 500 GB HDD HP EliteBook Mobile Workstation 8560w - Core i5 2540M / 2.6 GHz - Windows 7 Pro 64-bit - 4 GB RAM - 500 GB HDD - DVD SuperMulti DL - 15.6" HD+ WVA anti-glare wide 1600 x 900 / HD+ - AMD FirePro M5950 - Smart Buy Sku #8784405 Price $1,249.97 |
| EliteBook Mobile Workstation 8760w - 17.3" - Core i7 2820QM - Windows 7 Pro 64-bit - 8 GB RAM - 750 GB HDD HP EliteBook Mobile Workstation 8760w - Core i7 2820QM / 2.3 GHz - Windows 7 Pro 64-bit - 8 GB RAM - 750 GB HDD - DVD SuperMulti DL - 17.3" Full HD WVA anti-glare wide 1920 x 1080 / Full HD - NVIDIA Quadro 3000M - Smart Buy Sku #8788770 Price $2,759.99 |
If you have any questions...give me a call!
https://clients4.google.com/voice/embed/webCallButton
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