Comments on: Symantec Partner Engage: 5 Trends From COO Enrique Salem http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/10/16/symantec-partner-engage-5-trends-from-coo-enrique-salem/ What's Next In the IT Channel Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:56:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: HurdyGurdy http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/10/16/symantec-partner-engage-5-trends-from-coo-enrique-salem/comment-page-1/#comment-81339 HurdyGurdy Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:56:16 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/10/16/symantec-partner-engage-5-trends-from-coo-enrique-salem/#comment-81339 Hey everyone should be allowed at least one slip of the tongue, like when John McCain said a couple weeks ago that the US Economy was on a sound foundation. They are still letting him run for President. Yes things have vastly improved, but everything gets screwed up in the short term when one big company buys another and this is what happened to Symantec when they bought Veritas. The gliches are gone now. I just hope things don't get as messed up the next time they make another large acquisition, but I assume they learned many lessons and the next trasition will be much smoother.... Hey everyone should be allowed at least one slip of the tongue, like when John McCain said a couple weeks ago that the US Economy was on a sound foundation. They are still letting him run for President. Yes things have vastly improved, but everything gets screwed up in the short term when one big company buys another and this is what happened to Symantec when they bought Veritas. The gliches are gone now. I just hope things don’t get as messed up the next time they make another large acquisition, but I assume they learned many lessons and the next trasition will be much smoother….

]]> By: The VAR Guy http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/10/16/symantec-partner-engage-5-trends-from-coo-enrique-salem/comment-page-1/#comment-81334 The VAR Guy Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:25:43 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/10/16/symantec-partner-engage-5-trends-from-coo-enrique-salem/#comment-81334 HurdyGurdy: Interesting, many partners at the conference said the statements attributed to Salem were nothing but noise, and that the activity between SYMC and its partners remains strong. Also, several partners said the engagement processes with SYMC are vastly improved/streamlined compared to about 18 months ago. Sounds like the SYMC partner channel is pretty pleased. And jump over to The VAR Guy's sister site, MSPmentor, for an <a href="http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/10/16/symantec-launches-partner-program-for-saas/" rel="nofollow">update</a> on Symantec's SaaS partner strategy. HurdyGurdy: Interesting, many partners at the conference said the statements attributed to Salem were nothing but noise, and that the activity between SYMC and its partners remains strong. Also, several partners said the engagement processes with SYMC are vastly improved/streamlined compared to about 18 months ago.

Sounds like the SYMC partner channel is pretty pleased. And jump over to The VAR Guy’s sister site, MSPmentor, for an update on Symantec’s SaaS partner strategy.

]]> By: HurdyGurdy http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/10/16/symantec-partner-engage-5-trends-from-coo-enrique-salem/comment-page-1/#comment-81312 HurdyGurdy Fri, 17 Oct 2008 02:45:35 +0000 http://www.thevarguy.com/2008/10/16/symantec-partner-engage-5-trends-from-coo-enrique-salem/#comment-81312 Var Guy needs to skip the lattes and go right to the Pina Coladas poolside, because that is where you can be as a reseller for Symantec, at this point in time. Don't worry, they will bring you the refill.. relax! Sure there was the previous statements that have since been analyzed, reanalyzed and turned upside down and backwards in a mirror. But whatever, Symantec is king and everyone has to sell yellowboxm unless you're swimming upstream to profits. Float downstream, it's easier. (I do understand that this can all turn on a dime, bur right now it is true that Symantec is channel-friendly and concerned about the profitability of its partners.) Thanks for covering a story where there is money in it for the small VAR. Var Guy needs to skip the lattes and go right to the Pina Coladas poolside, because that is where you can be as a reseller for Symantec, at this point in time. Don’t worry, they will bring you the refill.. relax!

Sure there was the previous statements that have since been analyzed, reanalyzed and turned upside down and backwards in a mirror. But whatever, Symantec is king and everyone has to sell yellowboxm unless you’re swimming upstream to profits. Float downstream, it’s easier. (I do understand that this can all turn on a dime, bur right now it is true that Symantec is channel-friendly and concerned about the profitability of its partners.)

Thanks for covering a story where there is money in it for the small VAR.

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