Comments on: Dell Sends Letter to Managed Service Providers http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/03/31/dell-sends-letter-to-managed-service-providers/ Managed Services & Cloud Services Blog for VARs & MSPs Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:25:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe Panettieri http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/03/31/dell-sends-letter-to-managed-service-providers/comment-page-1/#comment-5030 Joe Panettieri Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:58:31 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/03/31/dell-sends-letter-to-managed-service-providers/#comment-5030 Josh: Don't apologize for stirring the pot. This site is all about driving healthy discussion between MSPs, and between MSPs and the vendor community. I expect to speak with Dell's Managed Services team regularly and will bring this up next time I speak with them. Let our readers know if there are other questions/issues you'd like raised. For those who haven't followed MSPmentor and our sister blog, <a href="http://thevarguy.com" rel="nofollow">The VAR Guy</a>, our Dell channel coverage has generally given Dell the benefit of the doubt. Also, we've been bullish about Dell's decision to embrace open source options (example: Ubuntu Linux preloads on PCs). But our perspectives certainly warrant debate and feedback from readers. Thanks for weighing in, Josh. Josh: Don’t apologize for stirring the pot. This site is all about driving healthy discussion between MSPs, and between MSPs and the vendor community. I expect to speak with Dell’s Managed Services team regularly and will bring this up next time I speak with them. Let our readers know if there are other questions/issues you’d like raised.

For those who haven’t followed MSPmentor and our sister blog, The VAR Guy, our Dell channel coverage has generally given Dell the benefit of the doubt. Also, we’ve been bullish about Dell’s decision to embrace open source options (example: Ubuntu Linux preloads on PCs). But our perspectives certainly warrant debate and feedback from readers.

Thanks for weighing in, Josh.

]]> By: Josh Clifford http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/03/31/dell-sends-letter-to-managed-service-providers/comment-page-1/#comment-4990 Josh Clifford Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:28:17 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/03/31/dell-sends-letter-to-managed-service-providers/#comment-4990 Hey Joe, I hate to stir the pot but I am curious if you can ask your Dell contacts how many more of this type of email I should expect my clients to receive direct from Dell?? http://smbitpros.com/2008/04/04/dell-managed-services-marketing/ In all seriousness, Dell is marketing direct and the channel has no protection currently that I can see. I would love to know your thoughts. Josh Clifford Hey Joe,

I hate to stir the pot but I am curious if you can ask your Dell contacts how many more of this type of email I should expect my clients to receive direct from Dell??

http://smbitpros.com/2008/04/04/dell-managed-services-marketing/

In all seriousness, Dell is marketing direct and the channel has no protection currently that I can see. I would love to know your thoughts.

Josh Clifford

]]> By: SBSC & MSP Buzz » Blog Archive » Dell’s MSP Partner Plans http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/03/31/dell-sends-letter-to-managed-service-providers/comment-page-1/#comment-4912 SBSC & MSP Buzz » Blog Archive » Dell’s MSP Partner Plans Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:54:47 +0000 http://www.mspmentor.net/2008/03/31/dell-sends-letter-to-managed-service-providers/#comment-4912 [...] I received a comment from Joe Panettieri (of MSPmentor) linking me back to this very informative blog about a recent letter from Dell to MSPs.  Joe’s blog and the letter are worth a read.  [...] [...] I received a comment from Joe Panettieri (of MSPmentor) linking me back to this very informative blog about a recent letter from Dell to MSPs.  Joe’s blog and the letter are worth a read.  [...]

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