Re: Interesting article how much??

RFP in public sector is open to anyone. Cisco gets a chance to bid
like all others.

Cisco consistently oversells. Typically we reduce BOMs from numerous
VARs by about 30% (after applied discount) when we start removing
unnecessary line items. That is part of the benefit of hiring local
Cisco SMEs w/certifications in house. We are the Cisco brokers for the
business, talking the talk and ensuring max return on investment.

I agree with Marc. Cisco is well aware of market trends. 1000v is now
offered for free (I confirmed this with our SE):

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/10/01/cisco_nexus_1000v_freemium/

I expect that they might even sell un-licensed hardware to use with
their new open-stack code base (also free).

http://blogs.cisco.com/openatcisco/cisco-edition-of-openstack/

The world of networks is on the move and I am glad to be sharing ideas
with people who keep up :D

Regards,

Marc

On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 8:25 AM, marc abel <marcabel_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> I agree with this to some degree, but I think the days that Cisco can
> demand a 5x premium are coming to an end. There are more and
> more competitors that are closing the gap and in some instances starting to
> pass them.
>
> On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 7:32 AM, Brian Dennis <bdennis_at_ine.com> wrote:
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>> If the only selection criteria was price then Cisco will never win. It's
>> like saying "I need the cheapest car to get me from point A to point B and
>> the quote from the Mercedes dealership was way higher than the Ford
>> dealership's quote". They shouldn't have even asked Cisco to quote if
>> they were selecting based upon price only.
>>
>> Also over a period of 5 years the cost of the hardware can end up being a
>> minor part of the overall cost of the network infrastructure.
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>> On 10/25/12 5:48 PM, "Tony Singh" <mothafungla_at_gmail.com> wrote:
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>> >m.networkworld.com/news/2012/102512-cisco-csu-263711.html
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