You’ve seen the headlines and heard your friends buzzing about it, but have you checked out Reddit? Everyone from U.S. President Barak Obama to Microsoft founder Bill Gates is using it to engage, answer questions and promote initiatives. But have you considered how to incorporate it into your social media program as a Symantec partner?

If you are unfamiliar with Reddit, it is an online social media community where users vote on content. There are sub-communities, or subreddits, that any user may create that are independent and moderated by a team of volunteers. Some subreddits cater to a more technical audience – such as r/sysadmin and r/vmware subreddits. Reddit users submit links to online content and vote on...

Deepen your trusted advisor relationship and confidently guide your customers through Mobility challenges with critical information and resources that align with, and support your sales cycle.  Download Symantec’s Mobility Specialist Activation Module to your desktop, get specialized, and deliver superior value to your customers more quickly and easily. 

The Mobility Resource Guide has been updated to include an overview of the Specialist Activation Module and contains details on how to access the module within the Symantec Enablement Toolkit.

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Here's the summary:

1. Monthly Buying Program (ExSP)— subscription based.   MSP owns the license.  No more renewals!
2. Management Solutions—RMM integrations and the Partner Management Console (PMC).
3. Advanced Support—Symantec offers direct access to Level 2 support technicians who answer in less than 60 seconds
4. Solutions Trusted by Millions—choosing Symantec means these MSPs have access to our enormous threat-detection database which enables them to provide superior protection to their customers. This means less time wasted on malware infections and remediation. Additionally, our global redundant data centers and market-leading SLAs guarantee more uptime and better cloud backups.  

Are you looking for the next “perfect storm” of sales opportunities that will drive greater margin and revenue?   While the movie “The Perfect Storm” highlighted the intersection of major weather events and their subsequent power, there are perfect storms that provide opportunities within IT.  Nowhere is that more evident than with backup appliances. 

The perfect storm within IT requires three elements to be present; customer need, the right technology, and the right product. Let’s examine each of these three and how they apply to Symantec backup appliances. 

1. Customer Need

One of the biggest challenges facing organizations today is data growth.  According to IDC, customer data is growing at 62% compounded annually.  This means the amount of data that needs to be protected is doubling every 17 months.  This tremendous rate of growth and its volume,...