VMware Partner News

Calculate your customers' potential savings using the new vpp+ Point Calculator on Partner Central. The vpp+ Point Calculator allows partners to calculate vpp+ points for orders when qualify customers for vpp+ memberships and re-order requirements. Qualify your customers for vpp+ membership benefits today with the vpp+ Point Calculator on Partner Central under the Programs tab.

My Partner Central is a new section that allows you to customize the content you receive in one central and easily accessible area. By subscribing to any one of the several portlets you will receive information about advantage+, most recently uploaded documents, news, quick links to your favorite files and more.

Log into Partner Central today and click on "My Partner Central" to start customizing the information you want in one simple to read section.

Partner Central is the interactive online resource center that allows Partners exclusive access to valuable sales tools and marketing resources, program information and collateral and more. Maximize your membership by visiting Partner Central.For more navigation tips on how to use Partner Central, please refer to the user guide found on Partner Central under InfoCenter >> Partner Central Resources.

Product Updates

• Presentations under Server Consolidation, ESX, ESXi have be updated to reflect new name change.
• IT Service Delivery page replaced old Virtual Lab Automation page to correctly identifty the 3 management and automation products

SMB - New Sales Tools

• 10 ways SMBs can get more from their IT Budgets
• Disaster Planning for Mid-size Business Whitepaper

Competition

• New Quick Positioning Cards

Training

• 10 minute training modules on whiteboarding various topics

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Program Updates: (Info Center > Program Documents > VPP or Ad+)

• New "Getting Started" Module for those new to the VMware Partner Program (Home)
• VPP and Ad+ Product Eligibilty Matrix
• VPP Memebership Renewal Credit Presentation

Products & Solutions:

Lifecycle Manager (Products & Solutions Tab > Virtual Lab Automation Page)

• Presentation
• Demo
• Cheat Sheet
• FAQs
• Pricing and Packaging
• Positioning and Messaging
• Word Descriptions

Stage Manager (Products & Solutions Tab > Virtual Lab Automation Page)

• Product Descriptions
• Cheat Sheet
• Datacenter Automation Cheat Sheet

Lab Manager (Products & Solutions Tab > Virtual Lab Automation Page)

• Cheat Sheet

Site Recovery Manager (Products & Solutions Tab > Business Continuity Page)

• Demo
• FAQs
• Beta Evaluator Guide

Partner Central is the interactive online resource center that allows Partners exclusive access to valuable sales tools and marketing resources, program information and collateral and more. Maximize your membership by visiting Partner Central.For more navigation tips on how to use Partner Central, please refer to the user guide found on Partner Central under InfoCenter > Partner Central Resources.

New and updated documents to Partner Central include:

ESX Server 3i - Partner FAQs, Sell Up Cheat Sheet
Partner Central > Products & Solutions Tab > Products Page

Stage Manager - Customer Presentation, Video Tutorials, Click Through Demo
Partner Central > Products & Solutions Tab > Virtual Lab Automation Page

Competitive Landscape Cheatsheet
Partner Central > Info Center > Sales Tools > Competition

Partner Central is the interactive online resource center that allows Partners exclusive access to valuable sales tools and marketing resources, program information and collateral and more. Maximize your membership by visiting Partner Central.For more navigation tips on how to use Partner Central, please refer to the user guide found on Partner Central under InfoCenter > Partner Central Resources.

Updates:

New Program Enhancements for VMware Partners - Partner Central > Programs TAB

VMware Purchasing Program (VPP)- Partner Central > Programs TAB > vpp+ (left navigation)

• Policy Guide
• FAQs
• Customer Flyer
• Quick Reference Guide and more

Advantage+ (Opportunity Registration) - Partner Central > Programs TAB > Advantage+ (left navigation)

• Terms & Conditions
• FAQs

Become more proficient at selling, supporting and positioning by visiting Partner Path - Partner Central > Partner Path TAB

• Getting Started
• VSP Coursework and Credentials
• Sales, Technical, and Consulting Professional and more

Find the latest presentations, datasheets and sales guides in Products & Solutions - Partner Central > Products & Solutions TAB

• Updated VI3 presentations and documents - > Products
• Disaster Recovery Online SolutionTrack - > Business Continuity

Generate leads by using the email templates found in Sales & Marketing - Partner Central > Sales & Marketing TAB

• 2008 Telemarketing Program
• Customer Cost Savings Focus Campaign
• NFRs and more

Partner Central is the interactive online resource center that allows Partners exclusive access to valuable sales tools and marketing resources, program information and collateral and more. Maximize your membership by visiting Partner Central.For more navigation tips on how to use Partner Central, please refer to the user guide found on Partner Central under InfoCenter >> Partner Central Resources.

New documents that have been uploaded last week include:

• VMware Stage Manager : FAQs, Product Briefs, Box Shots, Email Copy, Product Descriptions
  Access Partner Central >> Products & Solutions Tab >> Products
• VDI Promotion ( VDI Starter Kit FREE with an eligible VI3 purchase) : Flyer, FAQs, Email Template
  Access Partner Central  >> Marketing Tab
• SolutionTrack : Virtual Infrastructure Kit (This does not substitute for the All Day Partner Training Class)
  Access Partner Central  >> Home

Partner Central is the interactive online resource center that allows Partners exclusive access to valuable sales tools and marketing resources, program information and collateral and more. Maximize your membership by visiting Partner Central.For more navigation tips on how to use Partner Central, please refer to the user guide found on Partner Central under InfoCenter >> Partner Central Resources.

VMLive

Previous VMLives Now Posted.  These are found on the home page in the VMLive section > All previous shows.

• SMB Update - Dec 11 2007
• VMware Launches it's 2nd Generation ROI/TCO Calculator - Dec 13 2007

Products and Solutions

• Capacity Planner 2.6 Presentation, Datasheets, and Sales tools (Products & Solutions Tab > Capacity Planner)
• VI3 Updated Presentation, Pricing & Packaging, and Boxshots (Products & Solution Tab > VI3)
• Acceleration Kits for the SMB - Description, Boxshots and FAQS (Products & Solutions Tab > SMB)

Marketing Campaigns

• TCO/ROI Calculator (Marketing Tab)
• Joint SMB Storage Campaign with LeftHand Networks (Marketing Tab)

Sales Tools

• Competitive Quick Positioning Cards (Info Center > Sales Tools > Competition)
• Tools for each specific product or solution are located in their resepctive product or solution folders