Tech Data has struck a deal with collab9 to deliver Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution (HCS) as a service.
The distributor will push the offering through the TDCloud business unit’s Solutions Store, so Tech Data Cisco Cloud Partners have a single order and provisioning source.
“The TDCloud business unit is pleased to partner with collab9 to add Cisco Hosted Collaboration Solution to its portfolio, which will significantly benefit our channel partners seeking to leverage sophisticated cloud services,” said Stacy Nethercoat, vice president of product marketing for software and cloud services at Tech Data. “As a Cisco-powered provider, Tech Data is enabling resellers to transform their business practices into thriving cloud and managed service providers using the HCS offering.”
Cisco HCS is an end-to-end solution that allows partners to create Cisco-powered cloud services around Cisco collaboration technologies, including unified communications (UC), voice, telepresence, video and Cisco WebEx. The collab9 Cisco-powered HCS service helps businesses manage complexities in the disparate, BYOD and mobile environments, allowing real-time collaboration to help improve productivity, performance and customer service in an organization.
“For Tech Data, Cisco HCS represents a comprehensive solution for partners seeking to expand their Cisco Powered portfolio,” said Angela Beltz, vice president of product marketing at the Cisco Solutions Group at Tech Data. “Cisco HCS provides our resellers high-margin opportunities to resell white-label cloud services to end customers. With this service offering, resellers can become more customer-focused and drive a faster time to revenue and improve profitability.”
