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www.questsys.com/TechnologyPartners 800.326.4220 Adam Burke Director of Partner Programs Quest Partnering with Quest An introduction to Desktop-as-a-Service Desktop-as-a-Service
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www.questsys.com/TechnologyPartners 800.326.4220 About Quest How Quest is different: Customer-centric, solution-focused HOW CAN WE HELP? ►Willing and able to coach our partners in the nuances of addressing your customers’ IT needs ►A Partner Portal that streamlines communications — and your sales ►No-charge Assessment Programs that accelerate your conversations with customers
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www.questsys.com/TechnologyPartners 800.326.4220 What are the options? ►Hosted VDI — Quest managed and controlled ►Desktop-as-a-Service — end-customer controlled
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www.questsys.com/TechnologyPartners 800.326.4220 Enterprise Connect Active Directory Corporate Apps User Data eMail @remote office Corporate Network @mobile @home @office Virtual Desktops QuestFlex DaaS The Only Full Desktop Experience
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www.questsys.com/TechnologyPartners 800.326.4220 What Quest’s DaaS solution does ►All employee desktops reside in a secure Cloud data center … desktops look and perform as usual ►Can be rapidly deployed on-demand to virtually any device, anywhere ►Your customer specifies and Quest will customize the software, storage, and access ►Your customer avoids upfront costs and complexity of traditional desktop virtualization — including the help desk ►You get recurring revenue from selling an ongoing service
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www.questsys.com/TechnologyPartners 800.326.4220 Why DaaS? ►Hot topic! Foot in the door! ►Easy Try & Buy model ►Acts as a ‘pilot’ market ►Recurring revenue ►High switching costs ►Additional infrastructure & services drag DaaS
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www.questsys.com/TechnologyPartners 800.326.4220 Up-sell Products/Services $35-50$10-150 MSRP $35-$150 Virtual Desktop *sample Why DaaS? Desktop Management Services Backup Anti-virus App hosting Migration Services Document Storage Revenue Drag with Each Desktop Sold
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www.questsys.com/TechnologyPartners 800.326.4220 What your customers get from DaaS Cloud simplicity ►Relief from desktop management hassles (e.g., patching, upgrading, help desk) ►Easy to Try & Buy ►Ability to start small ►Flexibility to scale quickly & effortlessly ►Reduce desktop deployment complexity, improve management, security, compliance 1
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www.questsys.com/TechnologyPartners 800.326.4220 What your customers get from DaaS Lower cost of ownership ►Lower cost solution compared to traditional desktop management ►No up-front CapEx for equipment 2
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www.questsys.com/TechnologyPartners 800.326.4220 What your customers get from DaaS Great user experience ►Full, always-on desktop experience on any device anywhere improves productivity ►Makes mobility easier ►Addresses end-user demands for non-standard devices (tablets, phones, etc.) and BYOD 3
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www.questsys.com/TechnologyPartners 800.326.4220 Starting the DaaS conversation with customers: Triggers to look out for Ongoing desktop security challenges IT support costs that are rising fast Needed hardware upgrades that are too costly Underutilized IT solutions Difficulty identifying root causes of IT problems
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www.questsys.com/TechnologyPartners 800.326.4220 DaaS Conversation Starters: How can we help? Questions to ask your customers to uncover a DaaS opportunity: Why are you interested in DaaS, VDI, and/or Cloud computing? What business problem are you hoping to solve? What’s your experience so far with VDI/virtual desktops? Who is involved/cares about the issues you hope DaaS/Cloud/VDI will address? How are you going to make your decision? Do you currently have a VDI plan in place? What’s your VDI strategy? Do you partner with a service provider?
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www.questsys.com/TechnologyPartners 800.326.4220 Sustaining the DaaS conversation with customers: Customers may hesitate because of these typical concerns … ►Infrastructure limitations — network, servers ►Not ready to give up control ►Worried about cost ► Security and performance in the Cloud ►Access to shared IT resources — printers, app servers, file storage You don’t need to have all the answers because Quest is on your team — and we can help you!
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www.questsys.com/TechnologyPartners 800.326.4220 Get Quest involved early and often ►Engage your Quest Account Manager — via Quest’s Partner Portal or with a phone call ►Tell us about your engagement opportunity ►We’ll help you determine appropriate next steps — even in the early stages when its scope is not yet defined ►We’ll accompany you to follow-on meetings with your customer to help you do the technical heavy lifting
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www.questsys.com/TechnologyPartners 800.326.4220 Accelerating the DaaS conversation with customers: No-Charge Cloud Feasibility Assessment Online meeting No-Charge DaaS 10-Day Proof-of-Concept No-Charge VDI Data Collection/Assessment
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www.questsys.com/TechnologyPartners 800.326.4220 How you and Quest work together to bring DaaS to your customers ►You have a dedicated Quest Account Manager who serves as your single point of contact and who will … → Identify the resources you need to continue working an opportunity → Arrange the Quest resources you need to deliver Quest services and solutions → Make sure Quest’s support teams tend to your customers’ ongoing tasks → Respond quickly to any post-sales issues ►You can leverage Quest’s relationships with leading technology vendors and Quest’s global presence ►You can cobrand Quest sales and marketing collateral and Quest’s Assessment Programs ►You have solid account/opportunity protection ►You will get paid on ALL opportunities as the account grows
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www.questsys.com/TechnologyPartners 800.326.4220 How Quest supports your DaaS sales efforts: The Quest Partner Portal ►Quest’s Partner Blog by Adam Burke, Director of Partner Programs — the quickest, easiest way to stay on top of fast-changing technologies and opportunities ►Technology Videos and Training Webinars — what partners need to know about today’s key technologies and how to sell them ►Sales and Marketing Collateral — including solution briefs and FAQs, customer facing presentations and success stories, topical executive briefs, CEO Blog and thought leadership papers ►Quest’s exclusive end-user Assessment Programs — a series of powerful, free “customer conversation accelerators” that turn sales calls into contracts ►Quest’s simple-to-use Partner Opportunity Registration site with transparent account controls — a quick and easy way to get a snapshot of all the opportunities you have in play with Quest
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www.questsys.com/TechnologyPartners 800.326.4220 To learn more: ► Go to Quest’s Partner Portal http://www.questsys.com/TechnologyPartners ► Download the Presentation ► Contact your Partner Account Manager Thank you!
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