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How Our CX Team Adds Value

Does it seem like IT vendor management gets more complicated every year? There’s hardware support, software support, licensing and entitlements, subscriptions, and Enterprise Agreements. Each may have its own renewal motion and varying expiration dates, multiple vendors, and partners. Managing all that complexity across your business is complicated and time consuming. One mistake can mean loss of critical business services.

If you’re struggling to manage this complexity or are tired of having your talented technical teams managing spreadsheets instead of enabling the business, you’re in the right place! 

We have a team of experts to tame the data and simplify your environment. They will help you reduce the risk of entitlement issues and free your IT team to focus on value creation for your business. Learn more about the process below or simply select which services most interest you. Our team will contact you soon with some options to give you a test drive of what it's like having a CX team on your side! 

Much of what we do is Cisco-centric due to the size of their portfolio. However, our proven methodology is the same regardless of the manufacturer.

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Customer Success Planning

We believe in serving our customers the old-fashioned way; with passionate people, not robots. We have an entire team of real, live Customer Experience experts to help you simplify technology ownership throughout the lifecycle, at NO ADDITIONAL COST!

Learn more about our process and how you can engage with us below.

  • Transition Audit

  • Consultation with IE Licensing and Contract Experts

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Transition Audit

Transition Audit

Install Base Data Pull  

The first step to understanding your current environment is to pull your install base data. With the data set complete, our CX Team of data wizards perform a thorough, independent analysis and develop a clear, concise summary by architecture type for ease of conversation. 

Install Base Asset Review:  

During the Install Base Asset Review, our CX team will use the Install Base Data to guide the conversation. We’ll ask questions crucial to learning more about your current environment and infrastructure goals. This information will be noted and incorporated into the overall strategy to help guide ongoing reviews. 

Strategically review consumption model options: 

With a firm understanding of your environment, our CX Team will offer suggestions to help you avoid support and entitlement issues while optimizing the timing of renewals for hardware, software and subscriptions. When appropriate, we’ll also recommend alternative consumption models to help you save money and provide flexibility for projected growth.  

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Consultation with IE Licensing and Contract Experts

 

Detail Quote Review

IE's Customer Experience Team has years of experience in contracts and licensing (including Cisco!). We understand the complexities of navigating multi-vendor environments and want to simplify this for your organization. Schedule a consultation with our CX Team to review your current environment and we’ll identify where we can help you simplify lifecycle management and eliminate stress. 

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Lifecycle Services

At the heart of our lifecycle service motion is the Quarterly Business Review. During the IE QBR, our CX team of Experts align closely with your assigned SE to ensure we’re on track with the Customer Success Plan, continuing to learn about your business along the way. 

Supplying reporting is no longer enough, helping analyze the data in the reporting and talking it through is essential. This quarterly meeting time allows our team to hear and understand your needs and proactively plan to ensure your success. 

We offer complimentary lifecycle services for EAs, Subscriptions, and Cisco Smartnet. These services include: 

Transactional Strategy & Customer Success Plan 

Proactive Renewal Notifications 

Licensing Assistance 

Provisioning

Modification Strategy

Last Date Support

Last Date of Renew

True Forward Assistance (EA)

True Up Assistance (Cisco SmartNet)

Flexible Payment Options 

post sale activities

Onboarding & Entitlement

Once you’ve selected and purchased the right technology solutions for your business, our Customer Experience Team gets engaged. Below are several items our CX team helps with to ensure you have the right access at the right time. 

  • Onboarding & Entitlement Access  
  • Licensing & Order Management 
  • Provisioning Assistance
  • Cisco TAC/GLO Support Case Escalation 

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Contract & License Management

Cisco Smart Account Training 

Finding your way through licensing and understanding how Cisco Smart Accounts work can be confusing. Our CX team can help you with the following items so you can re-allocate your time towards more strategic endeavors: 

  • Smart Account Setup & Access 
  • Report Generation & Review  
  • License Organization
  • Virtual Account Assistance 

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Ready to take a test drive?

Our CX team is offering you assistance in any of the above-mentioned categories. Simply fill out the form so we can contact you and select which value-added services and solutions interest you. Once you’ve indicated your areas of interest on the form, our team will contact you with the next steps! 

Select Your Value Added Services & Solutions

Ready to take a test drive?

Our CX team is offering you assistance in any of the above-mentioned categories. Simply fill out the form so we can contact you and select which value-added services and solutions interest you. Once you’ve indicated your areas of interest on the form, our team will contact you with the next steps!