Is your company looking to buy new network gear, such as a firewall, switch, etc, and being held back by the cost?

Maybe you really want to use a Cisco product, but have determined that it may be more cost effective to purchase another brand such as WatchGuard or maybe SonicWALL.

Well hold on a minute, before we go much further… (To quote Rod Stewart)  There is a solution that is available to you that can save a good deal of money! Consider Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment, which is equipment that may have been pulled from shelves, returns, etc, but has gone through a vigorous refurbishment process, and comes complete with a full Cisco warranty.

This is NOT used or counterfeit Cisco product you can buy via eBay or elsewhere on the web, this is genuine Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment!  Don’t take a chance by purchasing equipment from an unknown source!

Green and environmentally friendly. Low price and budget friendly. And that’s just the beginning of the benefits you get with Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment. Remanufactured to exacting standards in Cisco’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment carries the same warranty as new equipment and offers all the financial strength of Cisco Capital. You get Cisco Certified protection for a fraction of the cost of new equipment, reducing your total cost of ownership.

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Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment

Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment helps you Save Money:

• Save up to 90% off the list price of equivalent new equipment
• Extend your IT budget and implement Cisco advanced technologies
• Avoid hidden costs, such as relicensing fees

Need it now? In-stock inventory ships within 24 to 48 hours.

• Quickly and reliably locate older generation or end-of-sale products
• Immediate alternative to new product lead times
• Minimize downtime and project disruptions, respond quickly to unexpected needs

Same as New Warranty and Service Support Options

Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment is backed by the same maintenance and service support options that equivalent new Cisco products are. Support is available through the Cisco Technical Assistance Center.

Homeland Secure IT, LLC is an authorized Cisco Partner and can offer you or your company new or Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment at affordable rates. We also offer SMARTnet Licensing for every device you already own. Service, sales, consulting, repair, we do it all in Greenville and the Upstate of SC!  864.990.4748 or info@homelandsecureit.com

Dirt Cheap Computers - are they worth what you pay for them?

I’m sure you have heard the old adage “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is…”

In the case of computers, servers, firewalls, VoIP equipment, Microsoft, Adobe and other hardware / software, that has always been true.

For example: We have one client who purchased Microsoft Office Professional 2003 a number of years ago on the cheap. I believe they purchased about 20 seats and were presented with an authentic looking disk and the product key from the dealer. They saved a significant amount over purchasing from CDW, Homeland Secure IT, or some other reputable Microsoft dealer. However, flash forward to present day and they are unable to receive support from Microsoft, they are being told the software is counterfeit, and will have to purchase new licensing at a very hefty price.

This is a common story these days. In fact, a quick Google search turned up Microsoft Windows 7 Professional for ~50 dollars. Come on, the cost to any reputable dealer is more than that, how can they SELL it for that? hrmmmmm

To make matters worse, this is happening with hardware all too often. A few months ago, Cisco was experiencing a shortage of ASA 5505 and other products. It was a horrible time for companies who relied on that hardware, so they began looking outside their regular suppliers. What they found were some deals on ASA 5500 products that were not really a “deal”, but they WERE in stock, so they ordered them. These were actually grey market dealers. They had no association with Cisco, and they were not selling new product. Some of the items sold were “new – old” stock (where it had been sitting on the shelves for a while, with older software loaded), some had been obtained from legitimate dealers who went under (at actual dirt cheap prices) by a company that bought all their stock, but the worst of them were actually STOLEN devices and then there were some reports of used or refurbished devices being sold as new.

All of these scenarios had one thing in common – the customer was paying for something they were not getting. Whether it was an actual new product, or a product that could be supported by Cisco SMARTnet support contract. Some customers received “bricks”, ASA firewalls that simply did not work, and the dealer was nowhere to be found when they sought support, and of course, Cisco will not support items which are not legit.

The inspiration for this blog post is that I read an article in a trade journal recently that warned of this type of unscrupulous behavior, and today at a lunch meeting, I was told of something similar happening to someone I know so I thought I would share that with you and maybe save one person from a bad experience.

The moral to the story is – buy quality product from quality vendors. Homeland Secure IT is such a vendor. We offer many products, including Cisco, WatchGuard, SonicWall, Microsoft, Trend Micro, Symantec and others through our partnerships with those manufacturers and though the cost is going to be higher than the “discount” internet price, you can find us, and we stand behind that product and sale 100%! You will never get a black market, gray market, used or refurbished item in place of what you pay for!

Call us today for more information at 864.990.4748 or email info@homelandsecureit.com – We offer computer service, support and sales in the Greenville  / Upstate SC area, and national sales.