Sales Training Guided by Data NOT Gut

The biggest misconception about sales training is that we can train people how to sell and that it can be done in a one-day workshop. Like most training, whether you are taking SCUBA lessons, driving lessons or golf lessons, it takes a lot of work to not only teach people a new way to think about an activity but to get them to do it “right” in the heat of the action, in the middle of the game, when they are tired, stressed and busy thinking about the big picture or thinking about the moment. There is no fool-proof series of steps that sellers could take that would always result in a closed sale with a qualified customer whenever they need one. There are no magic words. There aren’t specific questions or turnarounds or presentation “tricks” that always get customers to buy. If such magic existed, it would probably work best to train (brainwash?) the customers, not just the sellers or at least train both parties.

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Legal Issues of Cloud Forensics — Part 2

The use of cloud services has skyrocketed primarily because it is cheaper and more convenient than the alternative. Unfortunately, many companies have entered the cloud without first checking the weather forecast or performing a risk analysis. What happens if the cloud gets stormy, you suffer a breach, and you find yourself in the position of having to conduct digital forensics? What now? Can you collect data yourself? Where is your data? Who else has had access to your data? Is the provider the actual data holder or have they subcontracted? Many of these issues are better addressed before you enter the cloud. Failing that, what can you do?

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Cisco UCS Question of the Week

Which option will give you a best compression ratio when FCIP compression is deployed over a slow fiber channel link? Compression mode 2 only Compression mode 3 only MTU size 1500, compression mode 3 MTU size 2300, compression mode 3 The correct answer is 4. MTU size of 2300 and compression mode of 3 will […]

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