Our Methodology
Our experience in working with WA’s largest organisations, in some of the most demanding environments, is unparalleled and has allowed us to create our unique methodology. Our engagements are repeatable, and we have a selection of reference customers.
R1i’s unique business engagement methodology is adopted in every project engagement to ensure we have the required understanding of your business and environment, and we work through each of the following steps when developing the unique solution for your business
PROFILE
Who? Why? What? How?
What is the nature of your business?
What stage is your business?
What are your business objectives?
POLICY
Are there any regular compliance standards to adhere to?
What are some of the security considerations?
PROCESS
What are some of the processes you have in place?
What are the dependencies between applications, divisions, employees, and customers?
How does your business manage capital?
PRODUCT
Recommendations are made once we have a thorough understanding of your business objectives and requirements.
PEOPLE
Free up your most valuable asset for revenue generating tasks.
Improve morale and develop a stronger company culture.
FUELING THE BUSINESS CASE
Our unique methodology enables you to develop a strong business case to support your capital and operational outlay. In each business case that we propose, we cover the following core elements:
What problems do we solve?
How do we drive efficiencies?
How do we control spend; cost avoidance?
How do we mitigate risk?
How do we drive automation?
How do we increase resource utilisation?
How do we remove complexity?
How do we lower your TCO?
R1i METHODOLOGY
The world is ever-changing and so are the technology we use today. Businesses need even more agility and access to the latest technology to stay in front of these changes. Avoid technology obsolescence with flexible migration options and gain access to a wide range of Cisco solutions across architectures using Cisco Easy Pay. Flexible payment plans make it easy to get the Cisco technology you need. Take advantage of a complete financing solution for your Cisco technology, including hardware, software, and services.
With Cisco Easy Pay, you can expect no upfront costs and predictable monthly payments whether you want to:
- Upgrade to the latest Cisco next-generation firewall to protect your high-value digital assets
- Enable your network to keep pace with new digital business needs
- Build a new facility or upgrade your current data centre platform
- More effectively collaborate across your organisation
RECEIVE THESE UNIQUE BENEFITS:
EQUIPMENT
Lifecycle Management
Help manage costs, meet business demands, and avoid obsolescence with flexible migration options and simplified equipment disposal.
PRESERVE CASH
Spread costs over time, preserve credit, and avoid large cash investment
LOWER COSTS
Benefit from competitive rates and residual values to reduce your total cost of ownership and accelerate your return on investment
ALTERNATIVE
SOURCE OF FUNDS
Gain access to funds, which allows better cashflow for your own business
ONE SOLUTION
WITH PREDICTABLE PAYMENTS
Support the technology needs of your business with predictable monthly payments
STRATEGIC APPROACH
TO YOUR INVESTMENT
With fnancing, your investment can be viewed not as a cost, but as an opportunity to add operational value and deliver against your evolving organisational imperatives.
Our payment solutions are:
Affordable
Tailored for specific needs with competitive low rates
Smart
No upfront costs
Predictable
Spread costs over-time with regular, predictable payments
Flexible
Add more technology if business needs change, and choose tech at the of the payment term
Simple
The entire Cisco portfolio is covered and can be bundled into one contract
CISCO
PROCUREMENT PORTAL
R1i first launched our online Cisco Procurement Portal exclusively for our clients 12 months ago. The portal, a first of its kind for any Cisco Partner in WA, provides West Australian businesses with R1i’s exclusively discounted pricing.
The portal has streamlined Cisco’s procurement in WA. As per our market analysis, our customers have saved over $1.6 million from accessing our portal for exclusive pricings and saved our customers’ IT department countless of hours in procurement research.
The portal is easy to use, and it aims to provide an online retail experience that all users are likely familiar with. There are no technical background requirements, which means all users can interact easily on the portal.
PORTAL
FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITIES
The portal is completely self-service and enables schools to:
Browse the full Cisco portfolio and third party technology
Generate quotes for leasing options via Cisco easyLease
View previous orders and quotes
Book a technology demonstration or workshop in our Customer Xperience Centre
Generate quotes for budget planning
Place orders directly by credit card, purchase order or Cisco easyLease
Browse our catalogue of highly discounted Webex Collaboration Devices
Seek technical support or advice from an R1i education xpert
BENEFITS
OF THE PORTAL
- Easy to use retail experience
- Reduces overheads and creates more productive resource time
- Exclusive to R1i customers
- Lowest Cisco and APC pricing available
- Familiar retail experience-You don't have to be 'tech savvy' to use the portal
- Rapid quote to order process-eliminates waiting for quotes
- Users can self-generate quotes for budgetary purposes
- Streamlined supply chain
- Speeds up delivery times and removes administrative overheads
- Range of payment options
- Purchase Order
- Credit Card
- Cisco easyLease
