Symantec is very strong in security, data protection, and a small bit of management and automation, but it lacks a significant number of capabilities Dell needs to enable truly converged infrastructure and cloud automation.

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It may seem a bit overthought, but financing is a complex sales process like any other, and needs careful management to optimize the results.

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