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Last week we were in Cancun for Cisco Live Latin America. It was an amazing experience. Every day we had various scheduled and unscheduled partner meetings. It was good to put a face to the countless people I have been working with over the past few years. Many, heard I was there and made it over to give me a high five and hug. I tell you, it was a special experience and I will not soon forget.

The event started Tuesday night, and ended Friday. Sadly we missed Juanes as we had to get home.

We had tons of new friends come by and marvel at the product we brought to show. We brought a fair amount of product to show including the new RV160 and RV260 models. I had four of the five models there on hand and we actually gave a few away to some lucky new friends. Yes, they we are very happy. All thought we were joking.

All of the RV160 and RV260 models got alot of attention from everyone, including our Channel, Distribution, and Service Provider friends. We were lucky to have Felipe Gonzalez who is the Commercial Director for Mexico come to the booth and do two live social media posts launching the new RV160 and RV260 models. I tell you, I was kind of pumped, me being the Product Manager for these new models.

Many got super close to these new models, but it really wasn't until I handed these purpose-built VPN models and got them in their hands that they realized that we had done something very special.

The comments received ranged from, "wow!, ah SFP! to these feel great!" Most said that the gear felt sturdy and brought that feeling of value and quality. They should, but I am biased.

Once we told them that these have a new dual-core processor, a new user interface, FindIT Support, and can be deployed without pre-staging or pre-configuring, I had them. Back it up with FindIT and the best in-class warranty and support, and it is a package tough to beat.

One of the best moments for me personally was when I was walking back to the booth and saw a gentleman leaning down looking at my new models at the front of the booth. I noticed he was taking pictures. As I walked closer, I could see he was taking multiple shots, zooming in, getting close-ups. He was pre-occupied enough that I was able to get right behind him and introduce myself. It was a cool moment for sure. The RV345P we brought was a crowd-pleaser. The idea of WAN failover and load balancing really made sense for this crowd. I get it, over half of our models have Dual WAN ports. The RV Series has been in the market serving the small business for over ten years. For more information, click here.

Other highlights, as always was our vast portfolio of switching, including the new SG250, 350 and 550 models. The unmanaged 110 series is always popular. With a portfolio so big, there is literally a model for any use-case or deployment requirement. Our SG250-26 model onsite got many up-close looks.

Our wireless access points (WAP Series) stood out. Like the others, they got handled by many eager hands as they were closely inspected. The 4