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Cisco Live Opens New Ways For Us To Align
It started in 2016 when we hosted two Partner Summits in the same year. That’s when we really began to walk the talk of recognizing our partners as an extension of our sales force. Alignment is one of Wendy Bahr’s guiding principles for our mutual success, and moving Partner Summit to follow GSX, o…
An Evolution Is Underway at GDT
I’ve been talking to partners a lot lately about “the roads to recurring revenue” that can take us all closer to a future of cloud, subscription services, and relevance in a new market where software is king. It’s always exciting to hear from the partners who are cruising these roads and transformin…
Seize the Momentum of Cisco Spark
We’re having fun now! For weeks leading up to the Cisco Spark launch on January 24, we said we’d leave our mark on the industry. In my last blog, I declared, “The Future Is Now.” As you know, we worked toward that pivotal moment for years. Leave our mark we did, and it is thrilling to feel the momen…
The Future Is Now
Today in San Francisco, Rowan Trollope, SVP IoT and Applications, announced two ground-breaking Cisco Spark innovations that will leave their mark on the collaboration industry forever: Cisco Spark Board and new Cisco Spark software capabilities that, together, will revolutionize the meeting experie…
A Year of Change Pays Off
“It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.” That was the quote I used by W. Edwards Deming, a 20th century engineer and physicist, to open up my collaboration breakout session at Partner Summit back in March. Obviously, it’s tongue-in-cheek, but the point is clear. We’ve spent the la…
Collaboration Just Got Simpler and More Flexible
Cloud technology is changing the market landscape, and Cisco is committed to delivering our collaboration portfolio from the cloud. This is a pivotal year to take our customers there. Today’s announcements position you to win in this new market. But why is this the year? Well, because the Cisco Spar…
The Year We Move Full Speed to Cloud
It is clear Collaboration has become a strategic driver for Cisco. We are contributing more and more to the company’s profitability, and collaboration is a top priority for Cisco as was apparent from the recent earnings news. We did that together! Thank you for our seventh consecutive quarter of gro…
Collaboration Partners, Is Your Blood Still Pumping from Cisco Live? Sure It Is.
The innovations Chuck, Rowan, and team shared at Cisco Live opened yet another chance for us to share the limelight on the digital transformation stage. Cisco is clearly leading this production, and providing the Digital Network Architecture and partner ecosystem to deliver the enormous benefits of…
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