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Navigating Uncharted Waters for Cisco Partners
I’ve been relying a lot more on my home collaboration solution since Cisco made the responsible decision to close some of its campuses in northern California as a precaution to the coronavirus. And I can tell you, I am even more of a believer of how technology can improve our communications and coll…
Owning Your Edge can be as Simple as Lending an Ear
Now that 2019 is winding down, I hope you’re wrapping up the year and getting ready for some well-deserved festivities with family and friends (I know I am!). Before it’s time to raise a glass and ring in the new year, I wanted to raise a glass to you, our amazing Cisco partners. 365 days a year, yo…
Continue Owning Your Edge After Cisco Partner Summit 2019
Wow, what a week and another standout Cisco Partner Summit! This event has always been a highlight of my year, both as a partner of Cisco and now leading the Global Partner Organization. It is truly an honor to be with our partners and share our latest news and strategic direction with them. Partner…
Cisco’s 2019 Partner Summit Global Awards Winners!
We love to recognize our top-performing partners and their incredible achievements. And sharing this information at Cisco Partner Summit is always a highlight. This year, I’m excited to announce the nineteen global partners receiving top honors at this year’s event. They were selected for their inn…
Your edge matters. Let’s own it together.
I’m excited to join everyone again at Partner Summit on November 4-6 in Las Vegas. That’s next week! This year, we’re all going right to the edge, your edge that is. Our theme for Cisco Partner Summit 2019 is Own your Edge. What exactly does that mean for you? Well here’s a bit of a preview for you…
Perform, Transform… and Protect!
By now, you have heard me talk about how we’re helping partners “perform and transform” in their businesses, ensuring they’re meeting today’s business goals while also evolving to capture new revenue streams and help our customers in new ways. Our partners are much more than a route to market — they…
How is Cisco Helping You? Press ‘Play’ to Perform and Transform
I recently sat down with David Durham from our Global Partner Marketing team for a quick chat about how far we’ve come since I first started talking about our Perform and Transform strategy. It’s been great to hear how much this resonates with our partners who see the need to hit their daily busines…
A Look Back at Cisco Live 2019
What an incredible week in San Diego at Cisco Live 2019! I had the opportunity meet with many partners, analysts and press throughout the event. Their collective feedback reaffirms that our strategy to help partners perform and transform is resonating and makes sense. I really enjoyed my time on-sta…
Perform and Transform with Cisco
The opportunity for Cisco and our partners is bigger than ever before and is represented by four key trends: digitization is a reality that drives infrastructure spend; the increasing shift to the Cloud is requiring a fundamental change in how companies run their entire infrastructure; the technolog…