Partner
Secrets of Highly Productive Partner AM’s
Cisco relies on a robust partner ecosystem that drives the majority of our business. However, each of you have your own differentiated approach to the market. Today, I wanted to share some of the resources that can increase AM’s productivity. Many of you are already aware of and are using the follow…
The Power of Brazil Meets the Power of IoT
Energy helps power the work we do, the food we eat and the homes we live in. If it stops, our lives stop, too. As one of Brazil’s largest energy providers, Neoenergia knows this all too well. More than 11 million people depend on them for power without pause. It’s a big job—one that comes with its…
The Next Step in Intent-based Networking for the WAN
Cisco is announcing another major milestone on the path to intent-based networking for the WAN. About a year ago, when we announced the acquisition of Viptela, the leader in software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) technologies, we promised integration of Viptela SD-WAN. The Cisco SD-WAN solution (based on Vip…
Hello to Hi-Tech House Calls
How can we help medical professionals see more patients? A major southern hospital needed to find an answer. They couldn’t find enough doctors and nurses to cover their growing number of patients. And to make it even tougher, they were combining two goals: rural outreach and state-wide coverage in s…
Building an Adoption Practice Leveraging a Customer Success Approach
For the first time ever, the Americas Partner Organization hosted Partner Xperience at Cisco Live in Orlando last month – a powerful event for both our resellers and ecosystem partners. It was very exciting and, in my opinion, an inflection point for all of us. During the week, we engaged with Cisco…
What’s Coming? A Preview of the New Industry Webinars
I am not a big moviegoer, but one of fun parts of going to the movies for most people is seeing the previews of coming attractions. Everyone wants to see the exciting new movie trailers to help decide if they want to go. I also remember when I was a kid one the highlights in the summer break from sc…
Using Data to Conserve Energy
The University of British Columbia (UBC) wanted to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 67% from its 2007 levels over the next five years. For any organization pursuing sustainability, building management is a top priority. Buildings account for 40% of all primary energy use, and cutting back of…
Spring into Action in an Omnichannel World
A Salesforce survey from 2017 indicated that “64% of marketing leaders said that their company has become more focused on providing a consistent experience across every channel as a result of changing customer expectations”. The employee experience is the cornerstone. Human interaction matters now—a…
Cisco Kinetic is helping cities become “Smart Cities”
How do cities gather operational information? In what ways do city traffic engineers and planners gain visibility to traffic conditions and impacting weather conditions? Exactly how do Road Maintenance Supervisors determine if they need to send their crews to repair a problem? The answer is through…