Partner

Wow.  So that’s what a Full Speed Partner Summit feels like? Let me take a second to catch my breath and reflect on #CiscoPS16. As we heard from Chuck Robbins, we’re seeing unprecedented speed and opportunity in our industry with the digital era creating new opportunities for growth and the need for…

Last week’s Partner Summit in San Francisco took place at Full Speed! Let me start by sincerely thanking all of our attendees, partners, analysts, guests and Cisco employees for their energy, enthusiasm and engagement. It is this energy which makes me incredibly optimistic that we really can go supe…

At Cisco’s Partner Summit last week in San Francisco, I was thrilled to host my first Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) regional session. It came a month after I celebrated 30 years in IT sales and channels, and 90 days into my new role as the leader of the APJ Partner Organization. As I said to the room…

Salesforce Scale. Sales Acceleration. Customer Reach and Loyalty. Do these terms sound familiar? To others in different industries, these might just be simple phrases.  To you they mean so much more. They were also a constant theme among partners shared with me during the Partner Summit 2016 Event.…

Cisco Partner Summit is one of my favorite times each year. It’s kind of like the World Cup for our team, where we go all-out to help our partners accelerate their business opportunities. We come together, get creative, make big investments, and strengthen relationships built around our strategic pi…

One of the most anticipated events at Partner Summit is the annual Global Awards reception. As we come together to recognize our partners for achieving outstanding leadership and innovation, we also celebrate the success of our entire community. Last night, I had the privilege of presenting these 20…

Our most profitable partners sell security. And the underpinning of security solutions is software. Yet profit isn’t the only reason you should amp up your security practice. With cyberattacks increasing in both sophistication and volume, cybersecurity is on the top of everyone’s mind. Our security…

Data. It’s the lifeblood of digital transformation. And managing data that’s constantly flowing into your company requires combining capacity, performance and economics. Even more, finding insight inside that data comes down to how quickly and reliably you can work through it. Companies transforming…

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…