Cisco Partner Weekly Rewind – February 14, 2014

Each week, we’ll highlight the most important Cisco partner news and stories, as well as point you to important, Cisco-related partner content you may have missed along the way. Here’s what you might have missed this week:

Off the Top

Bruce Klein offered us his thoughts on the Internet of Everything (IoE) opportunity and how Cisco’s evolution of its partner ecosystem supports “connecting the unconnected.”

With a look back at John Chambers’ keynote at CES 2014 in January, and some great examples of using Cisco technology to change the conversation with your clients, Bruce provided fabulous insight on how partners can claim their share of the IoE opportunity just by taking a different approach.

Be sure to take a look at Bruce’s blog and join the conversation on IoE.

Partner Evolution Toward the Cloud

In a follow up to Edison Peres’ blog on evolving to Cloud and Hybrid IT, Bob Gault provided an in-depth look at the top five business imperatives for partners looking to evolve toward the cloud. With customers shifting away from premise-based solutions and moving more and more to the cloud, Bob took a look at:

Constructing a Hybrid IT Business Model

Utilizing Experts to Prepare for Cloud

Engaging in the right Business Conversation (With the right Department)

Considering Partnering with other Partners

Focusing on Cloud-based Customer Services

This blog is not to be missed if you want to capitalize on the shift to cloud!

Partner Opportunities with Software-Enabled Services

The latest post from Raja Sundaram is centered around software-enabled services and how they can create lucrative opportunities for partners. Be sure to give Raja’s blog a read and get up-to-speed on our Smart Services portfolio and how you can capture your share of this opportunity.

Good Reads

Jeff McKittrick builds a successful mobility roadmap

Amanda Mullens provides Cisco Live! Milan videos and documents

Rochelle Barnett shows how IT leaders can broker Cloud technology

Bill Reilly enforces application SLAs over hybrid networks

Keep An Eye Out

Check out the Cisco Partner RSA 2014 agenda for the upcoming event February 24-27 in San Francisco.

Register to attend the Security Global Partner launch webcast on February 18 or 19 to hear more about our new Security Model Strategy.

Register for the Cisco Collaboration March 2014 Global Partner Launch Webcast on March 11 to get a sneak preview of external announcements and solution updates at Enterprise Connect 2014.

Swing by the Cisco Partner Event calendar for the latest information on Cisco partner gatherings