Cisco Partner Ecosystem

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…

Time is valuable. And it never feels like we have enough of it. Learn how to save time, make more money, reach more customers, and stay connected. Seem impossible? It’s not!   Service contracts are a time and money succubus. But they don’t have to be. Tracking thousands of services contra…

Most of us think of the word “disruption” as being negative. For instance, we get a late night phone call and our sleep is disrupted. Or we’re driving home from work and hit a traffic jam and our commute is disrupted. Whenever we’re comfortable and have a common routine that gets interrupted, it mak…

Partners crave speed. Customers want business outcomes. Distributors respond to both in a big way. Understanding what partners and customers need to succeed is THE driving factor in my job.  When partners and customers succeed, Cisco and our distributors succeed. The key to ensuring this is simple –…

Seeing our customers achieve exceptional business outcomes is what motivates us every day, and it’s central to our mission to create customers for life. That’s why sharing how distribution giant Tech Data puts the power of data and automation to work for its reseller partners and customers is such a…

Cisco Live US 2016 outdid itself this year. Just like our host city, Las Vegas, Cisco Live was action-packed and one of our best conferences yet. For 26 years, partners and mutual customers have gathered under one roof to experience and learn about Cisco’s newest innovations and solutions. This year…

We’ve reached the midway point in 2016 and now’s the perfect time to reevaluate – or even re-think – your current growth strategy. Traditionally in our industry, business growth has been built around gaining market share: adding new logos, making more deals and fueling the sales pipeline. “Being suc…

So much inspiration (and action) came out of Cisco Live this week. Who better to recap it than our very own Nirav Sheth and Rick Snyder?  This week let’s look back by hearing Nirav’s perspective on Cisco Live .   >> Fast Forward: Rick joins us next week with his takeaways and highlights:…

As I returned to the Bay Area after Cisco Live U.S. (CLUS), it occurred to me that Cisco and our partners are on a journey of a different kind. Together we are embarking on the road to a digital transformation, and CLUS is but one stop along the way. Cisco will lead some of the time. Other times our…