Cisco Partner Ecosystem

I have a good friend named Jeff, whom I’ve known for several years. Since I met him, he has been the lead singer in a band, playing at various local venues and doing opening acts for medium sized groups. Last week, Jeff and I had dinner at a spot in San Francisco. We talked about family, friends and…

One of your customers’ top priorities IS securing their network. By now you’re more than versed with the pitfalls of security vulnerabilities and you’re using that knowledge every day to educate your customers. Have you seen how focused we are on security? You could say we’ve become passionate about…

Security is a hot topic around here. Our customers want it. Our businesses need it. Our partners can provide it. And none of us can be successful without it.   Recently I was talking with colleagues about how in a relatively short amount of time Cisco has established a market-leading position t…

We’re going Back to the Future in our Data Center time machine then exploring a new way to be the people that our customers know, like, and trust. Read on to learn how: Tetration Analytics helps customers ____ (we filled in the blank below) Healthy relationships lead to more business. We can help.…

What is the cost for one hour of downtime in today’s digital world? Can a value be placed on applications or data that can’t be recovered after an outage, or needs to be restored from days (or weeks) prior? Before the advent of cloud computing, organizations were forced to implement disaster recover…

According to IDC, 41% of executives say digital disruption increases risk of being put out of business. In this context, it is not surprising that every business, country and city is on a journey to become digital. But, no one company can deliver these digital solutions alone. That’s why Cisco takes…

Today we’re talking with John Stone, Cisco Senior Manager, Digital Experience & Analytics, about the importance of Customer Lifecycle Management (CLM). Beyond unlocking margin potential for partners, John says CLM is the key to creating customers for life. As one of Cisco’s top post-sale engagem…

Motivating Sales Teams:  5 Ways to Keep Your Sales Team Motivated Working in a sales role can be extremely gratifying when things are going well. But let’s face it, when you throw in a few customer issues, missed deals or product availability problems in the mix, things can go south quickly. Keeping…

Confession: I read the ends of books long before I get to the last chapter.  If you’re like me, you like to know what’s to come so you can linger along the journey a bit more. Over the next few weeks we are going to talk more about your success and how we can help you including: The difference betw…