Cisco Partner Summit 2017

Now’s the time to write the next chapter If you’ve been working in tech for as long as I have, you know that nothing stays the same for long. Cisco has always been a part of that change.  We have now entered the new era of digital business and Cisco wants to help partners navigate the changing custo…

Own It. That’s the theme for Cisco Partner Summit 2017, and it couldn’t be more apt for the program news we’re sharing at this year’s summit. We’ve been on a listening tour, hearing what partners think we’re doing well and what we could be doing better. And we’re owning that feedback by making it ou…

At Cisco, we are always looking for ways to make it easier for our partners to do business with us, grow, and become more profitable. It’s our commitment to work alongside you to discover untapped opportunities to accelerate revenue, and along the way, address the core barriers to achieving successf…

If you saw our October 25 announcement regarding our partnership with Google, then you know we’re working together to deliver a hybrid cloud solution to enable applications and services to be deployed, managed and secured across on-premises environments and Google Cloud Platform. For enterprise cust…

In the last year or so I had more than a hundred meetings with our customers and partners and experienced a very diverse spectrum of cloud needs and readiness. Nearly everybody understood how Cisco could help with their private cloud and data center needs, but few appreciated how Cisco could solve t…

Each year I look forward to Partner Summit and seeing many of our partners.  The event also gives me the opportunity to recognize the performance of our top partners by presenting the Cisco Partner Summit Global Awards.  Please join me in congratulating this year’s winners: Bynet Data Communication…

Only a few days left until one of my favorite events of the year. It’s always a treat to connect with all of you at Partner Summit, and whether you plan to be there in person or follow along with Virtual Partner Summit, we’ve got some big things to talk about. Together we can own the opportunities i…

I can’t believe we’re already less than a week away from Cisco Partner Summit 2017! I think it’s safe to say we accomplished what we talked about in San Francisco last year –  going Full Speed with partners to capitalize on the digital era with Cisco.  Let’s continue the momentum next week in Dallas…

Companies across all industries – from retail to healthcare to manufacturing – are focused on becoming digital businesses. And, according to Gartner, the percentage of enterprises that deem networking core to their digital initiative success will increase to over 75% by 2022. Cisco partners are the…