Cisco Partner Summit

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…

While I never read cliff notes and prefer books to movies, I love a good spoiler alert. If you don’t, stop reading. Otherwise, enjoy this teaser for Partner Summit.   Who’s Who. How to Engage. One of our executive recently said, “We have an amazing strategy that we get to share with our partne…

Though it has been only eight months since we last gathered, there are so many new developments that will make for a great Partner Summit next week in San Francisco and virtually for those who won’t be there live. We’ll talk about new tools and resources for you to take advantage of digital transfor…

Mobility. IoT. Cloud. Analytics. Major technology shifts have forced businesses to think differently about their technology investments. As organizations retool to go digital – whether their goals are to grow, drive productivity, differentiate, protect themselves, improve customer experience, or dri…

There are so many definitions for Digitization out there, all trying to convey the same concept with varying degrees of loftiness and specificity. My own is simple – make the best use of the latest tech to excel in your business. And all of us need to do it…Cisco, partners of all types and customers…

Digital transformation offers customers immense opportunity to create new business value, and can only be achieved when it is powered by both our best-of-breed partners and Cisco innovation. We put our customer business issues first – then engage our entire ecosystem, including resellers, software v…

“It’s in TWENTY-THREE DAYS” I tell my kids. “Our trip to Disney?!?! They inquire excitedly. “Disney…what? No! That’s not for a while. I’m talking about PARTNER SUMMIT” is my pithy response. As they roll their eyes and look mildly disappointed I regale them with stories about the event. They retort w…