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3 “Must See” Sessions for Cisco Services Partners at Cisco Live Orlando
If you’re a Cisco Services partner, then I hope to see you at Cisco Live in Orlando! Cisco Live has evolved into a conference with programs designed to connect our growing community of ecosystem partners with our Cisco Services partners. Whether you have an existing services practice or are looking…
A Task Assistant of Your Own
Everyone could use an extra pair of hands on the small tasks that add up. Like scheduling meetings, plugging numbers into a spreadsheet, or helping to design your sales deck. However, most of us don’t have the type of job that comes with a personal assistant. Until now. Meet Taskware. Our teams of e…
The Impact of Cisco’s Partner Ecosystem in the Sports and Entertainment Industry
Recently one of Cisco’s Sports and Entertainment customers, Little Ceasars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, was awarded Sports Business Journals, Facility of the Year Award. An incredible accomplishment for the arena, beating out other Cisco customers Notre Dame Stadium, SunTrust Park/The Battery Atlanta…
Marketing for a New Era – Marketing Velocity Barcelona 2018
I spent last week at Marketing Velocity in Barcelona with 300 of our global partner marketers and marketing experts within Cisco. What an experience. I left inspired, energized and confident about our future together, and how we can accelerate our partners’ marketing practices. While there were many…
Get Ready to Accelerate, Shift Up, and Drive More Innovation with Cisco DNA
You don’t want to miss the upcoming region partner webinars. We’re going to give you a full preview of the exciting announcements planned for Cisco Live in Orlando, which will enable you to go to the “next level” with Cisco DNA and Intent Based Networking. We’ll be announcing new capabilities and re…
The Formula for Happiness and Success in a Transformational World
A conversation with my college-age son over his winter break led me to discover an entirely new role model in my life — positive psychology researcher, Shawn Achor. Fast forward a few months and I had the privilege of introducing Shawn at our Cisco GVS&CS leadership summit last month. In s…
Business is a Team Sport: The Importance of Growing Your Solutions Ecosystem
Cloud computing, software-defined networking, Internet of Things, AI, machine learning, blockchain, quantum computing: Are you trying to go it alone developing innovative solutions using these and other complex technologies? That’s no longer a tenable position for the vast majority of companies. Ver…
Utilizing Marketing for Big Impact: Congratulations to our 2018 Marketing Velocity Global Award Winners
I’m currently in Barcelona at our Marketing Velocity event with more than 200 of our partner marketers. This event is designed for us to jointly discuss trends impacting our industry, and accelerate marketing practices by connecting, educating, and activating our partner marketing community at ̵…
Big Security Without the Big Budget
IT security isn’t an afterthought anymore. The headlines have been full of everything from hacker attacks to the WannaCry virus and more. Organizations know they have to get in front of the next threat before it sneaks into their systems. But top-line security can be too pricey when you’re on a fixe…