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Partner Success Story Within the storied walls of Youngstown State University, leaders came together in pursuit of a vision. What was that vision? To get rid of those storied walls.   No, this isn’t a renovation project. This is a project about access, and expanding the university’s offerings to stu…

A short time ago I had the opportunity to participate in the AI Partner and Customer events that we had in our Innovation Centers in Paris, London and Berlin. The excitement and interest of both our customers and partners was palpable. You might have seen some of the headlines in the news around Art…

About a year ago, SEO re-claimed its title as the number one source for referral traffic. It snagged the title from social media, which held it since 2014. The news made headlines throughout the digital marketing world and marketers took notice. According to a 2018 survey by Ascend2, 91 percent of m…

Living in the Northern Rockies, we have the privilege of enjoying all four seasons.  This winter we enjoyed a record snow pack and fantastic ski season, with remnant snow piles still dotting the shady sides of many yards.  Living in this climate every fall we are confronted with a barrage of adds wa…

Partner Success Story The TIKI Corporation, one of the fastest growing and leading online retailers in Vietnam, had a good problem: a growing demand for its services. But, they faced growing pains, too. TIKI’s call center wasn’t equipped to keep up with the high volume of customer calls coming in, o…

Innovation. It’s one of my favorite words because it shows how transformations can take shape when teams are performing well, and working together. Chuck Robbins has committed to an increased pace of innovation at Cisco, and we’ve been delivering – from the Catalyst family of intent-based networking…

Are you all in on IoT? Partners and customers are making big bets on IoT connectivity. As Cisco partners see the unique global opportunities IoT brings to the table, they are leveraging our ruggedized portfolio of products.  This is helping them to spearhead efforts to differentiate and capture incr…

Partner Success Story We’ve all heard the adage, “Physician, heal thyself.” Here’s a lesser known version: “Healthcare network, heal thy technology ills.” And with patients out of 21 regional locations across 2 states, complete with two urgent care facilities, an emergency care center, and over 200…

We live in a time when everything is becoming connected. When I was a kid, our house had only 1 phone that we all had to share. Now, each person in my family has their own mobile phone. Not only that, but my house has connected cameras. And smart speakers. My car has connected sensors. The office ha…