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The recent Cisco Partner Summit was a significant milestone for many reasons. We debuted new leaders for Worldwide Sales and Marketing, Customer Experience, and the Global Partner Organization. We unveiled several new Cisco innovations spanning intent-based networking, security, and collaboration. B…

Another Partner Summit wrapped up in mid-November and our IOT and Industry Partner Team was working “round the clock” on several major announcements and events that I would like to share with you. I’ll also share some links so that you can view any events you were unable to attend. Please check out…

What has us excited after Partner Summit 2018 It’s been three weeks since we wrapped up Partner Summit in Las Vegas and I am still buzzing from all of the energy and excitement from that week. For those of you that attended in person or joined us virtually, I hope you are still feeling it too. With…

In my last blog, I communicated how customer expectations are rising, and as partners, we need to rise to the occasion too. Partners that understand and embrace this shift will step ahead and thrive in the years to come. During the weeks leading up to Partner Summit, the team and I talked to dozens…

It’s hard to believe that it’s been two weeks since our Cisco Partner Summit in Las Vegas. What a week it was!  As I reflect on a fantastic week of sharing, inspiring, connecting and celebrating with our partners, I’m more excited and more convinced than ever about our future growth opportunities wi…

Cisco Partner Summit 2018 reinforced many things for me. Most significantly, I continued to receive positive feedback from you and witnessed your continued support for our vision for the future together. At the same time, I was once again struck by the rapid pace of progress. It is unmistakable, eve…

Last week in Las Vegas, I attended my fourth Cisco Partner Summit, where I was able to see some of our big announcements firsthand. In case you missed Partner Summit, we covered all the news in our Partner Blogs.  You can review our posts on: Leading New Customer Value Together, which focused on ou…

A new journey There is an old proverb that says “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”. I am fortunate enough to have recently been on a family holiday to Scandinavia. In my case, the journey was more like 38,000 kilometers (24,000 miles), from the first step out of my front door…

That’s a wrap for Cisco Partner Summit 2018 taking place in Las Vegas, Nevada – a fantastic opportunity to spend time with Cisco partners, press, analysts and colleagues to collectively discover how we can Lead Together – the theme of the conference. I loved interacting with our partners, and enjoyi…