EMEAR

You may have heard about Cisco’s incredible dedication to giving back – so much so, that they don’t just match our dollars and hours volunteered to approved organizations, but they give each employee five days (separate from our PTO) to volunteer in ways we’re most passionate about. It’s an amazing…

This post was authored by Cisco Sales Intern Samy Doloris. As my studies in Computer Science and Engineering ended, there was one thing left to achieve – my master thesis. Most students at my university look up thesis topics with their professors. But I chose an alternative direction and found mysel…

Three months after joining Cisco as a Cyber Security Specialist in South Africa a friend asked how my new job was going, and how it felt to work for such a large, global company. The answer was easy – my new job was going fantastic, and I told her any time I have a question I was always met with th…

Recently, I got the opportunity to share time with a selection of Cisco Partners at the Marketing Velocity event in Amsterdam. As I was just two months into my new role as Director of Segment and Partner Marketing in EMEAR, this was just the sort of early opportunity I needed to help me get a feel f…

“I hope you’ll get value from my story about how we created this successful country-level partner marketing event – which we adapted from the Cisco Live! Marketing Velocity session in Melbourne. It has helped us build an even stronger partner community on the ground.” – Marthe Carlsen, Cisco…

Life is like a 4,000-piece jigsaw puzzle; always challenging, sometimes fun, other times frustrating, but always rewarding when the pieces just fall into place.  When I was a young girl, I used to love putting together puzzles – the more difficult, the better! In high school, I discovered technolog…

I love getting your feedback – so does our entire Cisco Global Partner Marketing team. Recently I attended our third and final Marketing Velocity event of the year, in Amsterdam. Earlier this year we held regional events in Melbourne, Australia and New Orleans. Looking back, I’m glad we acted on you…

It’s funny how an 80’s icon can still mean so much to us today, and yet – still barely be a thought until it’s right in front of you.  I wandered into Gayle’s Wine Bar in Llangollen, North Wales with my husband Neil and some local friends where a guy was leaning against the bar playing with a Rubik’…

When you think of Cisco you may not think of Security, Software, or even Cloud and Collaboration – but you should! We are so much more than just routing and switching these days as the world around us evolves, and we continue to push the boundaries as the company who created the infrastructure for t…