Partner Programs

As my colleague, Marc Surplus, notes in a recent post, the year brought significant focus on developing and rewarding a lifecycle approach through our program portfolio. We can all agree that it’s easier and cheaper to expand a relationship with an existing customer than it is to land a new on…

Cisco’s Partner Summit is right around the corner, and I’m looking forward to sharing what’s coming in 2020. In the meantime, are you curious about whether we delivered on our commitments at our last Partner Summit? What We Told You: We Will Recognize and Reward New Capabilities What We Did: Our com…

On behalf of the entire Programs Portfolio team, I am thrilled to announce that for the eighth year in a row, our Cisco Channel Partner Program has earned the 5-star ranking by CRN and is listed in CRN’s 2019 Partner Program Guide. And for the third year, our Cloud and Managed Services Program (CMSP…

For over 25 years, Cisco has built the most robust, partner-led programs in the industry. Last year at Cisco Partner Summit, we focused on our core programs with simplicity and mutual value exchange. This year, I am excited to announce new changes that are fundamentally evolving our programs to alig…

Our annual Partner Summit kicks off November 13th in Las Vegas. And you’ll want to catch this one, as we’ve transformed many facets of the Partner Program this year—with more exciting things in the works for FY19. Can’t make it in person? You can also stream it live. Before you attend, let’s take a…

Can you believe it’s almost been six months since Partner Summit 2017?! During last year’s Partner Summit, we talked about how we are evolving our Partner Programs to be more streamlined and focused on addressing the new market transitions we’re seeing today. This week we are in the Bahamas at Partn…

For the seventh year in a row, our Cisco Channel Partner Program has been awarded a 5-Star ranking by CRN and will be listed in CRN’s 2018 Partner Program Guide. In addition, our Cloud and Managed Services Program has earned this prestigious 5-Star ranking for the second year running, and our Soluti…

Own It. That’s the theme for Cisco Partner Summit 2017, and it couldn’t be more apt for the program news we’re sharing at this year’s summit. We’ve been on a listening tour, hearing what partners think we’re doing well and what we could be doing better. And we’re owning that feedback by making it ou…

Our business is changing. Our customers’ needs are evolving. Companies are more global than ever. The phrase ‘think global, act local’ has never been more relevant. We’ve listened closely and understand that we need to make it easier for our partners to do business with us at a global scale.  Today…