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I have been in the Consumer and Content industries for quite some time, but I gotta tell you, what we have brewing with our partner ecosystem at the National Retail Federation show is pretty awesome and quite “transformational” if I do say so myself. ***Note: NRF is Jan. 13-15, 2019 in NYC, NY! You…

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…

There’s no better time to be in IoT than now! I’m thrilled to be here in Las Vegas at Cisco Partner Summit to share stories I hear from our customers about how IoT is changing their businesses. And to tell you – our partners – what we are doing here at Cisco to accelerate those IoT opportunities. Le…

My eight-year-old is just starting third grade, and he is coping with the increased demands of a more rigorous school year.  Today’s educators are looking for new ways to improve education in earlier years, and there are some new options I believe should be taken into consideration. My son and his f…

Envision if you will that it’s January 15th, 2012 and I am a week into my career at Cisco. On this day I would make my maiden voyage to the Cisco world headquarters in San Jose, CA. I would do all the new employee stuff, like getting my badge, laptop, and other meet and greet items that day. I would…

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…

I often get asked by partners how we work in industries.  Those conversations start with partners asking us about our sales offers (think of these as the industry message and use case that driving the architectures), then they want to know about trends, and then finally, the question is how we work…

Since its genesis, Cisco has sought to apply our technology and resources to positively impact people around the world, working closely with our partners and customers to do so. Whether it’s reskilling people through the Network Academy, saving Rhinos from poachers in South Africa, or providing conn…