Showcasing the Power of Cisco Partners to Deliver Real Outcomes

Showcasing the Power of Cisco Partners to Deliver Real Outcomes

The needs of customers are evolving faster than ever — and Cisco is evolving with them. As you know, we’re re-architecting the way we design solutions and deliver them to market — with a One Cisco approach across our portfolio and AI strategy — because yesterday’s approaches no longer support today’s reality. Customers today expect faster innovation, seamless experiences, and greater impact from their technology investments. That’s why we’re building the Cisco 360 Partner Program…

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Accelerating Success: How Cisco and Partners Drive Cybersecurity Growth

Accelerating Success: How Cisco and Partners Drive Cybersecurity Growth

What Makes a Partnership Truly Exceptional? Good partnerships are built on trust, reliability, and shared values. Great partnerships, however, go further. Every interaction with our channel partners is an opportunity to deepen trust, enhance transparency, and create lasting solutions. Cisco’s cybersecurity priorities drive exceptional partnerships by focusing on cybersecurity competencies [proficiencies], simplifying our portfolio, and expanding the market through ecosystem growth. Celebrating Our Cybersecurity Journey Let me start by reflecting on our progress in cybersecurity;…

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Level Up Your Cisco Partnership with Black Belt Academy

Level Up Your Cisco Partnership with Black Belt Academy

In a world where technology evolves at lightning speed, staying competitive means staying informed. For Cisco partners, success hinges on having the right tools, training, and insights to deliver exceptional value to customers. Enter Black Belt Academy—a game-changing enablement platform that goes beyond traditional training. Designed to empower your team and drive measurable growth, Black Belt Academy has become a cornerstone of partner success within the Cisco ecosystem. With an impressive community of over 7,500…

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How Partners Can Accelerate Growth with Cisco and Splunk

How Partners Can Accelerate Growth with Cisco and Splunk

It’s been just over a year since Cisco and Splunk joined forces, and the vision behind this acquisition remains stronger than ever:  We will bring the full power of the network, together with market-leading security and observability solutions, to deliver a real-time unified view of the entire digital landscape, helping teams proactively defend critical infrastructure, prevent outages, and refine the network experience. Today, over 1,000 organizations are joint partners of Cisco and Splunk—and that number…

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Spring Training for Success: What Sports Taught Me About Customer-Focused Partner Readiness

Spring Training for Success: What Sports Taught Me About Customer-Focused Partner Readiness

I still remember that American Amateur Baseball Congress (AABC) championship game where, with the scoreboard reading 1-1 in the final inning, a ground ball shot toward me and everything slowed down. The crucial double-play required absolute precision – one fraction of an inch off, and our season would end. We executed flawlessly, setting up the game-winning home run moments later. Years later at Lawrence Stadium in Wichita, Kansas, I found myself in an even bigger…

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Evolving Together: The Next Chapter in Our Partner Journey

Evolving Together: The Next Chapter in Our Partner Journey

When I look at Cisco’s history, I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve built – a world-class hardware portfolio that’s been the foundation of our shared success. Over the last five years, our business has evolved significantly. As our recent earnings show, subscription revenue now represents 56% of Cisco’s total revenue. Our business model has transformed from primarily transactional to increasingly subscription-based, with software revenue growing 33% and software subscription revenue up 39%. This fundamental shift…

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Maximizing Impact with the Cisco 360 Partner Program Value Index

Maximizing Impact with the Cisco 360 Partner Program Value Index

In today’s fast-evolving technology landscape, differentiation is key. That’s why Cisco is redefining how we measure and ultimately reward your impact with the new Partner Value Index. This groundbreaking approach, part of the new Cisco 360 Partner Program, establishes a new standard for recognizing the unique ways you drive value for customers.  A fresh perspective on value The Partner Value Index was created to highlight what makes your business unique. As Cisco’s strategy for working…

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A Season of Gratitude and Growth: Partnering to Build the Cisco 360 Partner Program

A Season of Gratitude and Growth: Partnering to Build the Cisco 360 Partner Program

With the holiday season upon us, I find myself reflecting on what has been a truly special year, one that included a milestone birthday for me. It was the perfect reason to embrace new adventures and celebrate with loved ones. From running a 10-mile race with my family to picking up judo again with my boys, and even whale watching together in Quebec, this year became a journey of saying ‘yes’ to living life fully….

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Driving Success Together: Key Takeaways from WebexOne and Partner Summit

Driving Success Together: Key Takeaways from WebexOne and Partner Summit

Are you amazed as I am that it is already November? Here at Cisco, the end of our first quarter is a flurry of events. With WebexOne rounding out October, we headed straight into November and Partner Summit. As always, I was astonished by the enthusiasm, participation, and sentiments from our partners during these two events. My team and I were nonstop, hosting 140+ meetings, gathering feedback, understanding challenges, aligning priorities, and sharing strategic outlooks…

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Cisco and Our Partners: Moving Forward as One

Cisco and Our Partners: Moving Forward as One

What an incredible week at Partner Summit 2024! The energy was electric, both in person and through our digital experience, as we came together to shape the future of technology. Whether through the global session keynotes, business impact sessions, extensive 1:1 meetings or networking opportunities, our goal was to create an event that was engaging, inspiring and relevant to you and your business. While your initial feedback has been tremendous, I want to hear more….

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