Cheers to 2023 and a Year of Partner Prosperity Ahead

Cheers to 2023 and a Year of Partner Prosperity Ahead

This year, my family (including the dogs) loaded up the car and drove into the beautiful Oregon mountains to cut down a Christmas tree. Despite relentless wildfires earlier in the year, we found the perfect survivor tree to take home with us—a symbol of perseverance and prosperity. Going into 2024, I wish the same for you—as our partner—to thrive and prosper. Our momentum is greater together in security. AI Everywhere: Cisco Security The tree we…

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Cisco and Nutanix Team Up in Response to Customer Demand: Another Win for Customer-Centric Innovation

Cisco and Nutanix Team Up in Response to Customer Demand: Another Win for Customer-Centric Innovation

In the ever-evolving landscape of IT, organizations continually seek solutions that simplify complexity, break down silos, and enhance agility. At Cisco, we’re continually tuned into the demands and requirements of our customer base, and it’s this laser focus that has led to our most recent collaborative venture. We are thrilled to announce our new integration with Nutanix, a leader in enterprise cloud computing solutions. Listening to You: Our Driving Force Time and time again, our…

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Partnering for Purpose: A Year in Focus

Partnering for Purpose: A Year in Focus

This is typically the time of year when we take time to reflect, and looking back, 2023 has been a wonderful year of fulfillment and purpose for me, specifically in my role leading Partnering for Purpose. A global Cisco initiative, Partnering for Purpose works to align our commitment to an inclusive future across our business relationships. It is designed to make it easier for our partners, customers, and suppliers around the world to collaborate with Cisco…

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Shaping the Future of Finance: The Cisco and AWS Collaboration in EMEA

Shaping the Future of Finance: The Cisco and AWS Collaboration in EMEA

The collaboration between Cisco and Amazon Web Services (AWS) in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region—combining each company’s market leading strengths—continues to deliver impressive outcomes for our customers, notably within the Financial Services Industry (FSI). This success has not gone unnoticed, as demonstrated by two partnership accolades awarded in recent weeks. AWS named 2023 Cisco Co-sell Partner of the Year During Cisco Partner Summit 2023 in November, AWS was honored as the Cisco…

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Happy Holidays and Happy New Year Cisco Distributors

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year Cisco Distributors

We have found ourselves in this wonderful season again. A season of giving, sharing, and remembering—a unique opportunity to slow down and be with those who bring you immense joy and peace. We have worked hard this year and we’ve all exhibited limitless grit and determination to see that our partners were fueled for success. The efforts of our invaluable distributors have propelled our reach beyond what we could do alone and there lies the…

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Cisco Partners and Purpose are Greater Together

Cisco Partners and Purpose are Greater Together

Last year, Cisco introduced Partnering for Purpose, where innovation and business goals with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives were highlighted to benefit partners and their customers. Cisco added a Partnering for Purpose Category in the sixth Annual Partner Innovation Challenge, and 88% of all partner entries for the Innovation Challenge were submitted in this Partnering for Purpose Category. It is inspiring to see this response from our global partner community. Cisco’s 2023 Purpose Report…

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How Cisco Black Belt Academy Learns from Our Learners

How Cisco Black Belt Academy Learns from Our Learners

Cisco Black Belt Academy offers the latest in technology enablement to our partners, distributors, and Cisco employees. With ever-changing industry trends and market dynamics, an in-depth understanding of end-users’ requirements is of supreme importance, and we strive to offer the best in Partner Experience. Learning from our learners Listen-Learn-Act-Repeat is a never ending cycle at Black Belt Academy. We endeavor to engage our partners in a variety of ways to offer Black Belt Academy courses…

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Cisco at AWS re:Invent 2023: Contagious Excitement for All

Cisco at AWS re:Invent 2023: Contagious Excitement for All

Having just returned from AWS re:Invent 2023, I can tell you that the energy and excitement surrounding the Cisco and AWS partnership could not be higher. Not only am I hearing this from our customers and partners, but the evidence is undeniable. Cisco Wins 2023 AWS Global ISV Partner of the Year Award For example, in a recent blog post, I shared that Cisco won the Global ISV Partner of the Year Award announced at…

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Marketing Trends Heading into 2024

Marketing Trends Heading into 2024

This is the season when marketers, just like everyone else, try to predict what lies ahead in the new year. Throughout 2023, Cisco Marketing has been looking at the latest trends and how they will shape the future of marketing. Fresh out of Cisco’s recent Partner Summit and Marketing Velocity Executive Exchange, we would like to share some insights with you as you prepare plans for 2024! Welcome to the era of change, where the…

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The Rise of Digital Customer Experience

The Rise of Digital Customer Experience

Digital customer experience (DCX) is a hot topic these days. As a digital team leader at Cisco, I was recently asked to speak about it at an industry conference. You should know that when I’m put in front of an audience, I often lean on hyperbole as a verbal crutch to help sell a point. I opened that speech with a bold overstatement, hoping to elicit a few laughs: “Digital customer experience is the most…

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