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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Takes the Spotlight in Cisco’s 7th Annual Global Partner Innovation Challenge

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Takes the Spotlight in Cisco’s 7th Annual Global Partner Innovation Challenge

At Cisco Partner Summit 2024, we announced the winners of Cisco’s seventh annual Global Partner Innovation Challenge. This year, we introduced a new AI award category, recognizing the transformative power of AI in our industry. With a total of $900K USD in prizes, this year’s event showcased partners’ impressive technical ingenuity in developing unique APIs and solutions on our open platform. AI: A Driving Force for Innovation As AI continues to transform the technology and…

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Partner Study Uncovers the Opportunities Ahead for Cisco Partners and Informs New AI Specialization

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Partner Study Uncovers the Opportunities Ahead for Cisco Partners and Informs New AI Specialization

As the Artificial Intelligence (AI) landscape continues to evolve, organizations must adopt AI effectively to stay competitive. Our inaugural study, “Bridging the Customer AI Readiness Gap,” explores the opportunities and challenges facing partners in supporting their customers’ AI ambitions. Based on a double-blind survey of over 1,500 partners, the study reveals that IT partners around the world anticipate a transformative wave of AI technology demand that will drive significant revenue over the next four to…

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From Uptime to Outcome: New Paths for Managed Services Success

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From Uptime to Outcome: New Paths for Managed Services Success

Today, businesses demand measurable results that drive economic value. As organizations embrace managed services to navigate IT complexity, reduce risks, and achieve strategic goals, we’re witnessing a transition from merely ensuring uptime and service availability to delivering tangible business outcomes. The focus has shifted from ‘uptime to outcomes.’  How is managed service adoption shifting?  According to a recent Cisco demand study, over 88% of organizations expect to increase their spending on managed services by over…

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DevOps Decoded: Prioritizing Security in a Dynamic World

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DevOps Decoded: Prioritizing Security in a Dynamic World

Introduction: The urgency of security DevOps security marries development, operations, and security to remove the barriers between software developers and IT operations. Doing so ensures the code runs scales and operates reliably across the organization. While DevOps supports rapid updates, there might be reliance on vulnerabilities from third-party components. Development and IT can reduce flaws and adapt new features earlier while fostering teamwork, making software integration more secure. Traditional vs. Integrated Approach: The conventional model…

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Partners who use Cisco Marketing Velocity can generate 5.2x more pipeline

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Partners who use Cisco Marketing Velocity can generate 5.2x more pipeline

For over a decade, partners have been using Marketing Velocity to accelerate their time-to-market and more recently have adopted Cisco Marketing Velocity Central (MVC) as their full-scale marketing engine. MVC is a digital, co-marketing experience offering partners always-on learning, content, and free services designed to create integrated marketing campaigns and generate demand to help grow your business. Cisco Marketing Velocity (MV) provides an end-to-end centralized place for partners to manage all their marketing needs when…

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Cisco Partner Conversations: Delivering Smart Manufacturing Solutions with Deloitte

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Cisco Partner Conversations: Delivering Smart Manufacturing Solutions with Deloitte

The convergence of IT and OT is making it possible for manufacturing companies to gain a competitive edge, as it connects data and operations to provide real-time insights that boost predictive analytics, efficiency and visibility. Add secure connectivity, AI and specialized Industry 4.0 technology, and you have the perfect combination for the ultimate modernized industrial solution. In the next installment of our video series called “Cisco Partner Conversations,” Deloitte Consulting LLP’s Patrick Jehu and I…

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Partnering for Success in an Evolving Technology Ecosystem

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Partnering for Success in an Evolving Technology Ecosystem

In today’s dynamic business landscape, success transcends individual company actions, hinging instead on the collective strength of interconnected ecosystems. The digital age demands more than traditional partner programs; it calls for a paradigm shift that elevates our focus from mere transactions to transformative outcomes. Navigating this new reality requires embracing a vision rooted in customer-centricity, ecosystem collaboration, and shared value creation. To thrive in this era of partnership, we propose five fundamental principles that will…

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Celebrating Cisco’s Solutions Engineers in Honor of National Techies Day

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Celebrating Cisco’s Solutions Engineers in Honor of National Techies Day

Every day, Cisco’s Solution Engineers (SEs) are the unsung heroes behind our groundbreaking technologies and innovative solutions. They bridge the gap between our cutting-edge products and the real-world needs of our partners and customers. From designing complex networks to troubleshooting intricate technical issues, these dedicated professionals are the backbone of our company’s success.   In honor of National Techies Day, we’re shining a spotlight on some exceptional Cisco SEs who have gone above and beyond in…

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DevOps Decoded: Prioritizing Security in a Dynamic World

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DevOps Decoded: Prioritizing Security in a Dynamic World

Introduction: The Urgency of Security DevOps security marries development, operations, and security to remove the barriers between software developers and IT operations. Doing so ensures the code runs scales and operates reliably across the organization. While DevOps supports rapid updates, there might be reliance on vulnerabilities from third-party components. Development and IT can reduce flaws and adapt new features earlier while fostering teamwork, making software integration more secure. Traditional vs. Integrated Approach: The conventional model…

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Evolving and Reimagining Cisco Marketing Velocity – introducing Jennifer Machgan

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Evolving and Reimagining Cisco Marketing Velocity – introducing Jennifer Machgan

On October 8th, Cisco will unveil an entirely new experience for Cisco partners using the Marketing Velocity Central (MVC) platform. Our team has been hard at work on reimagining Cisco Marketing Velocity – a multi-year journey. We are excited for our partners to attend the unveiling event! Before next week’s activities, I wanted to introduce you to a key member of Cisco’s Partner Demand and Acceleration team who has been instrumental over the past several…

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