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Your Journey to Mastery with Black Belt Training: A Comprehensive Guide for Cisco Partners

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Your Journey to Mastery with Black Belt Training: A Comprehensive Guide for Cisco Partners

As a Cisco partner, you’re committed to staying ahead in a rapidly evolving technology landscape. Our Cisco Black Belt Academy is designed to support your professional growth, and understanding the backend process of your certification journey can help you navigate it more smoothly. Understanding the Black Belt Certification Process Stage 1: Getting Started Your journey begins effortlessly with Stage 1, which is entirely automated. You can dive into the learning materials and quizzes without needing…

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MSPs: The Cisco Meraki Approach to Addressing MDU Deployments

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MSPs: The Cisco Meraki Approach to Addressing MDU Deployments

Thank you to Chintan Patel for his invaluable expertise and insights on the topic of Meraki MDU design. He was instrumental in giving me the inspiration to write this blog.   In a previous blog article, I discussed the growing demand for wireless network deployments in the expanding MDU market and why now is the perfect time for MSPs to enhance their managed services offerings to address this market. Due to numerous questions and requests…

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Partnership in Action: Creating Connection through Community Impact

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Partnership in Action: Creating Connection through Community Impact

In May, Cisco ThousandEyes hosted its second annual Partner Connection – an event dedicated to sharing ideas, creating connections, and engaging with our channel partners. This year, in the spirit of collaboration, ThousandEyes partnered with Cisco’s Partnering for Purpose team to incorporate a meaningful giveback element into the agenda. Seeking the most impactful way to collaborate with our channel partners, we engaged the expertise of a third-party social impact event supplier, Give to Get. They helped…

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MSPs: Capitalize on the Expanding Opportunities in the Booming MDU Market

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MSPs: Capitalize on the Expanding Opportunities in the Booming MDU Market

What is an MDU? Multiple Dwelling Units (MDUs) refer to residential buildings designed to house multiple families or households within a single structure or complex. These versatile living spaces typically include apartment buildings, condominiums, dormitories, residence halls, student housing, senior/assisted living facilities, retirement communities, cooperative housing (co-ops), and the like. The MDU categorization also extends to various commercial scenarios such as malls, hotels, motels, hostels, and outdoor markets. All these environments typically require robust, scalable,…

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Unlocking the Future of MSSP Operations with Cisco CDO APIs

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Unlocking the Future of MSSP Operations with Cisco CDO APIs

In today’s hyper-connected world, businesses are perpetually exposed to digital threats. Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) play a pivotal role in safeguarding organizations against these evolving cybersecurity challenges. However, MSSPs themselves face significant hurdles, including operational complexity and escalating costs. To thrive in this competitive landscape, MSSPs must leverage cutting-edge technologies to drive business growth, enhance productivity, and reduce expenses. Enter Cisco Defense Orchestrator (CDO), a cloud-based management platform designed to simplify the management of…

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Cisco Partner Conversations: Delivering for our clients with NTT DATA

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Cisco Partner Conversations: Delivering for our clients with NTT DATA

In today’s economy, it’s important to choose the right companies to work with to realize an important business outcome. In fact, according to a 2024 Ernst & Young report, 71% of businesses are more interested in working with suppliers that can orchestrate partner networks (ecosystems). They are also more likely to prioritize partners that can clearly explain their ecosystem role. We are kicking off a new video series called “Cisco Partner Conversations” which feature my…

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Partnering for Purpose: Driving Literacy Through Collaboration

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Partnering for Purpose: Driving Literacy Through Collaboration

For the past two years, I have had the privilege of leading Cisco’s Partnering for Purpose program. A global initiative designed to simplify and enhance the collaboration between Cisco, our partners, customers, and suppliers worldwide, Partnering for Purpose amplifies and accelerates our collective positive impact on people, the planet and the communities in which we live and work. A key part of this collaborative work is identifying local examples of impactful initiatives that can be:…

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Celebrating Artificial Intelligence, Its History and Evolution

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Celebrating Artificial Intelligence, Its History and Evolution

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Appreciation Day, celebrated on July 16th every year, recognizes the positive contributions of AI technology to humanity and encourages discussions about its ethics. This event is an opportunity to celebrate AI’s history and evolution, with Cisco playing a significant role. AI Beginnings AI’s story spans several decades, beginning in the 1930s with Alan Turing’s visionary work which laid the foundation for modern computers. Turing’s 1948 report titled “Intelligent Machinery” further contributed, with…

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Cisco Black Belt Academy Unveils Enhanced Support Tracks

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Cisco Black Belt Academy Unveils Enhanced Support Tracks

At Cisco Black Belt Academy, we’ve consistently placed a high value on our support tracks to guarantee seamless operations for our partners. With our unwavering dedication to superior service, we’re excited to introduce the newly enhanced Support Track for FY24. This upgrade enriches every level of the program with a profound understanding of the most recent technological advancements. Our goal with these improvements is to arm our partners with the most advanced troubleshooting techniques and…

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The Critical Intersection of AI and Security: A Partnership Imperative

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The Critical Intersection of AI and Security: A Partnership Imperative

In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative force—driving innovation and efficiency across countless industries. However, as we integrate AI deeper into our way of living, we must pause and consider a crucial question: What is AI without security? Think of AI without security as a vault filled with treasures but left unlocked. It’s a high-speed train barreling down the tracks with no conductor aboard. In essence, it’s a…

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