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Cisco Live Amsterdam: A Big Moment for SMBs

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Cisco Live Amsterdam: A Big Moment for SMBs

Cisco Live 2025 in Amsterdam has officially wrapped up and our SMB booth was a hive of activity—buzzing with partners, customers, and industry leaders eager to see how Cisco is making IT simple, secure, and scalable for small and mid-sized businesses. A Booth Built for Experience Our goal was to go beyond just talking about SMB solutions—we wanted to show them in action. With live demos, real-world use cases, and expert-led sessions, attendees got hands-on…

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Ripple Effect of Kindness: Building Bonds, Boosting Business Through Giving

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Ripple Effect of Kindness: Building Bonds, Boosting Business Through Giving

Katie Ferguson, Cisco Canada’s SMB Leader This post was authored by Katie Ferguson, leader of Cisco Canada’s Small and Medium-Sized Business (SMB) organization. She is responsible for—and passionate about—helping Canadian SMB organizations unlock digital excellence to power their purpose. Maya Angelou once said, “I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver.” The Canadian SMB team and some of our partners recently experienced this quote first-hand. In June 2024,…

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SMB Digital Transformation: Enabling Success by Fostering a Culture of Innovation and Agility

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SMB Digital Transformation: Enabling Success by Fostering a Culture of Innovation and Agility

The Empowering Partner Success blog series highlights channel partners and individuals positively impacting the communities they serve. At Cisco, we strive to partner with people and organizations that help us bring our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all to life. That’s why we’re excited to leverage the experience and expertise of Rasheeda Frazier, founder and CEO of Empowering Greatness Inc., and share insights from the work the organization is doing to help small…

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How AI Innovation Will Elevate SMB Business Outcomes

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How AI Innovation Will Elevate SMB Business Outcomes

AI-enriched networking, security, and observability solutions were the stars of Cisco Live—and for good reason. Technology advancements that were previously inconceivable are now possible—and easily accessible. Small and medium business leaders can benefit from cutting-edge enterprise capabilities thanks to the proliferation of AI. And they don’t have to build a sophisticated LLM or develop detailed generative AI prompts to deploy them. They can simply tap into the robust AI features available in Cisco solutions to…

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Cisco Live 2024: Inspiring to Go Beyond

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Cisco Live 2024: Inspiring to Go Beyond

Energy, excitement, transformation, and innovation – these are a few words to describe last week’s Cisco Live 2024 in Las Vegas! This record-breaking event that brought together 21,000 technology enthusiasts, industry leaders, and visionaries was by far my favourite Cisco Live yet. Here’s why: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning were everywhere Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) were everywhere – and are driving innovation, automation, and intelligent decision-making across all industries. Many valuable insights,…

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Meet the new Cisco Catalyst 1200 and 1300 Series Switches for SMBs

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Meet the new Cisco Catalyst 1200 and 1300 Series Switches for SMBs

In today’s hyperconnected world where seamless customer experience is the key to success, your network can often become the differentiator that helps you succeed. This is true not just for large enterprises, but also for small and medium businesses. Through Cisco’s small and medium business portfolio, we have been bringing the latest technology to our SMB customers and helping them create secure, reliable networks that can be effortlessly setup, monitored and managed; all at prices…

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5 Ways SMB Leaders Can Make Better IT Decisions

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5 Ways SMB Leaders Can Make Better IT Decisions

Imagine a Michelin-level chef setting up her kitchen. She chooses the best ovens, appliances, knives, and pans, putting thought into each decision. Yet she doesn’t lose sight of their collective purpose: helping her create world-class entrées. That same focus on outcomes should be true with IT decision-making, for a restaurant or for any small or medium business (SMB). IT is a means to an end. Yet the technology can seem so complex that it’s easy…

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