Cisco’s Partner Innovation Challenge Returns Bigger Than Ever

Cisco’s Partner Innovation Challenge Returns Bigger Than Ever

Each year, Cisco’s Partner Innovation Challenge reminds me of something simple but powerful: our partners aren’t just building solutions — they’re building what’s next. Today, I’m proud to launch the 8th Annual Global Partner Innovation Challenge — and it’s our biggest, boldest year yet. With nearly $1 million in prizes, this year’s challenge reflects the exponential pace of innovation we’ve seen across the Cisco ecosystem over the past 12 months. Last year’s winners showed us…

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Building Your AI Services Practice: Transforming Collaboration in the Age of Intelligence

Building Your AI Services Practice: Transforming Collaboration in the Age of Intelligence

The AI Revolution: Transforming Business Communication We stand at the threshold of what I believe is one of the most significant transformations in the history of business communications. Artificial intelligence isn’t merely enhancing our collaboration tools – it’s fundamentally reimagining how we connect, communicate, and create value together. For our Cisco Collaboration partners, this moment represents both an extraordinary opportunity and a strategic imperative. AI isn’t just transforming collaboration—it’s redefining it. The real question is:…

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Partnering for Purpose Winners: 7th Global Partner Innovation Challenge

Partnering for Purpose Winners: 7th Global Partner Innovation Challenge

Wipro UK – is part of Wipro limited, a leading global IT consulting and business process services company that’s revolutionizing agricultural and livestock management with their AI- driven pest and disease detection solution. The innovative platform offers real-time, automated detection of pests in crop lands and diseases in poultry and cattle, enabling early intervention and significantly reducing economic losses. Designed for seamless integration and supported by comprehensive training and ongoing support for the farmers and…

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

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 Competencies, Credentials Valued as Key Success Metrics by Customers

Partner Competencies, Credentials Valued as Key Success Metrics by Customers

At Cisco, we pride ourselves on our world-class partner ecosystem, and we go to great lengths to recognize how our partners provide value to customers and support digital transformation. I encourage you to read this new report from IDC: Credentials, Proof of Competency Among Key Success Metrics for Customers While each customer was looking to solve a unique business need, all three weighed partners’ credentials and proof of competency as key success metrics. Partners’ global…

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