Cisco’s Winning Formula Isn’t Changing

Over the last few days, the media has drawn attention to last month’s Cisco Partner Summit and a few candid remarks expressed by colleagues during the event. As these articles seem to suggest a change in Cisco’s channel strategy, I …Read more.

Posted by Wendy Bahr on July 09, 2009 at 02:39PM

John Chambers Talks Video: The Next Killer App

By now, you’ve probably heard John Chambers talking about video being the next “killer app.” Inexpensive video devices, mobile phones, and, yes, Flip cameras mean that anyone can create a video on a shoestring budget and share it with the …Read more.

Posted by Alexandra Krasne on June 24, 2009 at 03:18PM

Leading in a Crowded Marketplace

How does a company lead a market, rather than respond to it? What is real value? What are the characteristics of a successful leader? The hallmarks of successful companies and traits of successful leaders have been discussed and argued quite …Read more.

Posted by Alexandra Krasne on June 22, 2009 at 02:27PM

How Partners Can Sell to CIOs

With the news of late buzzing about the evolution of the CIO’s role, Cisco’s CIO Rebecca Jacoby sheds some light on the subject and why the CIO role is more relevant than ever. In this interview, she talks about her …Read more.

Posted by Alexandra Krasne on June 17, 2009 at 04:40PM

The Best Leadership Advice You’ll Ever Get

Continuing our post-Partner Summit coverage, top coach and best-selling author Marshall Goldsmith sat down for an interview with us in Boston. His leadership advice has helped everyone from a roomful of Cisco partners to the real person on whom the …Read more.

Posted by Alexandra Krasne on June 15, 2009 at 03:35PM

John Chambers on the Importance of Cisco Partners

As part of our 2009 Partner Summit recap, we’re highlighting a Flip camera interview we did with John Chambers during the Global Awards reception where Cisco honored 19 channel partners with global awards for outstanding performance. In this video, Cisco’s …Read more.

Posted by Alexandra Krasne on June 10, 2009 at 04:41PM

Top 7 Takeaways from Partner Summit 2009

  Much like Cal Ripken in baseball Brett Favre in football, in my 11 years at Cisco I have yet to miss a Partner Summit—giving me one of the longest streaks in company history. My record for consecutive years at …Read more.

Posted by Lang Tibbils on June 08, 2009 at 01:53PM

Padmasree Warrior Outlines Partner’s Role in the Future of IT

On day two of Partner Summit 2009 in Boston, I sat down for a chat with Cisco’s CTO Padmasree Warrior. During our discussion, she revealed her insights on the future of IT and collaboration. And, she makes one thing clear: …Read more.

Posted by Alexandra Krasne on June 04, 2009 at 04:21AM

Partners Urged to Swap out Old Cisco Technology

Keith Goodwin, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Channels, presenting at the opening Partner Summit keynote. A big opportunity for Cisco channel partners touted at the Partner Summit this week is that many customers have a significant amount of obsolete technology. …Read more.

Posted by Johanna Fry on June 03, 2009 at 05:06PM

Unified Computing System News

Today at Cisco’s Partner Summit, Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior and other Cisco executives are discussing the company’s strategy to accelerate go-to-market plans for unified computing with channel partners. The strategy includes new IT Career Certifications in Data Center Management, new …Read more.

Posted by Omar Sultan on June 03, 2009 at 09:59AM

Navigate to Accelerate: We’ve Got Partners’ Backs

Murmurs on Wall Street and in the media point to signs  that the recession has already hit its worst and that we’re headed for an upturn. While it may be too early to say the economy is on an upswing, …Read more.

Posted by Johanna Fry on June 03, 2009 at 09:16AM

Unified We Lead

Did a press interview this week and was asked what I thought of the recent HP and Microsoft expanded alliance in Unified Communications. As we prepare to host more than 1,500 partners, press, and analysts next week in Boston and …Read more.

Posted by Keith Goodwin on May 29, 2009 at 03:01PM

Become a Virtual Attendee of the Virtual Partner Summit

Though Partner Summit is being held in Boston June 2-4 this year, you can attend the event no matter where you are in the world—no need to pack a suitcase or even book your airline tickets to attend. Simply log …Read more.

Posted by Alexandra Krasne on May 22, 2009 at 01:25PM

Tweets Speak Louder than Words

At Cisco, we leverage collaboration technology to create new communication channels with our partners. At our upcoming Partner Summit in June, we will encourage and teach our partners to use collaboration and social media tools, including Twitter. (You can follow …Read more.

Posted by Keith Goodwin on May 15, 2009 at 03:08PM