It was a great Cisco Partner Summit, and whether you joined us live in Boston last week or participated in Virtual Partner Summit, we hope you found the sessions, discussions, networking and parties as valuable, nurturing and fun as we did. Watch this video for a look back at the week that was:
Partner Summit may be over, but the key conversations that highlighted the event are just beginning. Over the next two weeks, we’ll be looking in detail at many of those conversations, from partner evolution to services and technology innovation. Check back often for new interviews with our executives and partners, and get ready to advance these discussions over the next few months. We’ll also be announcing our Partner Summit contest winners this week so stay tuned!
For now, let’s rewind and cover the big news and events of Partner Summit day by day. We also have an executive summary that you can download of all the major news and partner announcements from Partner Summit 2013. Read More »
It’s the end of an action-packed week at Cisco Partner Summit 2013, and if you haven’t had a chance, check out our detailed recaps of Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3.
Join us over the next few days as we highlight the work of our Partner Ambassadors, drill down on the key conversations from throughout Partner Summit, and hear from Cisco executives. But to close out the week, let’s get the view from the top: John Chambers, Cisco Chairman and CEO, offered his takeaways for Cisco partners during an interview with the Cisco Channels social media team.
It’s hard to believe that the 17th Cisco Partner Summit is nearly in the books. It’s been a great week, both here in Boston and throughout our Virtual Partner Summit environment, and the buzz from partners has been as strong and steady as ever.
Day 1 of Partner Summit focused on Cisco’s vision, business transformation and the evolution of the channel. Day 2 covered the unique value proposition of Cisco’s technology, architectures and services. Today’s closing General Session punctuated Cisco’s stated commitment to partners, and that it’s together with partners that Cisco will become the world’s No. 1 IT company.
Today’s speaker lineup brought special guest Mark C. Thompson, CEO and co-founder of Virgil Unite Mentors, and, to close, Chuck Robbins, SVP, Worldwide Field Operations.
Throughout Partner Summit we’ve been hearing from you, our partners, about what you’re taking away from your time at the event. A few of you shared some closing thoughts with us today:
Read on for a closer look at Partner Summit Day 3. Read More »
While Day 1 of Partner Summit was all about Cisco’s vision for the future, the partner ecosystem, and partner evolution, today the focus shifted toward technology and services. Day 2’s General Session brought to the stage Padmasree Warrior, Chief Strategy and Technology Officer, Rob Lloyd, President, Development and Sales, and Edzard Overbeek, Senior Vice President, Cisco Services, to talk through Cisco’s innovation and technology, our unique value proposition for customers, and why building a robust services practice around Cisco sales is key to partner profitability.
Partner impressions are some of the most valuable feedback we have here at Cisco. Like yesterday, we took to the halls of the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center to get your perspectives. Here’s what you told us:
Read on for a full recap of Partner Summit Day 2. Read More »
Here at Cisco, we consider partners an extension of our team. Your success is a top priority for us and something we feel it’s important to recognize.
Last night at Cisco Partner Summit, currently taking place in Boston, we had the privilege of recognizing our top global partners at a reception with Cisco executives. Sixteen partners were honored for their exceptional performance across several global categories. Thirteen partners were recognized for global excellence, and three for “Partner of the Year” in a specific geographic region.
The 2013 Cisco Partner Summit Global award winners are: Read More »
