Alex Pujols

Cisco Partner Summit 2023 marks a significant moment—and the ideal stage for us to proudly unveil the victors of Cisco's sixth annual global Partner Innovation Challenge. It's an opportunity to shine a well-deserved spotlight on the remarkable innovation flowing from the exceptional talent within our partner community.

The full might of Cisco's energy was on display at IMPACT, resonating with strength and an unyielding determination to win. We stand in the perfect position not only to strive but to thrive, as evidenced by the remarkable progress, collaborative efforts, and concrete roadmaps that are already shaping our future.

Cisco recognizes the importance of collaborative innovation with partners, which is why it’s key in its strategic direction. By forging strong partnerships and embracing innovation as a continuous business practice, Cisco harnesses the power of its partners and technology to create new experiences throughout the customer lifecycle.

At Cisco Live 2023, we once again showcased just how cool Cisco is. The value we’re creating isn’t solely a result of Cisco’s platform strength; it’s also about what our partners build on top of it.

“Better Together” is how Cisco and Partner engineers accomplish great things. CLUS offers a platform to recognize this vital alliance and how it accelerates innovations that leverage our world-class portfolio—and in ways we didn’t know possible without this teamwork.

The annual global Cisco Partner Innovation Challenge is an opportunity for partners to highlight their technical and software skills in developing innovative solutions based on Cisco technologies.

Please help me congratulate this year’s Partner Innovation Challenge and Bold Bets winners!

Cisco dCloud is a scalable and secure demo platform that enables us to offer product and solution demos that partners can use to assist in successful customer engagements.

With a focus on learning, I’m super excited about the new Cisco Black Belt training track for partner managed services.