Jose van Dijk

The Cisco Black Belt Academy is a simplified enablement framework built to help partner sales and engineers learn Cisco’s competitive advantage and how Cisco solutions stack up against the competition.

The key thing about Practice Maturity is that it aligns with our partners’ businesses as they grow. We are with our partners for each step, from developing to fully optimizing all potential opportunities.

Cisco has a long history with our partner-led strategy. We continue investing in global partner channels to provide outcomes consistent with customer needs to become entirely digitized in the future.

“Let’s Own It” is the theme for this year's annual Cisco Partner Summit. There will be many great experiences for partners to get fully immersed with the key announcements. Including our Women in Channels reception hosted by Oliver Tuszik on Nov 1.

I have always been confident and true to who I am, and I needed to be because we were the trailblazers creating and innovating the plan as we went. Here is a glimpse into this journey.

We understand that there are shifts in your business, so we created a one-stop Partner Experience Platform (PXP) to efficiently support and drive productivity in how you navigate change at the speed of your customer’s needs.

Cisco created the Talent Bridge program to address the tech skills gap with a holistic approach of connecting Cisco and partner employers to qualified candidates. We support employers throughout their employee lifecycle and prepare talent to join the workforce.

Recently I participated in Cisco’s Women of Impact as part of the International Women’s Day events. It was inspiring to be involved with these activities and share my journey with women and men alike.

With the wave of digital transformation, the shift to the cloud, and the acceleration of innovation and competition, successful organizations are investing and partnering to get ahead of the curve in what's being described as "The Decade of Ecosystems."