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Lars Thorsen

Global Strategic Partner Sales Executive

Global Partner Organization

Lars currently focuses on driving business development and sales opportunities between Cisco and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to create unique value for our joint customers. Before leading the strategic partnership with AWS, Lars lead Strategy and Planning for Customer Success at Veritas LLC. Prior to Veritas, Lars spent 18 years here at Cisco leading Partner and Customer Operations North Americas and also CX Inside Sales North Americas. Outside of his work at Cisco, he enjoys spending time with his wife and 7 year old twins, 2 dogs and 5 chickens. When not at work you will find Lars gardening, cycling or hiking. Lars and his wife, Theresa, are active volunteers with the Marin Parents of Multiples Club (MPOMC) supporting needy families across Marin county.

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June 8, 2023

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Cisco and Amazon Web Services Working Together: If it’s cloud connected, it’s protected

Cisco and AWS continue to work together tirelessly to help simplify and accelerate our mutual customers’ journeys to the cloud. What does this involve?

April 14, 2023

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Procure Cisco Cloud Software and SaaS Portfolio on AWS Marketplace

I’ll get right to the big news: Cisco channel partners can now sell the Cisco expanded SaaS portfolio on AWS marketplace, along with Cisco Enterprise Agreements (EAs). If it’s software from Cisco, you can now buy it for your customers on AWS Marketplace. Make money procuring the Cisco software your customers need to run their […]

January 11, 2023

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Three Best Practices to Enable Partner Success on AWS Marketplace

Let’s look at the three best practices Cisco and our partners are following to maximize the value we deliver to our customers by leveraging AWS Marketplace for success.

December 5, 2022

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The One Team — Cisco, AWS, and Our Partners — Solving Customer Challenges

I just returned from a super exciting AWS re:Invent 2022 conference more convinced than ever about how the “One Team” we’ve assembled — Cisco + AWS + Our Partners — is on target to solve our mutual customers’ most pressing challenges together.

July 5, 2022

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Improve Your Observability on AWS

It’s no secret that end users have a zero-tolerance for bad digital experiences. Let's walk through six common use cases customers are deploying on AWS using the Cisco Full Stack Observability portfolio.

May 3, 2022

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Unified Hybrid Cloud Deployments

Cisco Nexus Dashboard brings all operational services into one view and platform, while simplifying the process of operating hybrid cloud infrastructure. Now available in AWS Marketplace through a bring-your-own-license (BYOL) licensing model.

December 6, 2021

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Cisco Intersight Workload Optimizer Available on AWS Marketplace

This marketplace provides a curated digital catalog that customers can use to find, buy, deploy, and manage third-party software, data, and services to build the applications and solutions they need to run their businesses. Given all this, it made perfect sense for Cisco to make IWO available to AWS users through the AWS Marketplace.

April 5, 2021

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Managed Cloud Security with Cisco Secure Cloud Analytics Provided by Pinnacle Technology Partners

The synergy among AWS, Cisco, and our valued channel partners creates an amazing customer-centric value proposition for those organizations migrating to the cloud. Learn about two innovations that address some challenges that organizations face when running in AWS Cloud.

February 24, 2021

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The Transformation of the Software Supply Chain is Happening—Now

Focusing on the AWS Marketplace, Cisco is right in the middle of making its software available. Today, for example, Cisco offers 17 products on this marketplace, and the list is growing.