Alexandra Zagury

The Harvard Business Review called 2022 “The year of resilience.” I want to talk about what resilience really means and what it really takes in the glorious and messy realities of our daily lives as women in the tech world.

Imagine a world that's diverse, equitable, and inclusive. A world where differences of all kinds are valued and celebrated. That’s my wish this holiday season. And Cisco is working to make this wish come true.

I couldn’t be prouder to work alongside these amazing people on CRN's Top 100 Executives of 2022. Congratulations to Chuck Robbins, Jeetu Patel, Alexandra Zagury, and Oliver Tuszik on constantly innovating and pushing the industry forward.!

As successful companies focus their limited resources on further differentiating their core competencies, they are increasingly partnering with managed services providers (MSPs) to deliver and manage cutting-edge technology that translates into desired business outcomes.

It’s pretty clear that we’re moving to a world where managed services and as-a-service begin to merge. This calls for an entirely new customer engagement model, one that revolves around partnerships.

Every year in May, CRN releases their highly-anticipated Women of the Channel List. This year’s list is not only the largest yet, but the number of Cisco leaders who were named to CRN’s 2022 Women of the Channel list is the most ever at 38!

For this year’s International Women’s Day theme, #BreakTheBias, I wanted to take that conversation a step further. Sharing our stories about the biases we’ve faced is only the first part. In order to truly #BreakTheBias and pave a clearer path for others, women—and men—must also reach out to other women and make sure all of our voices are heard.

The adoption of P5G networks is gaining traction around the world. And so has the hype around its ability to deliver lightning-fast connectivity to consumers. P5G offers a myriad of advantages that we did not have before. And when delivered as a managed service, you are looking at a game changer for our customers and partners.

A shift is happening in IT, and there is no better way to get an outcome than with a managed service. When the array of potential outcomes in a solution grows exponentially, customer expectations are best met with ongoing, high-value managed services.