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Cisco’s partnership with Microsoft is over a decade old, delivering natively integrated solutions that accelerate business outcomes for our joint enterprise customers. Through our vast partner ecosystem and marketplace, we deliver these solutions to our customers around the world.

In today's digital world, the application isn't just a part of the business—in many cases, it is the business. So when performance issues strike, they're more than merely headaches—they're potentially revenue-impacting events. That's why IT and business leaders who want to stay ahead of the curve and avoid costly downtime require a proactive approach to application performance monitoring (APM).

It may only be August, but in Cisco time it’s the start of a new (fiscal) year. As with any changing of calendars, it’s the perfect time to take a step back and re-evaluate our priorities. We’re seeing partners sell more and more of Cisco’s security portfolio with added services. Read on to learn about how you can capture new market transitions and invest in growth areas for security.

Digital transformation initiatives, whether longstanding or in their infancy, have received a roadmap jolt across Cisco’s customer base. In addition to this, infrastructures have grown in complexity, customization has become critical, and speedy delivery time has become a success metric.

While FY21 is officially upon us, I can’t help but reflect on the exceptional value you, our partners, delivered in the past fiscal year. You’ve driven adoption with our customers, pivoted with the ever-changing landscape and helped to build the future of work.  

One way that I’m hoping to bring you the latest updates is through the Distribution News Hub. It is a one-stop shop for the most up-to-date content, it also has a few key features I want to share with you:

Cisco Managed Detection and Response (MDR) was designed with partners in mind. Exclusively available for partner resale, you can address the needs of your existing or new customers and achieve financial rewards and incentives.

Cisco and Pure have never been more tightly aligned than we are right now—in development, in building solutions, and in selling—across our shared channel. The next five years will leverage the fundamentals and continue to modernize and transform the customer experience.

Cisco and IBM have jointly developed a comprehensive security story, greatly simplifying your vendor and tools landscape.