Oliver Tuszik

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!

Cisco is excited to participate in the 2022 Channel Partners Conference & Expo, the world’s largest, independent channel event, which runs April 11-14 at the Venetian in Las Vegas. An estimated 6,500 partner attendees are expected from across the channel spectrum – VARs, service providers, managed service provider, distributors, agents, and consultants.

What will make this industry thrive, grow, evolve and stay relevant is our ability to attract and nurture a community that is truly as diverse as the markets, customers and technologies we represent. I’m referring to our collective diversity.

We’re helping our partners further deliver on their commitment to customers by announcing that Cisco ThousandEyes is moving to a full channel sales model. I’m thrilled about this and the work our teams are doing to support partners' needs in adding this capability to their Cisco portfolio.

Partners make significant investments to sell Cisco products to our customers. Helping protect you and our customers from counterfeit products in the gray market is one important way we do this.

If 2021 is any indication, 2022 will continue to be challenging – at least in the beginning. But at the same time, it also marks a period of potential growth, profitability, and an opportunity to reach higher.

Cisco Partner Summit is always a time to celebrate the incredible things partners have made possible, and every year, as part of this great event, we recognize our top-performing partners and their incredible achievements. I’m thrilled to announce the 20 global partners receiving top honors at this year’s Partner Summit.

Cisco Partner Summit 2021 is around the corner! I hope you’re looking forward to this special event as much as I am. Registration is now open, and I can’t wait to celebrate everything you’ve helped make possible—and will continue to make possible.

“When our partners win, Cisco wins.” During the past 18 months, that is a constant that hasn’t wavered.