Cisco Recognizes Winners

Each year the CCI team gets amped up for the first week of March. A week known to the select few as Cisco Partner Summit, a premier event attended by over 1,000 top Cisco partners from 75 different countries, to celebrate success and chart the future.

To CCI, the Partner Summit is an opportunity for gathering with friends, elbow rubbing with executives, strategic discussions, technology updates and recognition of top preforming partners. A week to reflect on the past year, and build a plan to accomplish even more the following year; goals are set, commitments are made and achievements are recognized.

Attempting to leave IMT Sunday afternoon

This year, the CCI team consisting of John Jamar, CEO; Joe Smith, CSO; Matt Reath, CTO; Bill Peters, director of strategic sales;  Eric Hiatt, director of sales; and Kae McGuire, director of sales operations, made the journey to San Diego (a two day trip for some due the unforeseen Upper Michigan weather).

Day 1 consisted of a keynote presentation by the newly appointed CEO of Cisco, Chuck Robbins, where he discussed digital transformation and Cisco's strategy in getting there. 

Day 2 was the day we were waiting for, the Global Awards Reception. CCI Systems was recognized with the Architectural Excellence US: SP Architectures award for our innovation, leadership and best practice as a Cisco business partner across the US. CEO, John Jamar and CSO, Joe Smith accepted the award on behalf of CCI which recognized CCI for our commitment and innovation in the SP market space.  

Cisco Partner Summit Theatre awards reflect the top-performing partners within specific technology markets across the US. All award recipients are selected by a group of Cisco Global Partner Organization and regional and theatre executives. 

 

CCI & Cisco Teams celebrating success

Day 3 of the summit continues today and wraps up Thursday afternoon. As the team heads home from San Diego there will be many takeaways and action items that have developed over the course of a few short days. In the coming weeks CCI will be collaborating to develop strategies on how are we going to not only continue our success together with Cisco, but how we will grow, powered by partnership.

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