Tag Archive for John Chambers

Channel Programs, Networking

Editor’s Notebook: Random tidbits from the Cisco braintrust

by Robert Dutt • November 2, 2017

Short hits from Chuck Robbins et al on how Cisco thinks about change, SMB, new partner types, cloud agnosticism, acquisitions, and more.

Cisco extends developer initiatives with new DevNet Labs

by Mark Cox • October 6, 2015

Cisco sees its developer community as even more critical as it pushes well beyond its traditional hardware core, and to this end has launched a new collaborative lab environment for their use.

Go digital or perish, Chambers says in swansong

by Robert Dutt • June 9, 2015

John Chambers makes his case for digitization at his final Cisco Live as CEO.

John Chambers delivers a stark warning to Cisco Live in his final keynote as CEO – while many will try to go digital, most won’t change enough to succeed.

Cisco Canada chief: Robbins will drive execution

by Robert Dutt • May 26, 2015

Bernadette Wightman calls incoming Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins “an execution engine” arriving at a time when pace of change is accelerating.

Thoughts on Chuck Robbins’ ascension and the channel

by Robert Dutt • May 5, 2015

How Cisco previewed Chuck Robbins’ introduction as CEO last week, and what the new boss means to the channel, and potentially to the channel chief role.

Cisco makes big bet on analytics

by Robert Dutt • December 16, 2014

Cisco announces plans to expand its business in the growing analytics marketplace, with a focus on moving analytics towards the network’s edge.

Cisco to invest $150m in Canadian tech startups

by Robert Dutt • June 20, 2014

The Cisco Canada Innovation Program promises $150 million to support Canadian innovators, part of a growing investment in the Canadian market.

Liveblog: Kicking off Cisco Partner Summit 2014

by Robert Dutt • March 25, 2014

John Chambers at Cisco Partner Summit 2013

Liveblogging the kickoff keynotes for Cisco PArnter Summit 2014, including CEO John Chambers and channel chiefs Bruce Klein and Edison Peres.

Nadella reaction: Upbeat with a touch of meh

by Chris Gonsalves (Channelnomics) • February 5, 2014

Turns out most key industry executives are feeling at least optimistic about Satya Nadella’s Microsoft promotion, but some analysts see it differently.

$19T: Cisco ups the ante on Internet of Everything

by Robert Dutt • January 8, 2014

As John Chambers tacks another $5 trillion onto the value Cisco sees coming from IoE, a top lieutenant predicts 2014 will be an inflection point.

Cisco Slashes Forecast, Foresees Tough Times

by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) • December 16, 2013

Cisco Systems says its growth will slow in the coming year as demand for its core networking products slows and sales in emerging markets cool.

HP: Cloud Is a Partner Play

by Robert Dutt • December 11, 2013

HP Enterprise Group chief Bill Veghte suggests that HP’s cloud goal is to help partners build clouds, minimizes the role of the vendor’s own public cloud.

HP and Cisco: Head-to-Head Again in Las Vegas

by Robert Dutt • December 5, 2013

HP and Cisco once again plan their partner confabs for the same time. In 2014, both will descend on Las Vegas for a busy week of channel news.

Cisco Unveils Insieme Plans: Application-Centric Infrastructure

by Robert Dutt • November 7, 2013

Cisco's Nexus 9000 family is a big part of its Insieme Application-Centric Infrastructure Play

Cisco unveils plans to purchase the rest of spin-in Insieme Networks, and to use their technology to power a new assault on software-defined networking,

Cisco CCIE Celebrates 20 Years, 2 Million Certs

by Larry Walsh (Channelnomics) • August 21, 2013

On the 20th anniversary of the Cisco CCIE certification, Cisco announces that more than 2 million networking professionals have received the credential.