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represents a significant share of IT spending with our partners and customers on their Cisco Cloud Strategy
CLOUD
worldwide, with an average of about 23 cloud journeys. From a highly secure and As the leading cloud enabler, Cisco’s
percent today expected to reach 27 percent reliable cloud platform to hosted services cloud strategy is to help customers build,
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by 2016. Cloud is becoming a crucial ele- and partner programs, Cisco is here to pro- deploy and consume cloud services with
Cloud computing is an irreversible trend ment of IT in addressing today’s business vide everything you need for a profitable its comprehensive cloud portfolio, includ-
in which enterprises are moving from care- demands, as organizations are increasingly cloud journey, enabling our partners and ing the Cisco Cloud Intelligent Network
ful contemplation to industry-wide adop- looking to cloud and managed services to their customers to benefit fully from the and the Unified Data Center platform, and
tion. The latest Cisco Global Cloud Index accelerate growth and lower costs.
immense advantages of cloud and achieve to drive demand for its partners’ Cisco
(2012-2017) predicts that global cloud IP Cisco Cloud Connections began with welcoming remarks by Barbara Chiu, their core business objectives,” said Chiu.
Highlights of the event included a key- Powered Cloud and Managed Services. The
traffic will increase nearly 4.5-fold over the next five years to reach 5.3 zettabytes by the managing director, Cisco Hong Kong and note presentation by Bob Gault, vice presi- Cisco cloud partner go-to-market strategy
end of 2017. Additionally, the “Impact of Macau, who emphasized Cisco’s ongoing dent of the Cisco Cloud and Managed is based on three key roles a partner can
Cloud on IT Consumption Models” study commitment in innovating cloud technolo- Services Partner Organization, featuring play, namely, cloud builder, cloud provider
conducted by Cisco Consulting Services gies and driving partner go-to-market strat- a review of “Cloud and IT: Creating New and cloud services reseller:
and Intel, which surveyed 4,226 IT leaders egy, as well as Cisco’s role in supporting Consumption Models”. When organiza- • Cloud Builders: Build and sell Cisco- centric cloud to customers and cloud
in 18 industries across nine key economies, businesses on their cloud journey.
tions consider investing in cloud, the main providers
revealed that more than four out of five “As a leader with extensive experience challenge is creating a strategy and flex- • Cloud Providers: Manage and sell Cisco
respondents believe that cloud will posi- and unmatched expertise in cloud tech- ible architecture that allows for new busi- Powered Cloud Services to customers
tively impact their organizations. Cloud also
nologies, Cisco is fully equipped to travel
ness innovation, reduces network complex- • Cloud Services Resellers: Resell provid-
ity and better aligns IT costs with delivery ers' Cisco Powered Cloud Services to
capabilities. Gault provided an overview customers
of private versus public clouds, the total
addressable cloud market, Cisco’s cloud Cisco Powered Cloud and
approach and cloud partner go-to-market Managed Services
strategy, and how Cisco can help busi- Cisco Powered Cloud and Managed
nesses prepare for the evolution to a cloud Services provide a technology platform
consumption model.
for delivering secure and reliable cloud
At the event, customers and partners services that customers will associate with
could also experience the power of a vari- faster time-to-value, assured performance
ety of comprehensive Cisco Powered Cloud and continuous innovation. Cisco Powered
and Managed Services offered by the cloud Services comprise a comprehensive port-
and managed services providers employing Cisco technology. The showcase area also folio of best-in-class, flexible and scalable
featured a Cisco booth, showcasing Cisco’s solutions for cloud providers, including: -
innovative cloud solutions such as Cisco Cloud Service for Hosted Collaboration
With the Cisco Hosted Collaboration
Meraki Cloud Managed Solution, a man- Solution (HCS), cloud providers can offer
aged edge and branch networking solution cloud-based unified communications and
that simplifies enterprise-class networks collaboration applications to customers.
and can centrally manage the wireless Applications are delivered within a highly
network including switching, security and secure, cloud-ready, virtualized platform
devices from the cloud.
under a centralized management system.
The solution helps providers differentiate
themselves and promote value in the col-
laboration market. ☎

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