Cisco announces partner program updates at Partner Summit 2026
Cisco unveiled changes to its Cisco 360 Partner Program at its Partner Summit 2026 in Vancouver, introducing Ecosystem Deal Registration to reward partners who influence customer purchasing decisions without completing transactions. The company increased annual contract value growth rewards by 50%, doubled adoption incentives, and made Cisco IQ generally available to partners as a recurring revenue opportunity. Fiscal 2026 annual revenue was $63.3 billion, up 12%, with Q4 revenue of $17.3 billion, up 18%, and pr...
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Cisco introduced Ecosystem Deal Registration under Cisco 360 Partner Program to reward advisors, developers, and distributors who influence deals without completing transactions
Annual contract value growth rewards increased by 50%, adoption incentives doubled, and a 2 percentage point cross-sell bonus added for Preferred and Portfolio partners expanding into new Cisco architectures including Splunk
Cisco IQ is now generally available to partners, enabling infrastructure intelligence, risk assessment, and modernization services; more than 16,000 customers and 19 million devices onboarded since April 2026
Fiscal 2026 annual revenue was $63.3 billion, up 12% year-over-year; Q4 revenue was $17.3 billion, up 18%
Product orders increased 35% in Q4, or 25% excluding hyperscalers
Networking revenue grew to $34.7 billion from $28.3 billion; annual product revenue increased 16% to $48.3 billion
One unnamed global channel partner accounts for approximately 11% of annual revenue
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