The Situation

IT leaders are listening to their peers and partners in greater numbers. They are sharing their operational experiences and rating their chosen vendors' technologies on public forums. IT leaders are particularly looking for feedback on network automation technologies and deployment journeys to deliver on business resiliency and business agility needs.

Simply put, enterprises are looking for a vendor that provides ease of integration and deployment, proactive service and support, operational enablement, along with products that can easily upgrade within the existing enterprise.

Why It Matters

The latest Gartner Peer Insights 'Voice of the Customer': Data Center and Cloud Networking report, shows that Cisco received "2020 Customers' Choice" recognition with the highest numbers of reviews andover 90 percent of customers providing reviews stating they would recommend Cisco Data Center and Cloud Networking products to their peers. We want to thank our partners for leading with Cisco and working alongside us to keep solving challenges for our customers.

Key Callouts for Your Customers

• Cisco was one of only two vendors that were recognized as a 2020 Gartner Peer Insights Customers' Choice award recipients for Data Center and Cloud Networking in November 2020.
• 2020 also marked the 6th consecutive year that Gartner experts position Cisco as a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Data Center and Cloud Networking.

Next Steps

As our partner, you are incredibly important to our success-I'd encourage you to join in on the discussion to share your insights and see what your peers are saying by writing a 5-star review here.

To better understand how Cisco partners are building a practice around Cisco's data center and cloud technologies and helping their customers execute,visit the Cisco Partner Hub.

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