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Cisco Simplifies Software and Services Buying Program at Partner Summit 2021
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- News Summary New Enterprise Agreement (EA) aims to accelerate customers digital transformation and fuel
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[{"type":"text","content":"SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nNews Summary\nNew Enterprise Agreement (EA) aims to accelerate customers digital transformation and fuel software revenue growth with partners Easier for partners to sell and transact Cisco offers and solutions such as Hybrid Work, Full-stack Observability (FSO) and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Cisco Capital financing mitigates credit risk and protects the balance sheets of customers and partnersCisco Partner Summit 2021 – At their 26th annual Partner Summit conference, Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) announced today a new Enterprise Agreement (EA) to make it easier for partners and customers to buy, sell, and manage Cisco software and services. The single contract increases access to Cisco's portfolio and solutions, offering predictable costs, more choice, and greater flexibility for organizations looking to accelerate their digital transformation. \nThe new Cisco EA is a cornerstone of Cisco's ongoing transformation and commitment to supporting partner profitability.\"Cisco's new Enterprise Agreement gives our customers and partners a powerful, simple, and extremely flexible way to buy and consume our great software products,\" said Gerri Elliott, EVP, Chief Customer and Partner Officer, speaking at Cisco Partner Summit 2021. \"Our incredible partner ecosystem has already built a multi-billion dollar software business but we're clearly just getting started. Innovations like the ability to shift investments across the portfolio will help us better serve our customers, push further into our business transformation, and drive higher profitability for our partners.\"\nLess admin. More results.\nThe new Cisco Enterprise Agreement is a cornerstone of Cisco's ongoing transformation and commitment to supporting partner profitability, as well as streamlining the customer experience. Since their introduction more than 10,000 customers have purchased software & services via the Cisco Enterprise Agreement. The new Cisco EA will bring three key benefits to customers and partners:\nSimplified Cross-Portfolio Access\nAs organizations adopt more innovative technologies, they face the challenge of managing various licensing agreements. Cisco's new EA simplifies the experience with: \nOne set of terms and conditions across five portfolios (Applications Infrastructure, Networking...