Preparing for 2025: Cisco 360 and the Road Ahead

As Cisco Partners wrap up 2024 and plan for 2025, I’m sure there are key priorities on your mind:

• How can we drive more profitability?
• How can we operate more efficiently?
• How can we strengthen customer relationships?

Cisco is focused on these same goals, which are at the heart of the Cisco 360 Program.

The full launch of Cisco 360 is set for February 1, 2026, transitioning to the new Cisco Partner Incentive, which will consolidate elements from VIP, Lifecycle Incentives 2.0, CSPP, and Perform Plus. However, with the Security Architecture Specialization retiring on January 25, 2025, it’s essential to begin your Security Partner Enablement Journey which launched this month.

At Netformx, we’re committed to supporting you every step of the way. We’re evolving our tools to align with Cisco’s programs, ensuring you have the insights and support you need for success. You can learn more in my latest blog post, where I outline how our solutions and team of experts will help guide you through this transition.

Making a Difference for Partners Today

As we focus on strengthening customer relationships and driving profitability, we are actively engaging with Cisco Partners about the powerful, in-depth network assessments that AssetXpert provides. These assessments are benefiting partners pursuing the Customer Assessment Incentives (CAI) as well as those targeting the Public Sector. Both groups are uncovering new revenue opportunities through enriched network insights, enabling more meaningful customer conversations about network evolution. Additionally, partners are discovering opportunities to deliver new service offerings. Learn more in the article below.

Finally, we extend our congratulations to Cisco on celebrating 40 years of innovation. We also want to wish you a joyful holiday season and a prosperous 2025. Here’s to making it your best year yet!

Transitioning to Cisco 360 means prioritizing what’s most important—money, time, and building better relationships (Part 2)

A Blog by Mark Bickerstaffe, Netformx GM

This blog talks about how Netformx tools are designed to prioritize the three key elements that matter most to our partners: Money, Time, and Better Relationships. We share our plans to align with the Cisco 360 Program while we continue to deliver powerful capabilities today with the same tools partners can use to succeed in the future.

Generate new revenue opportunities with Technology Refresh assessments

A Blog by Mike Johnson, Head of Customer Success

For Cisco Partners, the challenge today is completing network assessments quickly, comprehensively, and efficiently to uncover new opportunities that drive revenue and equip customers with networks that evolve with their changing needs. What many find during their first AssetXpert assessment is just how simple and effective it is to achieve both goals.

How can partners generate technology refresh revenue?