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We’re delighted to welcome again one in all our longtime neighborhood “Rockstars”—Daniel Hosking from NEC Australia—to our Customer Spotlight collection, as he shares what made attending Cisco Live US 2022 in Las Vegas so particular for him. As worldwide journey restrictions began to carry for the primary time in two years, Cisco welcomed prospects and companions again to Cisco Live for a memorable onsite expertise, with a deal with reconnecting with one another, profiting from studying and coaching alternatives, and making time for loads of enjoyable! Let’s hear from Daniel what stood out to him.
It’s nice to have you ever again on the highlight collection, Daniel! Your final interview with us was simply over a yr in the past. How has the previous yr been for you professionally and as a member of Cisco Insider Advocates?
The previous yr has been filled with challenges, because the world is an advanced place today. Now that borders are opening and restrictions are lifting, we’re seeing an enormous quantity of exercise as we help our shoppers with challenges equivalent to safety and expertise shortages. We’re additionally serving to them adapt their companies to new hybrid working fashions. On the private entrance, it has been nice to see family and friends in particular person and revel in as soon as once more life that we took with no consideration up till two years in the past.
Thanks Daniel, we now have observed related challenges because the world begins returning to pre-pandemic actions. You have been one in all our “Road To Cisco Live Winners” which meant you have been at Cisco Live Vegas with us in June! We would like to know extra about your expertise on the convention as one of many winners. On a scale of 1-5 (5 being the very best), how would you describe your total expertise this yr? How did it evaluate to earlier Cisco Live conferences?
A 5. It was a memorable expertise attending Cisco Live Las Vegas, because it was the primary time I had been to an abroad Cisco Live. I’ve beforehand solely attended Cisco Live in Melbourne, Australia. I used to be shocked to seek out out it was thought of a “small event” with 15,000 attendees, as the same old quantity at Cisco Live conferences is 40,000! Yet, I feel 10,000 is what I’m used to in Australia! Cisco’s World of Solutions space and the Innovation Zone was monumental. I feel it took me two to a few days to lastly make my approach round that flooring.
Great commentary, we discover everybody who goes to Cisco Live Vegas is in awe of the variety of folks there! Cisco Live Vegas supplied loads of enjoyable sales space actions, together with “The World of Solutions” which you talked about. Among them, which one was your favourite and why?
That is a tricky one, as there have been a pair. The first that involves thoughts is the neighborhood zone the place there was a excessive diploma of attendee engagement. Participants got the prospect to offer again to the neighborhood by means of a number of actions, equivalent to establishing gadgets for faculties or environmental initiatives. It introduced an important alternative to socialize with Cisco workers and community with different attendees. It gave the impression to be a success with everybody. My favourite exercise or sales space, although, is a tricky selection. It was a tie between having a go of the Webex Hologram and the Webex groups exhibit for the mission to the moon. Both have been thoughts blowing and like nothing I had seen in any earthbound assembly room!
It appears like there was loads of selection at Cisco Live Vegas and I can completely see the Webex Hologram being thoughts blowing! You additionally had an opportunity to fulfill for the primary time and/or reconnect with a few of your friends from the neighborhood and members of Cisco’s Global Advocacy staff! What did you most get pleasure from about reconnecting with everybody at Cisco Live this yr?
Definitely a spotlight for the occasion was assembly up with each the Cisco Insider Advocates and Cisco Champions communities, each of which I’m a member of. There is nothing like assembly head to head and constructing relationships at international occasions like this that may final all through your profession. One of my greatest reminiscences of the occasion was having a meals alternate with Cisco’s “Chief Stroopwafel Officer” Nicole Wajer! I feel exchanging Tim Tams from Australia for some Stroopwafels from the Netherlands was an important deal! I can’t thank sufficient each groups that run Cisco Insider Advocates and Cisco Champions applications for making it such a tremendous and memorable week.
Sounds like an important biscuit alternate! I do know each the Cisco Insider Advocates and Cisco Champions groups beloved having you there too. Do you could have any recommendation for anybody attending Cisco Live for the primary time? What are your greatest tricks to them to assist them put together, each earlier than and throughout the convention?
I’ve a couple of suggestions:
- Plan forward – Accommodation and even some classes ebook up early.
- Speak together with your Cisco Account Manager or Cisco Partner Account Manger to rearrange conferences on the convention with Cisco attendees you need to interact with. It is a uncommon alternative to talk head to head with material consultants from all corners of the globe.
- If there’s a Cisco studying session you may not affirm prematurely, examine once more on the precise day, as a result of usually folks don’t present up and you could find an open slot.
- Make the many of the Cisco World of Solutions space. Usually there are representatives from totally different Cisco enterprise items and you may straight talk about matters with them, equivalent to new options or product roadmaps.
Great guidelines, Daniel! I might be taking notes for after I attend Cisco Live EMEA in Amsterdam in a couple of months. To wrap up our dialog, if you happen to might summarize your expertise at Cisco Live US 2022 with one phrase, what would it not be?
Astonishing.
We love your enthusiasm, Daniel! It’s been a pleasure chatting with you once more. Thank you for becoming a member of us.
You are welcome, Rashik!
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