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Tom Freeman Systems Architect November, 2019
Cisco Systems Inc. The Bridge to Possible
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• Intro • Cisco Overview • Life of an Account Team • Closing Thoughts
Agenda
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About Me: • Graduated from UCSC in Fall 2009 • B.S. in Information Systems Management • Cisco employee for ~10 years • Former president of ISMA (Information Systems Management Association)
Professional Experience: • Project Manager: Cross Functional Software Project & Programs • Developer: Web Applications / Mobile • Business Operations Manager: Finance, Staffing, Mlanning, Communications, and Metrics Support • Technical Marketing Engineer: Proof of Concepts, Demos, RFP, Lab Management, Interlocks • Systems Engineer/Architect: Commercial Sales - Networking, Data Center, Security, Collaboration
Interests • Music, Acoustics, Climbing, Disc Golf, Drumming • Networking, FPS games, LAN parties
Tom Freeman
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Market Research
Web Development
Project Management
PMO Information Systems Administrator
Operations/Finance
Event Management
Mobile App Development
POC Engagement
2014201320122011201020092008 2015
Operations / Chief of Staff
2016
Systems Engineer/ Systems Architect
2017
PLM / TME
Tom’s Journey 20192018 2020
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Cisco Systems
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A love story that changed the world.It began, like a lot of things do,
with a basic human desire —the need to connect.
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problem solution
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hope possible
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Our purpose
We build bridges between hope and possibility.
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Cisco at a Glance
#1 or #2 in most market segments we serve
480 Offices Globally 73,000 Employees
60,000 Partners
We build bridges between hope and
possibility
More than 200 acquisitions since 1993
More than 19,000 patents
51.7B FY19 Revenue
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Strategy
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Cisco’s transformation
Threats à advantages
Core innovation
Business model
Culture
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Power a Multicloud World
Reinvent the Network
Unlock the Power of Data
Security is Foundational
Create Meaningful Experiences
Increased Pace of Innovation
Secure, Intelligent Platform for Digital Business
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A multicloud approach enables customers to consume services from two or more clouds where at least one cloud is public.
Fragmented
Complex
No Data Control
GCP
AWS
Other Public Clouds
Azure
SaaS SaaS
SaaS
SaaS
SaaS SaaS
SaaS
SaaS Hybrid Clouds
Private Private
Multicloud
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Power a Multicloud World
Simplifying Management of the Cloud
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I N T E N T C O N T E X T
S E C U R I T Y
L E A R N I N G
WAN Optimize and secure application performance over any connection
Access Segment network; secure user access from edge to cloud
Data Center Run traditional or cloud native applications across any environment
Cloud Edge Securely connect and protect cloud workloads
Reinvent Networking
Multicloud
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Reinvent the Network
Intent-Based Network for Agility and Assurance
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Real-Time Analytics for Business Insight
Infrastructure Operations
Understand dependencies; migrate across
infrastructure; fix latency issues
Security Operations
Secure apps across network; enforce policies
User
Seamless, secure access; consistent
experience
Business / App Owner
Acquire and retain users; drive
business outcomes
App Developer
Iterate and release faster;
focus on building vs. scale
headaches
App Operations
Run apps with high availability /
performance; resolve issues
quickly
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Unlock the Power of Data
Cisco DNA Center
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UTM
Network Analytics
Advanced Malware
Secure Internet Gateway
WebW W W
Policy and Access
Cloud Access Security
Threat Protection Visibility Segmentation
Firewall
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Security is Foundational
Security Across the Platform
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Enabling Better Experiences
Cisco DNACollaboration MulticloudSecurity
Embed innovative services to
improve user experience
Improve flexibility to access favorite tools wherever
users work
Increase simplicity by building
customized vertical solutions
Improve integration
with IT manage- ment tools
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Create Meaningful Experiences
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Advocate Recommend
Renew
Optimize
Adopt
Engage
Use Implement
Onboard Need
Evaluate
Select
Purchase
Expand
Customer
Choosing Loving
Using
A new approach to services With you throughout your technology journey
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People and culture
A way of life… Culture
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An inclusive, diverse environment
is the foundation of any thriving culture
Cultures are molded by a company’s beliefs, behaviors,
rituals and principles
Culture is experienced through your work, your leader and your teams
Culture–Cisco’s Perspective
ExperienceCharacteristicsEnvironment
CultureConscious
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74,000 individual parts make the bridge to possible, possible.
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GIVE Your Best
Our Guiding Principles
GIVE Something Of Yourself
GIVE Your Ego The Day Off
TAKE A Bold Step
TAKE Accountability
TAKE Difference To Heart
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Culture and employees are our competitive advantage
Engineering
34%
Customer Experience
21%
Sales & Marketing
29%
Corporate Functions
16%
73K employees
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Global Reach
Americas 57%
EMEAR 17%
APJC 26%
100 countries, 480+ offices
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Overall Diversity Community Impact
U.S. Workforce by Ethnicity
Employee Communities
Cisco is building an inclusive workplace and community where full spectrum diversity – including gender, age, race, ethnicity, orientation, ability, nationality, religion, veteran status, background, culture, experience, strengths and perspectives – thrives.
46% Volunteering and Giving in 2018 $21.4M donations to charities and matching gifts
29,000 active members
58% diversity on executive leadership team
Leadership Diversity
243 chapters
countries 72
employee volunteer hours
424K Most diverse Cisco since 1998
25% female
75% male
White/Caucasian Asian Hispanic/Latino African American/Black Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino) American Indian or Alaska Native Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
53% 37% 5.4% 3.6% 1.2% 0.3% 0.2%
Global Workforce by GenderBest Workplaces for Diversity
Diversity and Inclusion at Cisco
Source: Cisco Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2018
550+ CEO Commitment
Cisco signed the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion™ Pledge along with 550+ other companies
Inclusive Engagement
Employees Engaged
Pay Parity
Our third global analysis resulted in an investment equal to .04% of global payroll to address gaps. When we find gaps, we fix them.
.04%
#7 Fortune ranked Cisco
100 Best Workplaces for Diversity 2018
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A great place to work. And it shows!
Top 5 Global Rankings
Asia (#2) Australia (#3) Costa Rica (#3) Egypt (#2) Europe (#5) Ireland (#2) Latin America (#2)
Netherlands (#5) Peru (#2) Poland (#2) Portugal (#3) Singapore (#2) UAE (#4) United Kingdom (#2)
#1 Global Rankings
United States
#2 Most sustainable company by Barron’s #2 Best place for parents #3 Best place for giving back #6 Best company to work for
Argentina Italy Korea Mexico
Poland Spain Costa Rica
#8 World’s Best Workplace
Switzerland Germany
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#1 Best Place to Work - 2019
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Corporate social responsibility
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Our goal is to positively impact 1 billion people. You can help.
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People Society Planet
We aim to create opportunity for people, empower communities, and protect the planet.
Our focus areas and priorities
People can reach their potential when they’re inspired and given the right opportunity
Society is stronger when everyone participates in benefits from the digital economy
We have an obligation to future generations to manage our natural resources responsibility
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What we made possible in FY18
383 million
Giving
in cash and in-kind contributions from Cisco and the Cisco Foundations
to destination: Home to address Homelesness in the Bay Area
in Cisco Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions worldwide since FY07
Homelessness Recognition
Digital Workforce GHG reduction People
Barron’s most sustainable company’s list
50 million #1
Cisco Networking Academy students enrolled worldwide in IT skills education
1.87 million
45% reduction
positively impacted FY16-FY18
445+ million people
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Innovation
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Build Our innovation ecosystem
Co-develop
PartnerInvest
Buy
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Build 19K
Patents 26K+
Engineers
$6.3B Annual R&D
spend
Internal Start-ups
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Buy 207 Acquisitions
1-2% Growth
Meraki
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Partner
300K+ Ecosystem Partners
Strategic Alliances
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Invest
$2B Fund
120+ Companies
45 Funds in 27 countries Invest $200 to $300 million annually
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Co-develop Alliance Partners 2,500
Customers
40 Solutions10
Innovation Centers
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Financials
Q4 FY19 financials
$13.4B Revenue
$10.1B Product revenue
$3.3B Services revenue
Total cash and investments
$33.4B
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Q3 FY19 revenue highlights Y/Y% Change
Services 4%
Infrastructure platforms 6%
Applications 11%
Security 14%
Other products (4%)
Total Cisco
$M
3,308
7,876
1,487
714
42
13,428 6%
Subscriptions 70% of software revenue (+12 pts y/y)
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Revenue by geography: Q2 FY19
Americas $8.1B
EMEA $3.3B
APJC $2B
Total
$13.4B
Total revenues do not add up due to rounding.
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FY19 financials
$33.4B Total cash and investments
$38.9B Product revenue
$12.9B Services revenue
$51.7B* Revenue
*Non-GAAP Rev.
GAAP revenue $51.9B Total $12.9B Services $39B Products
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Market leadership matters
#1 Access routing
79%
#1 Telepresence
55%
#1 Wireless LAN
44%
#1 Campus switching
(managed) 58%
#1 SP core + edge
routing 41%
#1 SaaS web
conferencing 45%
#2 X86 blade
servers 32%
#1 Network security 28%
#1 DC switching (managed)
55%
#1 LAN switching
(managed) 57%
#1 Voice 43%
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Channel Financing
Cisco Refresh
Technology Financing
Countries globally
Assets under management
Channel Financing volume
Cisco Refresh units shipped annually
Cisco Capital
100+ $10.5B $27B 500K
i
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Partners
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Our heritage, their confidence Leading market transitions together
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Multicloud
1993
2006
2009
2014
2017
1999
2008
2012
2016 Integrated Security
Software Defined Networking
Internet of Things
Unified Computing Systems
Unified Communications
Video/Telepresence
VoIP
Switching
Customer Experience Lifecycle2019
2018 Intent-Based Networking
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100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0%
Partners are Cisco’s primary routes to market
1996 2000 2004 2008 2014
38%
>80% 62%
<20%
Direct
Channel Partners
2018
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TRANSFORMPERFORM
Managing daily business while building new opportunities
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Cisco Partner Ecosystem
Customer value
Reseller
ISVIntegrator
TechnologyDistributor
Consultant
Cloud builder
Service provider
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Make Developers Successful
Drive Business Growth
Make Innovation Easy
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Life of an Account Team
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Sales Organization
Systems Engineer Manager
Systems Engineers
Regional Manager
Account Managers
Area VP
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Systems EngineerAccount Manager
Customer
Technical Details
Knowledge SharingPartnership
Strategy
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Specialists
Consulting Systems Engineer
Product Sales Specialist
Client Services Manager
Partner Account Manager
Domain Specific Account Team
Value-add Services (deployment, survey, etc..)
Partner/Resale Strategy
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Territory Sales
SEAM
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Select Sales
SEAM
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Account Team Role
Represent the Cisco portfolio
Own engagements from a business & technical perspective
Embody Cisco culture & values
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Cisco Portfolio
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Cisco Portfolio
DatacenterEnterprise Networking
Security Collaboration
Assure
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Meraki
Cloud Managed Networking
WebEx Share
Simple Screen Sharing
HyperFlex
Hyperconverged Infrastructure
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CloudCenter
Multi-Cloud Management
Viptela
Software Defined WAN
Stealthwatch
Machine Learning Based Threat Detection
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Closing Thoughts
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• Internships – The earlier the better • Educational focus:
• Product development processes • Software development • Supply chain management • Technology classes that interest you
• Stay up on industry trends: • Blogs, News articles, Webinars/Seminars, Reddit
• Participate in local events and organizations e.g. ISMA, Meetups, etc. • Develop yourself through personal projects
Be Relevant
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• Understand the interview process • Practice • Be yourself, honesty is critical • Potential is everything when evaluating graduates • NO FEAR !!
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