About
Gina Narcisi is a senior editor covering the public cloud and telecom markets for CRN.com. Prior to joining CRN, she covered networking news and the unified communications space for TechTarget. She graduated with a B.A. in communications from the University of Rhode Island. Gina is a self-proclaimed foodie who enjoys yoga and traveling in her spare time.
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Cisco Restructuring To 'Strongly Position The Company Against Our Competitors'
by Gina Narcisi
Cisco's enterprise networking and data center networking units will be combined, its cloud computing business will be renamed and expanded to include server products, and the tech giant is reshuffling leaders, according to an internal email obtained by CRN after a published report on Wednesday.
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Juniper, Mist Systems Connect Wired, Wireless Environments With A Dash Of AI
by Gina Narcisi
Juniper is adding artificial intelligence into enterprise networks with its new cloud-based Mist Wired Assurance Service and unveils Contrail Insights, a data center monitoring and analytics feature.
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Cradlepoint To Cisco Meraki: 'Competition Makes Everyone Better'
by Gina Narcisi
'It takes two to make a market, and competition makes everyone better. By having another player like [Cisco] Meraki in the market, it's a rising tide that floats all boats,' says Todd Krautkremer, Cradlepoint’s chief marketing officer, in response to Cisco's new cellular gateway offerings.
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Former Cisco Channel Exec Nirav Sheth Jumps To Google Cloud
by Gina Narcisi
Nirav Sheth, formerly VP of worldwide sales and systems engineering for Cisco's Global Partner Organization, joins Google Cloud in a partner sales leadership role.
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T-Mobile CEO John Legere To Step Down; COO Mike Sievert Tapped To Lead After Sprint Mega-Merger
by Gina Narcisi
T-Mobile's outspoken CEO, John Legere, will be stepping down next year and will be replaced by current COO Mike Sievert. The company said Legere will stay on to help T-Mobile complete its $26.5 billion merger with Sprint.
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Cato Networks Launches Global Partner Program, Updated Portal
by Gina Narcisi
‘More than anything in the U.S., we are looking to see if the reseller model is the right fit for Cato because we've seen so much success in the master [agent] world,’ Nick Fan, Cato's vice president of sales, Americas, tells CRN.
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New Cisco DevNet Specialization Will Promote Partners With Competitive Advantage In Software Development
by Gina Narcisi
Cisco has unveiled a new DevNet partner-level business specialization to recognize solution providers with software development capabilities and business practices around network automation, DevOps, and digital transformation.
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Cisco Collaboration Now Includes Hardware As A Service, Tighter Integration With Microsoft Teams
by Gina Narcisi
"Now, you can walk into a customer, head held high, and sell Cisco collaboration alongside Microsoft. This is a big bet for our two companies for the sake of our end users," a Cisco collaboration exec said during a keynote at the 2019 Partner Summit.
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Exclusive: Longtime Cisco Channel Leader Nirav Sheth Is Departing
by Gina Narcisi
Twenty-year Cisco veteran Nirav Sheth, vice president of worldwide sales and systems engineering for the tech giant's Global Partner Organization, is leaving the company, Cisco confirms to CRN.
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Juniper Networks: 'We Made The Hard Pivot And Are Now Set For Great Growth'
by Gina Narcisi
Juniper Networks has been making ‘painful’ changes needed to transform the primarily service provider-focused company, and the company wants partners to help them go after more enterprise customers, according to Juniper execs.
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Juniper Networks Revamps Partner Program To Zero In On Software, Recurring Revenue: Exclusive
by Gina Narcisi
‘We are making the transition [to software and services] together with our partners,’ says Helda Lopes, head of Global Partner Programs and Marketing at Juniper Networks.
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Cisco CEO: Software, Services Help Boost Sales In Midst Of 'Challenging' Macro Climate
by Gina Narcisi
Cisco's software subscriptions now account for 71 percent of its total software revenue. Cisco's software and services-focused pivot is helping the giant overcome a difficult macroeconomic environment, Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins said on Wednesday.
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Juniper Security Extended To 'Every Port Of Connection On The Network'
by Gina Narcisi
'We are building a threat-aware network that extends beyond traditional technologies, and the key component to connected security is extending security to those points of connection,' says Samantha Madrid, Juniper's vice president of security business and strategy.
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Cisco Partner Growth, Channel Route To Market Has 'Never Been This High'
by Gina Narcisi
‘We are at all-time highs with partner penetration. The partner route to market is at more than 85 percent and it's never been this high in its history,’ according to Cisco's Nirav Sheth.
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