By Kris Blackmon

Cisco’s 2017 Partner Summit is in the books, with the company announcing a slew of new offerings, partner-program updates, and strategic focuses at the Dallas event.

From intent-based networking to incentives surrounding software and services, the networking giant is hammering home the message that today’s Cisco is a different beast from the hardware-based behemoth of the past.

Click through the gallery below for highlights and a recap.

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