Cisco Preferred Cloud & AI Partner is a portfolio-specific designation under the Cisco 360 Partner Program. It recognises partners that have demonstrated advanced capability, consistent delivery, and measurable customer outcomes within Cisco’s Cloud & AI portfolio.
In simple terms, a Cisco Preferred Cloud & AI Partner is independently validated for its ability to design, deploy, and operate modern infrastructure environments that support cloud-native applications, hybrid architectures, and AI-ready workloads. This validation is specific to Cloud & AI and does not automatically extend to other technology areas.
Unlike legacy partner titles, this designation validates Cloud & AI expertise independently. It signals that the partner has been assessed on how effectively it delivers scalable, resilient, and future-ready infrastructure outcomes across the full customer lifecycle.
For enterprises in India modernising data centres, adopting hybrid cloud, or preparing infrastructure for AI workloads, Cisco Preferred Cloud & AI Partner provides a clearer indicator of where real capability exists.
Cloud and AI initiatives place new demands on enterprise infrastructure. Performance, latency, data movement, security, and operational consistency become critical as workloads span on-premises environments, public cloud platforms, and edge locations.
Cisco Preferred Cloud & AI Partner status matters because it reflects validated expertise in building and operating infrastructure foundations that can support these demands reliably. It reduces architectural risk, improves alignment between infrastructure and application requirements, and helps ensure that cloud and AI investments translate into usable outcomes rather than fragmented deployments.
For Indian organisations balancing legacy environments with cloud adoption and AI experimentation, portfolio-specific validation is particularly important. It signals that the partner understands both modern architectures and the realities of enterprise-scale operations.
Cisco Preferred Cloud & AI Partner designation spans core domains within Cisco’s Cloud & AI portfolio, including:
This portfolio-level coverage supports cohesive infrastructure architectures that can evolve over time, rather than isolated upgrades driven by short-term requirements.
Proactive Data Systems’ Cisco Preferred Cloud & AI Partner status reflects depth across infrastructure architecture, deployment, and ongoing operations.
Our Cloud & AI engagements typically involve:
This approach aligns closely with Cisco’s outcome-driven evaluation model under the Cisco 360 Partner Program.
Proactive supports Cloud & AI initiatives for enterprises across India, including large and distributed environments. With centralised architectural governance and regionally aligned execution teams, we help organisations maintain consistency while adapting infrastructure to changing workload demands.
This delivery model is particularly important for Cloud & AI programs, where infrastructure decisions have long-term implications for scalability, performance, and operational cost.
Customers evaluating Cloud & AI partners should verify Cisco Preferred Cloud & AI Partner status early in the selection process. Cisco publishes portfolio-specific partner designations through official, customer-facing tools, enabling transparent verification.
Verification should confirm that the designation applies specifically to the Cloud & AI portfolio and to the geography where services are delivered.
It indicates validated capability and proven outcomes within Cisco’s Cloud & AI portfolio, assessed independently from other technology areas.
Portfolio-level validation helps ensure that partners have demonstrated experience in designing and operating modern infrastructure environments, reducing risk during cloud adoption and AI readiness initiatives.
Yes. The designation reflects capability in building infrastructure foundations that can support AI workloads, including performance, scalability, and data movement considerations.
Yes. Cisco Preferred status is awarded per portfolio. A partner may be Preferred in Cloud & AI without holding Preferred status in other portfolios.
Cisco reviews Preferred status periodically based on ongoing performance, delivery quality, and customer outcomes.
If you are planning data centre modernisation, hybrid cloud adoption, or AI infrastructure initiatives under the Cisco 360 Partner Program, a discussion with an infrastructure architect can help clarify scope, design considerations, and delivery approach.
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