By Oxygen staff
Publication Date: 2026-01-28 14:53:00
Cisco’s former Gold partners have been quick to publicise their achievements under the networking giant’s new 360 partner programme, with several confirming they have already bagged ‘Preferred’ status across multiple portfolios.
Characterised as Cisco’s biggest partner shake up in decades, 360’s debut on Sunday 25 January spells the end of the networking giant’s historic Gold badge.
Cisilion, boxxe, CDW, Trustmarque and Conscia are among the former Gold partners to have since taken to social media to show off their 360 spurs.
“Like holding five Gold badges”
Trustmarque said it has bagged Preferred status across all five key portfolios – namely Networking, Services, Security, Collaboration and Cloud & AI.
“This prestigious status is the highest recognition attainable, equivalent to holding five “Gold” badges under the previous model,” it said.
In a blog post, boxxe’s Cisco Business Unit Director, Paul Thompson, characterised 360…
