Cisco Gold Certified Partner

AHEAD helps you take full advantage of your Cisco platforms to drive innovation in your business. We have earned Cisco’s highest partner designation, with specializations across networking, security, collaboration, full-stack observability, and customer experience.

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Cisco AI Pods

See the benefits of Cisco AI Pods, how AHEAD helps deploy this AI infrastructure, and why leading enterprises choose to partner with AHEAD and Cisco together.

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Client Testimonials

Hatch has helped us streamline our procurement process, identify and alleviate supply chain constraints, simplify and standardize large multi-site deployments, and improve the quality and accuracy of our asset management. For a $60 billion company, it’s already brought us tremendous value, and we are still just scratching the surface of its capabilities.

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AHEAD's Cisco Certifications and Awards

Member of the Cisco Data Center Technical Advisory Board, Partner Lifecycle Advisory Board and the Cisco AI Advisory Board

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Why AHEAD for Cisco?

01.

Advise

Strategic advisory services expertly tailored to guide your transformation

  • Unlock the full power of your Cisco platforms. With cross-functional experts in cloud and data center, AHEAD network teams can leverage the entire Cisco platform to transform your network operations.
  • Aging networks are an obstacle to deploying AI workloads. AHEAD constructs custom AI infrastructure across cloud, core, and edge that reduces the stress on your network infrastructure while meeting your business goals for AI.
  • AHEAD’s Hatch platform and Foundry infrastructure capabilities allow us to handle large-scale Cisco deployments with full visibility into asset management, logistics, and services.
  • AHEAD is authorized to transact Cisco Software and Enterprise License Agreements (ELAs) through AWS Marketplace. AHEAD has structured and transacted the largest Cisco Software EA through AWS to date.
02.

Transform

Outcome-oriented services to accelerate impact, built on industry-leading platforms with AHEAD IP

  • Control costs and simplify software management with FinOps and ServiceNow integrations in AHEAD’s world-class Hatch platform.
  • AHEAD engineers are experts in multi-cloud and end-to-end reference architectures and can help you build an adoption strategy and roadmap for cloud networking.
  • Security should be the foundation of your network. AHEAD’s employs a Zero Trust framework with a Policy as Code approach to secure IT, OT, and edge network assets.
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03.

Operate

AHEAD offers full Cisco management capabilities, from design to migration to XaaS

  • AHEAD is experienced in delivering complex design and integration services and can extend day 2 support for all core Cisco Solutions via AHEAD’s 24x4x7 Managed Services offerings.
  • Increase operational efficiency and scale network automation throughout your organization. AHEAD can help define, test, and validate multi-cloud network automation standards and create a custom roadmap for network automation in your Cisco platforms.
  • Hatch’s global infrastructure lifecycle management capabilities offer full network visibility by location to aid in network management, network refresh planning, and rollouts.

Get AHEAD of your competition

AHEAD has members on several Cisco Technical Advisory Boards, including Data Center, Networking, NetSec, AI, and Partner Lifecycle.

AHEAD Industry Solutions for Cisco

AHEAD has extensive experience in key verticals such as healthcare, manufacturing, energy, retail, and finance, enabling us to implement customized Cisco solutions tailored to specific industry needs. We have the following Cisco Specializations:

  • Advanced Enterprise Networks Architecture Specialization

  • Networking Specialization

  • Core Security Solution Specialization

  • Extended Detection and Response Solution Specialization

  • Secure Access Service Edge Solution Specialization

  • Secure Networking Solution Specialization

  • Secure Networking Management Solution Specialization

  • Advanced Collaboration Architecture Specialization

  • Hybrid Cloud Computing Solution Specialization

  • Hybrid CloudNetworking Specialization

  • Hybrid Cloud Software Solution Specialization

  • Full-Stack Observability Solution Specialization

  • Customer Experience Specialization

  • Cisco Webex Contact Center Specialization

  • Cisco Umbrella for MSSPs Specialization

  • Cisco Unified Contact Center Specialization

  • Environmental Sustainability Specialization

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Let’s Discuss Your Transformation Journey

Schedule a 30 minute intro meeting so we can understand your goals.

We’ll talk about:

  • Your progress toward digital transformation
  • Custom solutions to drive business impact
  • Where AI fits into your IT strategy
  • What success – and excellence – looks like

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