The Softcat News Team
Following our double win at CiscoPS25, we’re excited to share another milestone in our Cisco partnership... Softcat has been recognised as a Preferred Partner across all disciplines. Combined with our Cisco Global Partner of the Year award for SMB and Mid‑Market, this recognition further reinforces Softcat’s position as one of Cisco’s strongest and most trusted partners.
What this recognition means
Achieving Preferred Partner status means Softcat has demonstrated strong performance across areas including:
- Business performance - consistent success delivering Cisco outcomes
- Technical capability - certified skills, specialisations, and solution expertise
- Customer lifecycle engagement - supporting customers from design and deployment through to optimisation and services
- Foundational excellence - enablement, training, compliance, and operational readiness
For our customers
Preferred Partner status means working with a partner you can trust, with proven Cisco expertise, full lifecycle support, and the confidence that Softcat can support with more complex requirements and help you get more value from your Cisco investments.
This recognition reinforces our:
- Proven Cisco expertise across networking, security, cloud, collaboration and AI‑ready infrastructure
- Full lifecycle support, from design and deployment through to optimisation and ongoing services
- Ability to give our customers confidence that they’re working with a partner aligned to Cisco’s strategic priorities
A huge thank you to everyone at Softcat and Cisco who contributed to this achievement and helped strengthen a partnership we're incredibly proud of. Here’s to even more shared success.