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Submit your Expression

Build Real AI Outcomes today. Win. Prove. Scale.

Submit your Expression of Interest for the Cisco AI Rally Kit Partner Use Case Challenge. 

Bring your AI Ideas closer to reality - with program support, proof points, and cash rewards.

Limited Spots available*.                              EOIs reviewed in order received. 

What is the AI Rally Kit Partner Challenge?

What is the AI Rally Kit Partner Challenge? 

The Cisco AI Rally Kit Partner Innovation Challenge gives you the opportunity to use the Cisco AI AI Rally Kit to experiment with your ideas, achieve tangible AI results, and right size your on-premises deployment. Successful partners will participate in a guided process and support to bring your AI project to life.

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 What You Get

Program Support

Solution guidance, reference architectures, and templates

Structured Checkpoints

 Clear milestones from validation to delivery  

Build Proof Points

Develop real, measurable customer outcomes 

Visibility Opportunities

 Showcase success (subject to approval) 

Pipeline Acceleration

Drive co-sell opportunities with Cisco & Dicker Data  

 How It Works

May-July

May-July 2026

EOI Intake and Selection

MAY
May-July
August

August 2026

Partner Consultation & Assessment + Use Case Selection Period

JUNE
August
Sept 2026 - June 2027

September 2026 - June 2027

Partner Use Case Building Period

JUL
Sept 2026 - June 2027
November

November 2026

Cisco Live Partner Case Study Opportunity 

OCT
November
August 2027

August 2027

Judging & 
Winner Announcements

NOV
August 2027

Win Big While Building Real Outcomes

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First Place

$20,000

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Second Place

$10,000

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Third Place

$5,000

$1,000 Participation Incentive

Awarded to all accepted entrants (Top 10)

Eligibility:

Open to all approved AI Rally Kit participants. Entries must demonstrate an AI application or solution that has been developed, tested or validated using the AI Rally Kit and submitted before the challenge closing date.

Success Criteria:

- Submissions will be assessed on their ability to demonstrate real-world enterprise value, including: Solving a genuine customer or industry use case.
- Effective use of the AI Rally Kit to build, test and validate the solution.
- Demonstrated performance, scalability and capacity planning in an on-premises environment.
- Readiness for enterprise deployment, including considerations for low latency, security, data sovereignty and infrastructure integration.

 Why Participate?

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Turn customer challenges into tangible AI solutions
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Create repeatable use cases for future pipeline
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Strengthen your AI capability and positioning
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Gain structured support from Cisco & Dicker Data
The AI Rally Kit provides an enterprise-ready environment where partners can build, test and validate AI applications, benchmark performance, validate scalability and perform capacity planning before deploying to customers.


Ready to Build Your AI Use Case?

 

Expression of Interest Submission