Accelerating Growth in the AI Era

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

The Future of AI Innovation Starts Here

Unboxing AI Rally Kit

Accelerating
Growth in the AI Era

Build Real AI Outcomes today.

 

The Future of AI Innovation Starts Here

 

Highlights of our Cisco Rally Kit Lunch

 

Unbox the AI Rally Kit with us

Cisco AI Rally Kit: Expert Insights

What is the AI Rally Kit Partner Challenge? 

The Cisco AI Rally Kit Partner Innovation Challenge gives partners the opportunity to explore ideas, deliver practical AI outcomes, and right-size on-premises deployments.

Selected partners will take part in a guided program with expert support to help bring their AI project to life.

Submit your Expression of Interest to join the Cisco AI Rally Kit Partner Innovation Challenge.
Turn your AI ideas into real-world outcomes with program support, proven guidance, and cash rewards.

EOIs will be reviewed in the order they are received. Limited spots available*
 

 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.


 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

FIRST PLACE

$20,000

SECOND PLACE

$10,000

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.

Ready to Build Your AI Use Case?

Expression of Interest Submission