Cisco Signs 5 1/2 Year Agreement With MGM Resorts

<p><strong>SAN JOSE and LAS VEGAS<&sol;strong> — Cisco and MGM Resorts International announced that the companies have signed a Whole Portfolio Agreement &lpar;WPA&rpar;&comma; empowering MGM Resorts with the majority of Cisco’s software portfolio&period; This includes cybersecurity&comma; software defined networking&comma; software defined-WAN&comma; digital experience assurance&comma; full-stack observability&comma; data center and services&period; This agreement spans 5&period;5 years&comma; benefiting guests and employees across all of MGM Resorts’ properties&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>MGM Resorts operates some of the most famous resorts and casinos in the world including MGM Grand&comma; Bellagio&comma; Cosmopolitan and Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The agreement will enable the automation of MGM Resort’s network&period; This will pave the way for future location services and next-generation machine learning applications in the gaming and hospitality industry&comma; unlocking new channels of guest engagement&period; Additionally&comma; Cisco technology will ensure uptime and security—essential for the delivery of exceptional guest experiences in its 24&sol;7 operations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Guests expect world-class hospitality from MGM Resorts&comma; and technology helps us deliver&comma;” said Branden Newman&comma; Chief Technology Officer&comma; MGM Resorts International&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The new agreement with Cisco will give our employees the technology&comma; speed and agility they need as we continue to deliver amazing guest experiences at all MGM Resorts’ destinations&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Cisco and MGM Resorts’ relationship dates back many years&comma; with Cisco technology playing an integral role in MGM Resorts’ operations&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The WPA strengthens this relationship&period; Together&comma; the companies will ensure MGM Resorts’ employees have secure access to all applications so they can continue to transform the business&period; Additionally&comma; the deployment supports MGM Resorts’ sustainability goals as Cisco&&num;8217&semi;s portfolio can be used to reduce emissions&comma; improve resource efficiency and enable more circular business models&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;At Cisco&comma; we securely connect everything to make anything possible&comma;” said Scott Herren&comma; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer&comma; Cisco&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We are excited to continue our partnership with MGM Resorts in this next phase of their digital transformation&period; With decades of technology and expertise&comma; Cisco aims to help MGM Resorts navigate into the future and simplify processes to drive innovation at scale&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;As the lead Cisco partner on this WPA&comma; we look forward to delivering the outcomes expected by MGM Resorts as part of its digital transformation plans&comma;” added Marco Mohajer&comma; President&comma; Technologent&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Equipped with data from across the business&comma; we can predict and proactively address MGM Resorts’ technology and communication needs to deliver an exceptional customer experience&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;