EchoStor Technologies Receives Partnering for Purpose Award in Cisco’s 2025 Global Partner Innovation Challenge

Leading Northeast IT Solutions Provider Recognized for Healthcare AI Innovation Built on Cisco Infrastructure

NORWOOD, Mass., November 5, 2025 — EchoStor Technologies has been honored with Cisco’s Partnering for Purpose Award in the 2025 Global Partner Innovation Challenge. The recognition underscores EchoStor’s deep integration within Cisco’s technology ecosystem and its ability to drive transformative innovation for enterprise customers.

In today’s complex technology landscape, Cisco infrastructure powers the world’s most demanding networks, data centers, and collaboration environments. EchoStor’s award-winning submission, “Friendly Whisper,” demonstrates how purpose-built solutions on Cisco’s trusted platform can address critical challenges in healthcare—one of the most regulated and mission-critical industries. This AI-driven clinical assistant concept leverages Cisco UCS X-Series, DNA Spaces, ISE, Webex, and AppDynamics to deliver real-time patient information securely to clinicians at the bedside, reducing documentation time by up to 85% while maintaining HIPAA compliance.

“This recognition from Cisco validates our strategic approach: deep technical expertise combined with purpose-driven innovation,” said Nick Sikorski, Executive Vice President of Strategy and Communications at EchoStor Technologies. “We’ve built our business on the foundation of Cisco’s infrastructure portfolio, and this award reflects our commitment to pushing the boundaries of what’s possible when you truly understand both the technology and the customer challenge. Cisco recognizes partners who use technology as a force for good—addressing social, environmental, and critical human needs through innovation. EchoStor’s submission reflected its dedication to responsible technology leadership and its belief that progress and purpose go hand in hand.”

EchoStor continues to align its solutions with sustainable practices that reduce environmental impact, support digital inclusion, and drive positive change within the communities it serves. The company’s ongoing commitment to making technology meaningful beyond business outcomes positioned it well for this Cisco recognition, celebrating partners who address critical challenges through innovation.

The Cisco Partner Innovation Challenge celebrates partners who demonstrate exceptional innovation, technical feasibility, and customer impact. EchoStor’s “Friendly Whisper” concept addresses a healthcare industry crisis: clinicians lose critical time navigating disconnected systems, with medical errors cited in peer-reviewed studies as a leading contributor to preventable mortality in the U.S.—an estimated 200,000 to 400,000 avoidable deaths annually, according to research published in BMJ (Makary & Daniel, 2016). By unifying patient data through Cisco’s secure, high-performance infrastructure, the solution enables sub-second response times while keeping protected health information on-premises—a requirement for healthcare compliance.

“While others chase scale, we’ve built our reputation by fighting above our weight class through technical depth and speed,” Sikorski said. “This isn’t about being the biggest—it’s about being the best partner when it matters most. Cisco’s ecosystem gives us the foundation to deliver enterprise-grade solutions that drive measurable outcomes for our customers.”

This latest recognition builds on EchoStor’s exceptional momentum throughout 2024 and 2025, including nearly 80% revenue growth, recognition as a CRN Triple Crown Award winner, its first appearance on the Inc. 5000 list, and being named Dell Technologies’ 2025 North America Regional Partner of the Year. The company recently opened a state-of-the-art 20,000-square-foot headquarters in Norwood, Massachusetts, and completed the strategic acquisition of CyberNorth to strengthen its Northeast market position.

About EchoStor Technologies

EchoStor Technologies is a leading IT solutions provider specializing in Next-Gen Data Center, Networking, Security, Modern Workplace, Digital Workflows, and AI & Data Services. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, EchoStor partners with organizations throughout the Northeast to drive digital transformation and achieve measurable business outcomes. For more information, visit www.echostor.com.

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