# Encore Technologies Named USA Central Area Cloud and AI Infrastructure Partner of the Year at Cisco Partner Summit 2026

> Award recognizes Encore's leadership in helping organizations modernize data center, cloud and AI infrastructure with Cisco

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** — CINCINNATI, Ohio — October 30, 2026

Encore Technologies, an IT solutions provider delivering data center, cloud, managed and professional services, today announced it has been named the USA Central Area Cloud and AI Infrastructure Partner of the Year at Cisco Partner Summit 2026. The award was presented during Cisco's annual partner event, held October 26–28 in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Cisco Partner Summit Awards recognize top-performing partners in specific technology markets and regions. Winners are selected by a committee of executives from Cisco's global and regional partner sales organizations. The Cloud and AI Infrastructure award honors the partner that delivered the strongest results helping customers build, modernize and run the infrastructure behind cloud and AI workloads across the U.S. Central Area.

Encore designs, builds and operates data center environments for enterprise, healthcare and commercial organizations. It runs its own Ohio data centers in Norwood, Blue Ash and Miamisburg, and pairs them with managed services, networking and professional services. That end-to-end model lets customers plan, deploy and support Cisco compute, networking and security infrastructure through a single partner as AI demands grow.

“This recognition belongs to our engineers and the customers who trust us with their most important infrastructure,” said John Steiner, SVP, Services of Encore Technologies. “AI is changing what organizations need from their data centers. Working alongside Cisco, we're helping our clients build infrastructure that's ready for what comes next.”

The award adds to Encore's track record of growth in the region, including its 2024 Norwood expansion and recognition as the Cincinnati Business Courier's 2019 Tech Company of the Year.

## About Encore Technologies

Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Norwood, Ohio, Encore Technologies is a privately owned data center and IT solutions provider serving enterprise, healthcare, commercial and public sector organizations. Encore delivers data center colocation, cloud, managed network services, cybersecurity, collaboration, DevOps and automation, and professional services. Learn more at [encore.tech](https://encore.tech).

## Contact

- Website: https://encore.tech
- Phone: 1-866-990-3526
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/encoretechnologies/

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