What Were Cisco Lifecycle Incentives (LCI)?
Cisco Lifecycle Incentives (LCI) was Cisco's program rewarding partners for driving customer software adoption, usage and renewals across the lifecycle, rather than just the initial sale. It was retired in January 2026 and its logic was folded into the Adopt motion of the Cisco Partner Incentive, which now pays fixed-dollar amounts at telemetry-verified lifecycle milestones.
It matters because partners who knew LCI need to understand where that adoption money now lives - and that Adopt milestones carry their own opt-in steps and deadlines.
Full breakdown: Cisco Partner Program - Rebates-On
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