types of partnerships

Level 2

SELECT Partner

BENEFITS

  • Eligible for NFR across all portfolios
  • Eligible for Incentive Programs (CSPP , Perform Plus)
  • Eligible for Seller Reward points
  • Eligible for Deal Registration (Hunting / OIP)
  • Use of the Cisco competitive portal
  • Use of the Cisco Quote Builder quick quoting tool
  • listed as SMB Specialized in the Cisco Partner Locator tool
  • Get a branding of Select Integrator
  • Select Certification is available and valid globally

PRE-REQUISITE 

  • Partners must attain Cisco SMB Specialization

HOW TO BECOME SELECT PARTNER 

There are *two exams for the Cisco Select Certification. 

  1. Introduction to Cisco Sales (ICS) 700-150 Exam
  2. Cisco Small and Medium Business Engineer (SMBE) 700-750 Exam

* These exams are not free.
* One individual can hold both roles.
* Select Certification has no Cisco Career Certification prerequisite, such as CCNA


Signup for two Pearsonvue Account with your company domain.

  1. One for Sales Representative
  2. One for Technical Representative

RESOURCES

Level 3

PREMIER Partner


PRE-REQUISITE 

  • Partner must have a minimum of 2 unique certified Associate (or higher) full-time employees.
  • Any specialization (Except for the Environmental Sustainability Specialization, Core Security Specialization and the AI-Ready Infrastructure Solution Specialization.)
  • Valid Partner Agreement in place
  • Customer service 8 hours a day, 5 days a week
  • One-hour call back
  • Pre-Sales Support
  • Post-Sales Support based on Partner Support Agreement


RESOURCES

Level 4

GOLD Partner


PRE-REQUISITE 

Specialization Requirements

Partner must have at least 4 specializations, including:
  • 1 of below
    • Customer Experience Specialization
          • or
    • Advanced Customer Experience Specialization
  • and any 3 of these:
    • Advanced Collaboration Architecture Specialization
    • Advanced Enterprise Networks Architecture Specialization
    • Advanced Security Architecture Specialization
    • Advanced Service Provider Architecture Specialization
    • Advanced DevNet Specialization
  • Any Solution Specialization(s)*
    • * Small and Medium Business Specialization, Core Security Specialization & AI-Ready Infrastructure Solution Specialization excluded.

Certification Requirements 

  • Partner must have a minimum of 12 unique Associate, Professional, or Expert certified full-time employees,
    • of which 4 or more must have
    • Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
          • or
    • 50% of the CCIE requirement may be met with Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE)
  • No more than 4 can qualify using one of these:
    • Selling Business Outcomes (SBO)
    • Adopting the Cisco Business Architecture Approach (DTBAA)
    • Introduction to Cisco Sales (ICS)

This may be counted towards the total:

    • Cisco Customer Success Manager (DTCSM)


RESOURCES

Partner Experience Platform (PXP)

Link to PSS Portal
STEP 1

STEP 2

STEP 3

STEP 4
STEP 5
STEP 6
Partner Value Index Measures Partner Organization Performance in Categories: 1. Foundational 2. Capabilities 3. Performance 4. Engagement 

Cisco 360 Partner Program

The Partner Experience Platform (PXP) is Cisco’s premier digital platform that provides a partner with all the resources needed to run the business.

resources

References


FAQs


What Features Cisco Firepower offers vs Fortinet for creating Multiple Virtual Firewalls on a Single Device?

We got 2 Options with Cisco firewalling systems. 


  • ASA firewalls support multi-context mode, 
  • FTD firewalls offer multi-instance mode. 

    • These features allow us to deploy multiple container instances on a single chassis, functioning as completely independent devices. The security of these devices is configured by the administrator.

    This capability is supported on Firepower 3100, 4100, 4200, and 9300 series hardware only.
    https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/firepower/fxos/multi-instance/multi-instance_solution.html

    How to update 3DES License on ASA

    1. ciscoasa(config)# license smart
    2. ciscoasa(config)# feature tier standard
    3. ciscoasa(config)# feature strong-encryption
    4. ciscoasa(config)# license smart register idtoken <smart-token> force
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