Penetrate New Markets
Cloud and Managed Services Program is designed for partner success.
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Rapidly Penetrate New Markets and Accelerate Returns
Increase your agility to rapidly and successfully capture evolving markets while accelerating returns.
The program helps you deliver innovative and validated Cisco Powered cloud and managed services to solve your customers' business needs while increasing the return on your investments.
- Rapidly penetrate new markets
- Increase agility
- Maximize return on investments
- Accelerate time to return
- Expand sales reach
Partners who offer Cisco Powered cloud services can also take advantage of Cisco Cloud Partner Market place, a unique online tool that promotes their Cisco based cloud solutions and services.
CMSP Certification Levels
Benefits, rewards, and support increase with higher levels of engagement. Log in to certification levels and find out more:
Cisco Powered Services
The Cisco Powered services designation indicates that the cloud or managed service has met or exceeded the highest Cisco user-experience standards, as reviewed and validated by a third-party audit. Partners may hold the Cisco Powered services designation for any of the cloud or managed services listed below. Learn about Cisco Powered Cloud and Managed Services Requirements.
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Cisco Powered Cloud Services
- Hosted Collaboration Solution (HCS)
- Hosted Collaboration Solution for Contact Center (HCS for CC)
- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
- TelePresence as a Service (TPaaS)
Cisco Powered Managed Services
- MPLS VPN
- Metro Ethernet (ME)
- Internet Service
- IP Trunking
- Cisco TelePresence Network Connection (TPNC)
- DataCenter Interconnect
- Unified Threat Management (UTM)
- Payment Card Industry - Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS)
- Business Communications
- Unified Contact Center
- Business Video
- First-Mile Wireless (FMW)
- Application Performance Management (APM)
Cloud or Managed Services Reseller
Any registered Cisco partner with a current channel agreement is eligible to become a Cloud or Managed Services Reseller.
Partner Success
CSC expedites delivery and management of cloud services while containing costs.
CSC Supports Cloud Services with Intelligent AutomationLearn More
- Partner Overview Presentation (Updated) (PDF - 3.8 MB)
- CMSP Ordering Guide (PDF - 1.87 MB)
- Frequently Asked Questions (PDF - 154 KB)
- Americas Partner Webcast Presentation (PDF - 1.5 MB)
- Asia Pacific Partner Webcast Presentation (PDF - 2.3 MB)
- Business Acceleration Benefits Overview Presentation (PPT - 3.8 MB)
- NOC Integrated Process Plan (PDF - 114 KB)
- Customer Reference Validation (PDF - 59 KB)
- Service Level Agreement Alternate Validation Option (PDF - 59 KB)
- Announcements
CMSP Success Stories
- TekLinks Validates Cloud Expertise (PPT - 108 KB)
- Sungard Launches Cisco Powered Cloud Services (PPT - 110 KB)
- Romtelecom Realizes Double-Digit Growth (PPT - 384 KB)
Applying for the Cloud and Managed Services Program
Application for the program is available to registered partners only. If you are not currently a Cisco Registered, Specialized or Certified Partner, or Authorized Reseller become a partner:
To become certified for the Cloud and Managed Services Program (CMSP):
- Review the Cisco Cloud and Managed Services Program Audit and Policiesdocument and Cisco Powered Cloud and Managed Services Portfolio: Requirementsdocument.
- Submit your application using Certification and Specialization (CSApp).
To become a Cloud Services Reseller or Managed Services Reseller, enroll using Partner Program Enrollmenttool
Penetrate New Markets
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