Partner Solution Specialisations

Showcase your expertise to customers

The new Solution Specialisations are designed to more closely align to the offers and solutions that you’re already delivering to customers. Get recognised for your knowledge and maximise the value of your Cisco investment.

What are solution specialisations?

Solution specialisations are partner-level designations that recognise knowledge, practice and experience in key industry solutions.

Benefits of solution specialisations

Showcase your expertise

Meet customers’ demands. Solution specialisations align with key industry solutions that you already deliver – get recognised for your experience.

Optimise your investment

Build on your current expertise and unlock more pathways to achieve gold status.

Differentiate your value

Highlight the capabilities that allow you to deliver exceptional outcomes.

Specialisations

Full-Stack Observability

Deliver unmatched application experiences and streamlined operations with full-stack observability solutions.

Hybrid Work from Office

Empower your customers to be engaged and productive anywhere with scalable, manageable, future-ready technology.

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)

Offer best-in-class networking, security and observability to customers transitioning to the cloud with SASE solutions. 

Hybrid Cloud Computing

Deliver hybrid cloud in a new way, with a modern, adaptable computing infrastructure.

Hybrid Cloud Networking

Provide seamless network automation, real-time visibility, and simplified operations across environments.

Hybrid Cloud Software

Help customers optimise any IT environment with secure, cloud-delivered software management.

Extended Detection and Response (XDR)

Help your customers quickly analyse, prioritise, hunt for and remediate threats, preventing data loss and security breaches.

Get and keep a specialisation

Review the requirements to see that you qualify. Apply and agree to the terms and conditions. After achieving approval, ensure that you maintain the requirements. Renew your specialisation annually. (Partner admin must apply and renew).

Looking for training?

To find training for a specific specialisation, go to the page for that specialisation and view the requirements document.

For training in general, see the Cisco Training page.

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