NetApp Partner Program
Partner Specializations
The most rigorous level of company competency in the NetApp Partner Program
Recognition for company-level, sales, design and architect, and professional services competency in NetApp® strategic solution area(s):
Clustered Data ONTAP
Data Center FlexPod™
- For partners with high-quality, end-to-end, solution-based competencies, who sell and deliver own brand of professional services
- Increased visibility via NetApp partner directory, and with NetApp sales and professional services organizations
- Access to valuable tools, best practice information, help desks, and incentives
Data Center FlexPod Specialization / FlexPod Premium Partners
FY16 Program Requirements
Competency Area
Requirement
Cisco Specialization
Cisco UCT or DCA Specialization
NetApp Professional Services Certification (PSC)
PSC cDOT or PSC E-Series
Sales Competency
(Minimum 2 individuals)
Cisco and NetApp FlexPod Sales Accreditation (New)
- Required: NS0-172 FlexPod Sales Exam
- Recommended:
- FlexPod for Account Managers (WBT 3h)
or - Get Successful with Data Center FlexPod Solutions Workshop (1/2 day ILT)
- FlexPod for Account Managers (WBT 3h)
Systems Engineer Competency
(Minimum 2 individuals)
Cisco and NetApp FlexPod Design Specialist Certification (New)
- Required: NS0-170 FlexPod Design Exam
- Recommended:
- ! (2-day ILT)
- Technical Overview of Base FlexPod Technology with Options (WBT 1h)
Implementation Engineer Competency
(Minimum 2 individuals)
Cisco and NetApp FlexPod Implementation and Administration Specialist Certification (New)
- Required: FlexPod Implementation and Administration Exam
- Recommended:
- ! (3-day ILT)
- Technical Overview of Base FlexPod Technology with Options (WBT 1H)
FlexPod demo assessment
Complete FlexPod demo
Customer References (3)
Provide 3 FlexPod customer references
cDOT Specialization
FY16 Program Requirements – transition from 8.2 to 8.3 coursework
Competency Area
Requirement
Sales Competency
(Minimum 5 individuals)
cDOT Sales Professional
- Selling Clustered Data ONTAP (WBT 45 mins) (New)
Or
- GetSuccessful with Clustered Data ONTAP Workshop (vLT 2. hrs)
Systems Engineer Competency
(Minimum 2 individuals)
System Engineer Specialist
- Clustered Data ONTAP 8.3 Partner SE Specialist (Blended 7 days)
NetApp Professional Services Certification (PSC)
PSC cDOT (company-level program)
- Two cDOT 8.3 PS Engineer Professionals
- One employee completes Transition to cDOT learning path (NEW)
cDOT demo assessment
Complete cDOT demonstration in the lab on demand
Customer References (3)
Provide 3 cDOT customer references
Delta coursework for 8.2 to 8.3 Technical Roles
- 8.3 new features/technical positioning classes (WBTs)
- 3 of 4 self-paced labs