Welcome to the onboarding guide for the IBM Hybrid Cloud partner ecosystem program. This page provides an overview of the steps.

Each page of this onboarding guide has a Next button at the bottom, to allow you to progress through the complete onboarding process. Additionally, the pages are listed in the left-hand navigation panel. You will need to complete all of the steps for one level of partnership before moving to the next level.

Rungs on a ladder

The easiest way to understand the onboarding process is as a progression through rungs on a ladder:

Notes:

• Each IBM Hybrid Cloud offering has customized requirements, pertaining to that offering. A partner must meet the offering-specific requirements to achieve the level of partnership with that offering. Therefore, a partner can be at different levels of partnership with different IBM Hybrid Cloud offerings.

• The decision to create an IBM part number (SKU) for reselling or OEM'ing a partner product, is made by the IBM product team and is typically used to fill gaps in the IBM portfolio. An IBM part number is not a standard benefit of the ecosystem program. To understand embed, co-sell, and resell options: https://ibm.box.com/s/ayg6t95xo0ng1yf6oljlxlhiug9brzdl

• If you want to embed an IBM Hybrid Cloud offering in your software product, there's a special agreement for that, with a deeply discounted price. Email us at [email protected] for more information.

• To schedule a meeting with us, email [email protected]

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