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

Rungs on a ladder

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

Notes:

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

• 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 and IBM Cloud Pak or Edge Computing 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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