Which program enables partners to embed Cisco boards, software or hardware products into purpose-built equipment and solutions?

Question

Options

• AloT Ignite
• BDesign-In
• CDevNet
• DMigration Incentive

• A
  6% (4)
• B
  3% (2)
• C
  2% (1)
• D
  89% (56)

Explanation

There appears to be an error in the provided answer key. The correct answer for this question is B. Design-In, not D.

Design-In is the Cisco partner program that specifically enables partners to embed Cisco boards, software, or hardware components into their own purpose-built equipment and solutions - this is its defining purpose in the Cisco channel ecosystem.

Why the other options are wrong:

• A. IoT Ignite - a platform for IoT device management and connectivity, not for embedding Cisco components into partner products
• C. DevNet - Cisco's developer program focused on APIs, SDKs, and network programmability for developers, not hardware/software embedding
• D. Migration Incentive - a financial incentive program designed to help customers migrate away from competitor products to Cisco; it has nothing to do with embedding technology

Memory tip: Think "Design-In" = designing Cisco tech into your product. The name is literal - partners design Cisco components directly into their own hardware or software solutions.

If this question came from a study guide or practice exam, I'd recommend flagging it, as the listed answer (D) is inconsistent with Cisco's documented partner program definitions.

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