Recognizing that every company has different development and deployment needs, the Brocade Developer Program offers a tiered developer program with three membership levels. Each partner can determine what level of membership best matches their current interest and desired commitment.

Based on a partner's level of commitment, they are referred to as Associate Developers, Select Developers, or Premier Developers. Each level provides an increasing number of benefits and commitment from Brocade.

Associate Developers
This FREE membership level provides interested partners with a way to begin a relationship with Brocade and receive limited access to the program's resources. Associate Developers are partners who require limited assistance from Brocade and who are comfortable self-certifying the compatibility of their own products.

Select Developers
Select Developers receive all of the advantages of the Associate Developers and a number of additional benefits, which includes discounts on products and training, access to Brocade's Data Center Aware testing facilities, and access to SMI-A support. Select Developers receive more assistance in the development, testing and deployment of their solution.

Premier Developers
Premier Developers include key partners who are eligible for all of the resources and benefits of the Brocade Developer Program. These partners receive the highest level of commitment from Brocade to help develop and deploy mutually beneficial solutions.

Find a current Brocade developer partner in the Developer Partner Directory.

	Associate Developer	Select Developer	Premier Developer
Training and Education
Quarterly E-Newsletter
Brocade instructor-led training discount		50% discount	50% discount
Partner-specific training courses	-
Developer program welcome kit	-
Development
Access to Partner Network portal
SMI-A software and documentation
Access to SMI-A email support	-
Product discounts for development & testing	-	Up to $100k	Up to $250k
Business planning with executives	-	-
Testing
Access to self-certification procedures
Inclusion in Brocade Compatibility Matrix
Data Center Aware qualification (lab fee)	-
Specific point of contact at Brocade	-	-
Deployment (Marketing/Sales)
Listing in Partner Directory on Brocade.com
Use of Data Center Aware logo	-
Joint press release opportunities	-
Free product brochures and sales tools	-	-
Annual marketing planning	-	-
Promote solution to Brocade sales	-	-