XcellAcademy|Certifications Hub
Five vendors. One plan for the whole team.
Acronis, Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, Microsoft CSP and Microsoft 365 — each has its own catalogue, levels, renewal rules and partner tiers. This hub puts them side by side: 0 staff credentials, the first and next certification for seven roles, when each one renews, and one summary of every tracker in this browser.
Internal page, kept out of search engines. The team summary only reads tracker data already saved in this browser.
What the company holds, before anyone sits an exam.
Seals drawn by XcellHost to summarise our stated credentials — they are not the official marks of the certification bodies or of Microsoft. Ask the compliance team for current certificate copies before quoting them in a tender.
Each programme at a glance, counted from its own page.
Every number below is read live from the data behind the vendor page, so the hub and the pages never disagree. Partner tiers are the vendor's; XcellHost's own tier is marked confirm* until the channel team checks the partner portal.
*Confirm current rules and XcellHost's status in each vendor's partner portal. Fortinet counts follow its 15 July 2026 NSE programme; Microsoft counts include partner credentials (programme, designations, specializations) on the CSP page and individual certifications on the Microsoft 365 page — the two Microsoft pages share most certifications, so the hub counts those once.
A sample from every page, in each page's own badge style.
These are the same illustrative XcellHost badges the vendor pages draw — ribbon rosettes for staff certifications, shields and hexagons for Acronis compliance and partner items. Click any badge to open it on its page, where you can download it.
Illustrative XcellHost designs for internal recognition. They use no vendor logo and do not prove a certification — the official digital badge from the vendor or Credly does.
Where each role starts, and what comes next.
The first and next certification in XcellHost's suggested path for each role, taken from each vendor page. Pick a role to see its row; every link opens the exact card on the vendor page. Paths are internal suggestions, not vendor requirements.
First is the first step in the suggested path; Next is the first step of the following phase. Where a vendor page has no path for a role, the nearest path on that page is linked and labelled.
How long each one lasts, and when to start renewing.
Pick the date a certification was earned. The calendar shows, for each vendor, when it expires and when the renewal window or reminder starts — the same rules the vendor page tracker uses.
Every tracker, added up in one place.
Each vendor page has its own staff tracker that saves to this browser. The hub reads all five — it never writes to them — and totals people, active certifications and what expires next.
Team leaderboard
Expiring next
Certifications at XcellHost, answered.
Start with the vendor your team sells or runs most. The role matrix on this page shows the first step on each vendor page: most first steps are fundamentals-level, such as Acronis Essentials, Fortinet NSE 1 and 2, Palo Alto Cybersecurity Apprentice and Microsoft AB-900. Your team lead sets the order.
Fortinet and Palo Alto Networks certifications last two years. Acronis Cloud Sales, Cloud Tech and Cyber Protect certifications last 12 months. Microsoft role-based certifications last 12 months and renew free online in the last six months; Microsoft Fundamentals do not expire. The renewal calendar works out the dates for you.
They are counts of the items listed on each XcellHost vendor page, which were checked against official vendor sources on the date shown on that page. Items the vendor had not confirmed are marked confirm there and counted as current here. The two Microsoft pages share most certifications, so the hub counts those once.
This page does not claim a current tier with any vendor — each one is marked confirm* until the channel or alliance team checks the partner portal. XcellHost's stated Microsoft Gold Partner credential comes from Microsoft's old competency programme, which Microsoft replaced with Solutions Partner designations on 30 September 2022.
The summary reads the trackers saved in this browser by the five vendor pages. It is empty if nobody has added staff on this browser, if the pages open from a different site, or if browser storage is blocked. Add staff on a vendor page tracker, or import a JSON export there, then press Refresh.
No. The badges are illustrative XcellHost designs for the team wall, slides and newsletters. For LinkedIn, email signatures and anything a customer sees, use your official badge from the vendor or Credly, which links to your verified credential.
Ask the enablement team before you book. Fees differ by vendor — the vendor pages list each fee in the currency the vendor publishes, and partner vouchers may be available through the channel team.
Whenever a vendor page changes. The hub reads its counts, paths and badges from the vendor pages' data, so a change on a vendor page shows here after the next publish. Each vendor page shows the date its sources were last checked.