the only reason they provide discounts is because Cisco is more likely to upsell more stuff and more frequently to a company that has CCIE people. CCIEs themsel

the only reason they provide discounts is because Cisco is more likely to upsell more stuff and more frequently to a company that has CCIE people. CCIEs themselves would advocate from inside to purchase the entire ecosystems from Cisco, rather than from multiple vendors, because of integrated ecosystem, "smaller tco", single-pane-of-glass, blabla, and other reasons