
SentinelOne has launched its new Global PartnerOne Program, designed to “supercharge” partner growth, it says, by offering scalability and flexibility in go-to market strategies.
There are four specialised partner tracks (Manage, Sell, Build, Deliver) to support all partners - from MSSPs and resellers to technology integrators and cloud service providers.
There is a three-tier structure (Elite, Advanced, Associate) with simplified requirements tailored to each level, and partner ecosystem support spanning MSSPs, resellers, system integrators, ISVs, and incident responders.
-Hornetsecurity, the Germany-headquartered provider of next-generation cloud-based security, compliance, backup, and security awareness solutions, has acquired Altospam, a French email cybersecurity company.
Closing of the acquisition remains subject to the approval of the French Ministry for the Economy under the French Foreign Direct Investment regulations.
This latest acquisition would complement Hornetsecurity's strategy to provide European-built cybersecurity solutions to businesses and organisations worldwide, and would further expand the group's French expertise and footprint following its acquisition of Vade Secure in France last year.
-Bugcrowd, a specialist in crowdsourced cybersecurity, has announced the availability of its new managed service provider offering. This service is designed to help MSPs efficiently address the backlog of compliance-related pentests.
By providing a standardised and scalable solution, with streamlined scoping, Bugcrowd's MSP offering empowers small- to mid-sized businesses to meet their compliance requirements “without delay”, it says.
The service leverages the “unique and extensive” pen testing expertise of “The Crowd” (also known as ethical hackers) to deliver a “reliable and efficient” way for MSPs to enhance their capabilities, and offer new, “best-in-class” services to their clients.
-Distributor Arrow Electronics has introduced its global AI Accelerator Program for partners.
The structured programme promises to help channel partners assess where to start their AI journey, and aims to enhance their AI competitiveness in the evolving digital landscape.
“Channel partners that leverage the AI accelerator programme can uncover unique ways to amplify their AI skills and discover additional business opportunities that can be driven by AI,” said Eric Gourmelen, vice president of global cloud and AI for Arrow’s enterprise computing solutions business. “AI is changing enterprises at groundbreaking speed, and this programme is a practical way to help our channel partners to create immediate business impact using an AI-forward roadmap.”
Channel partners start by taking a tailored assessment to gauge their AI proficiency and identify areas of opportunity. Arrow then provides a customised path to enhance AI adoption and application, including upskilling, implementation and innovation.
-TD Synnex has been appointed as a UK and Ireland distributor for Civo, the provider of Kubernetes-powered cloud services that provide “flexible, scalable, cost-effective and sustainable deployment options”, said the distie.
Civo’s cloud-native services enable organisations to host applications, increase productivity, accelerate development and reduce costs, it is promised.
Customers can securely and flexibly manage cloud workloads, and as Civo uses UK-based data centres, partners can “reassure customers on regulatory and data sovereignty requirements”, added TD Synnex.
-Wireless Logic, the global IoT solutions provider, has acquired Arqia, Brazil’s largest independent authorised MVNO (mobile virtual network operator).
“This acquisition marks an important milestone in Wireless Logic’s global expansion, reinforcing its position as a trusted partner for enterprises navigating local and cross-border IoT connectivity,” said the provider.
Arqia’s deep understanding of the rapidly growing LATAM market, and its ability to connect millions of endpoints, will extend support for enterprises scaling their IoT deployments across the region, we are told.
-Nétive VMS, a Netherlands-headquartered vendor management system (VMS), has announced an investment from Fortino Capital to help drive international expansion. With Fortino’s support, Nétive aims to scale its operations, drive product innovation, and expand in key international markets.
As part of this transition, Mikael Lindmark has been appointed as the new CEO to lead Nétive’s next growth phase. Co-founders Patrick Tiessen and Chris Neddermeijer remain involved with the company.
The SaaS provider specialises in the management of external workforce programmes. The company offers a highly configurable, cloud-based VMS platform that enables enterprises and managed service providers to efficiently manage contingent labour, ensuring compliance, rate management, and workforce visibility.
Nétive has already expanded into Belgium, Germany, and the UK, resulting in a spend under management “exceeding €6 billion”.
-Logpoint, the pan-European cybersecurity vendor, has announced its new MSSP partner programme, Logpoint Collaborate, to work closer with MSSPs and keep their customers safe.
Logpoint Collaborate is designed to advance MSSPs’ business development, and give them the “best foundation to bring fast value and protection” to customers, using Logpoint’s security information and event management (SIEM), and network detection and response (NDR) technologies.
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