Protegrity Starts Partner Network to Secure Global Innovation in AI, Analytics, and Cloud
Protegrity | February 18, 2021
Protegrity, a worldwide pioneer in information security, today launched the Protegrity Partner Network, which empowers technology associations, frameworks integrators, and worth added affiliates (VARs) to consistently convey Protegrity's high level information insurance answers for joint clients, supporting protection, progressed analytics, AI and AI, and cloud activities. The Protegrity Partner Network gives partners the important assets and certificates to empower their clients to open the capability of secure information, setting out more open doors for development and advanced change, and improving client encounters.
“As a foundational pillar in Protegrity’s business transformation and growth strategy, the new Protegrity Partner Network is an important step toward achieving our mission to secure the world’s most sensitive data by delivering advanced data protection,” said Protegrity President and CEO Rick Farnell. “At the core of our partnership strategy is neutrality, enabling us to empower more organizations to discover new uses of sensitive data and drive business excellence.”
Tiered Benefits for Service and Technology Partners
Partners work intimately with Protegrity to actualize information security, protection, and AI industry best practices to guarantee clients effectively accomplish their information insurance destinations. The program comprises of two partner types—Service Partners and Technology Partners—and offers layered advantages for each (Launch, Elevate, Transcend). Administration Partners, including frameworks integrators and VARs, can address client requests by giving deals, specialized deals, specialized help, warning, and usage administrations. Administration Partners can allude new business or become qualified to exchange the Protegrity stage. Technology Partners, for example, free programming merchants (ISVs) and enormous cloud hyperscalers, get admittance to the Protegrity Data Protection Platform to create custom programming incorporations, disposing of erosion for clients when actualizing joint arrangements.
Protegrity has developed a tiered program that delivers various benefits to address partner needs:
• Launch partners receive access to sales and technical tools, the partner portal, virtual training, product updates, and newsletters.
• Elevate partners, in addition to Launch benefits, receive virtual training, Protegrity Data Protection Platform access, a named alliance manager, a named marketing contact, and joint branding tools.
• Transcend partners benefit from all of the above plus additional training opportunities, dedicated alliance management, marketing and support contacts, discounted event sponsorship, one-on-one product briefings, an advisory board seat, and joint business planning.
Enabling Partners with New Certification Program
As a component of the Protegrity Partner Network, Protegrity has launched a Partner Certification Program to boost partners to obtain training from Protegrity on the information security scene and industry best practices, just as how to successfully recognize openings with and actualize the Protegrity Data Protection Platform. To additional empower partners, Protegrity will give free, self-guided training aimed at deals and pre-deals. Distinctive confirmation levels have prerequisites for pre-deals, deals, and post-deals:
• vangelist certifications for sales, pre-sales, and business development are web-based and self-paced, providing training on market drivers, value positioning, the Protegrity Data Protection Platform, and use cases.
• Professional certifications for pre- and post-sales and technical architects and consultants are also web-based and self-paced, covering installation and configurations, demos, and building custom demos and proofs of concept (POCs).
• Practitioner certifications for post-sales, technical architects, and consultants are instructor-led, including lab-based workshops, professional services, solution design, implementation, project experience, and troubleshooting and support.
Additional features and benefits of the Protegrity Partner Network include:
• Partner Portal: A central portal for all partners, featuring sales and technical enablement content, deal registration, and numerous sales and marketing tools to support joint go-to-market efforts.
• Resale Program: Enables service partners to provide end-to-end management of the customer journey from sales, technical sales, and post-sales implementation.
• Ready Technology Program: Validates partner integrations to ensure that technology partner connectors adhere to the highest standard. Protegrity offers tools and resources to develop and deliver joint solutions that realize the full benefits of the Protegrity Data Protection Platform.
“As more businesses become data-driven, we’ve experienced increased demand from customers and prospects looking to secure their mission-critical AI, analytics, and cloud initiatives,” said Jay Chitnis, vice president, global alliances and partners at Protegrity. “Protegrity customers have the choice and control over how their data is protected – no matter where it resides, however they choose to use it – and this gives them confidence. The Protegrity Partner Network makes it simple for services and technology organizations to partner with Protegrity, providing an added layer of capabilities and expertise for joint customers. We look forward to strengthening our partner relationships as we deliver on our commitment to secure the world’s most sensitive data.”
About Protegrity
Protegrity, a global leader in data security, protects sensitive data everywhere and future-proofs businesses as data-privacy regulations evolve. Maintaining privacy today across distributed data has become impossibly complicated. With Protegrity, enterprises can secure data wherever it resides, control how it’s protected, and have confidence that data is safe, even if a breach occurs. The Protegrity Data Protection Platform is a modern alternative to traditionally complex data-protection methods that leave gaps in security. Whether encrypting, tokenizing, or applying privacy models, Protegrity protects data at the speed of business. Deep integrations with Snowflake, Amazon Redshift, Teradata, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Cloudera, Databricks, and many other enterprise applications ensure that data remains fully protected in hybrid-cloud, multi-cloud, and on-premises environments without performance penalties.