Fortinet – the global leader in high-performance cyber security solutions, conducted its annual SAARC partner conference in Bangkok, Thailand and recognized top partners for their outstanding achievements in 2016. The conference discussed in depth the threat landscape and the need to provide customers with a collaborative solution that works together to monitor their network, share information, and respond to threats no matter where and when they occur.
At the conference attended by 150 partners from 4 SAARC countries (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, and Nepal), Fortinet unveiled new business opportunities with its Fabric Ready Partner Program that brings together a best-in-class technology alliance that allows partners to deliver pre-integrated, end-to-end security offerings that are ready for deployment.
The Fortinet Security Fabric with an open and cooperative ecosystem of solutions will allow partners to:At the conference attended by 150 partners from 4 SAARC countries (Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, India, and Nepal), Fortinet unveiled new business opportunities with its Fabric Ready Partner Program that brings together a best-in-class technology alliance that allows partners to deliver pre-integrated, end-to-end security offerings that are ready for deployment. The Fortinet Security Fabric with an open and cooperative ecosystem of solutions will allow partners to:
• Bundle, sell and deploy solution sets without the burden of significant costs and resources usually required for validating technology integration when delivering multi-product, multi-vendor solutions to customers. • Provide customers with solutions that are faster to deploy, coupled with reduced operational expenses and technical support costs.
The conference had business and technology sessions where Fortinet gave pointers to partners to expand their offerings and maintain their competitive advantages. Fortinet also provided assets and guidance to resellers looking to enter new security markets. At the end of the conference, several partners expressed greater confidence in developing a wide range of security services to offer their customers while increasing their engineering productivity and profitability.
Joe Sarno, Vice President, International Emerging, MEA, Eastern Europe, India & SAARC, Fortinet “Because of its critical and complex nature, cyber security continues to be one of the largest opportunities for our channel partners. Integrators who can plan, design, deploy and optimize security offerings are finding a growing demand for their skills. By tying traditional security appliances and emerging technologies together into an integrated security fabric, partners can help their customers gather and respond to more actionable intelligence, synchronize threat responses and orchestrate security management.”
“We have over 1,200 registered partners in SAARC and everyone’s contribution has been valuable in the phenomenal growth that Fortinet has experienced in the last year,” said Rajesh Maurya, Regional Vice President, SAARC at Fortinet.
“I wish to extend my gratitude to all partners for their dedication and achievements in 2016. Fortinet will reinforce its ongoing investments in R&D, support and professional services and will work together with partners to provide the best cyber security to our customers.”
Fortinet also announced the SAARC Partner of the Year awards for 2016:
