Martech
CrowdStrike | September 25, 2023
CrowdStrike Honors Exceptional Partners at 2023 Global Partner Awards: The prestigious awards recognize partners' outstanding contributions in providing cybersecurity solutions using the CrowdStrike Falcon platform.
AWS and CDW Among Top Honorees: Amazon Web Services (AWS) secures Global Partner of the Year and Ecosystem Partner of the Year titles, while CDW earns Global Solution Provider of the Year.
Partners like Cribl, Zscaler, Abnormal Security, Softcat, and Sekuro are praised for their innovation and commitment to advancing cybersecurity solutions.
CrowdStrike unveiled the recipients of its 2023 Global Partner Awards at Fal.Con 2023, a prestigious event held annually and a cybersecurity gathering. These awards serve as a testament to the unwavering commitment of CrowdStrike's partners in providing exceptional solutions and services, leveraging the advanced CrowdStrike Falcon platform to combat the relentless and sophisticated adversaries that define today's cyber landscape.
The 2023 Global Partner Awards recognized exemplary partners in various categories, highlighting their outstanding contributions to CrowdStrike's mission. Amazon Web Services (AWS) earned the prestigious titles of Global Partner of the Year and Ecosystem Partner of the Year, underscoring their deep integration with CrowdStrike's Falcon platform, enhancing cloud security through collaborations on AWS native services. CDW received the distinction of Global Solution Provider of the Year, showcasing its dedicated focus on expanding the adoption of the CrowdStrike Falcon platform. Deloitte's commitment to incorporating the Falcon Platform into their consulting services earned them the Global Engagement License Program Partner of the Year title. EY's substantial contributions, including training practitioners on Falcon LogScale, resulted in their recognition as Global System Integrator of the Year.
Additionally, the impressive growth and seamless integration of the eSentire MDR platform led to eSentire being named Global MSSP Partner of the Year. Cribl's outstanding efforts in driving interoperability and eliminating data silos secured its title as Ecosystem Innovator of the Year. Zscaler's commitment to joint innovation and proactive engagement made them the Ecosystem GTM Partner of the Year. Abnormal Security's exceptional partnership launch efforts earned them the Ecosystem Fast Start Partner of the Year title. In the EMEA region, Softcat was honored as Partner of the Year, demonstrating rapid growth and extensive enablement. Sekuro, named APJ Partner of the Year, achieved remarkable results, exceeding their plan by over 500% and showcasing their early adoption of Falcon Cloud Security. These awards reflect the dedication and achievements of these partners in advancing CrowdStrike's cybersecurity solutions.
These distinguished award winners have been chosen through an evaluation process that recognized their dedication to cutting-edge solutions and forward-thinking cybersecurity strategies. CrowdStrike continues to provide unwavering support and exclusive access to its partners via the CrowdStrike Accelerate Partner Program. This elite network empowers partners with the necessary tools, intelligence, and security expertise to effectively counter the evolving threats posed by advanced cyber adversaries, solidifying CrowdStrike's commitment to fostering innovation and excellence in the cybersecurity landscape.
Read More
Channel Partnerships
PR Newswire | September 27, 2023
Akamai Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM), the cloud company that powers and protects life online, announced today that Ateme is the latest organization to join the Akamai Qualified Computing Partner Program. Ateme is a global leader providing end-to-end video compression, delivery, and streaming solutions with innovation at its core.
As an Akamai Qualified Computing Partner, Ateme offers Akamai customers end-to-end high-quality video-delivery solutions and greater choices in their digital transformation. The smooth, one-stop source facilitates cloud migration, as well as customers' search for a relevant Akamai-supported solution.
We are honored to become a part of the Akamai Qualified Computing Partner Program, said Ricardo Minari, Director of Global Partnerships at Ateme.
"We are honored to become a part of the Akamai Qualified Computing Partner Program," said Ricardo Minari, Director of Global Partnerships at Ateme. "This partnership highlights Ateme's commitment to ensuring our customers deliver the highest quality of video content to global audiences, even during their ongoing digital transformation journeys."
With Ateme's high-quality video-delivery solution running on Akamai, joint customers can benefit from low latency and better throughput thanks to the power of Akamai Connected Cloud, Akamai's massively distributed edge and cloud platform. As a qualified computing partner, Ateme offers workloads that can be deployed with a range of origin options on Akamai, giving customers the flexibility to choose either a self-managed or an Akamai-managed origin. In addition, Ateme's compression efficiency combined with Akamai's cloud computing services' competitive data-transfer rates can help customers enjoy the cost benefits of reduced bandwidth and storage requirements.
"Akamai is pleased to make quality video compression and delivery easily available to Akamai customers through the Akamai Qualified Computing Partner Program," said Matt Berk, Vice President of Cloud Computing at Akamai. "Pay TV operators and content providers are now able to captivate their audiences with high-quality video and scale it across Akamai Connected Cloud, the massively distributed platform for cloud computing, security, and content delivery."
The Akamai Qualified Computing Partner Program is designed to make solution-based features that are interoperable with Akamai's cloud computing services easily accessible to Akamai customers. The services are provided by Akamai technology partners that complete a rigorous qualification process to ensure they are readily available to deploy and scale across the globally distributed Akamai Connected Cloud.
To learn more about the Akamai Qualified Computing Partner Program or to join the leading technology companies that partner with Akamai, visit the Akamai Technology Partner Program page.
About Akamai
Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences — helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. Akamai Connected Cloud, a massively distributed edge and cloud platform, puts apps and experiences closer to users and keeps threats farther away. Learn more about Akamai's cloud computing, security, and content delivery solutions at akamai.com and akamai.com/blog, or follow Akamai Technologies on Twitter and LinkedIn.
Read More
Martech
Marigold | September 22, 2023
Marigold has introduced the industry's most extensive Relationship Marketing solution. This solution is strategically designed to assist marketers in achieving hyper-personalization on a large scale, all the while effectively addressing the intricate and continually evolving challenges related to privacy and deliverability.
Desta Price, Chief Product Officer of Marigold, remarked,
"Relationship Marketing is a long-term strategy focused on the customer relationship over time, not on a single touchpoint, campaign or transaction."
[Source – Globe Newswire]
The new solution will integrate top-notch email marketing, omnichannel marketing, SMS messaging, and loyalty technology with a comprehensive suite of features, including zero-party data, robust management of permissions and preferences, and dynamic personalization tools. These combined elements are intended to aid brands and businesses in establishing and nurturing trustworthy, enduring relationships with their customers in an expedited manner.
Desta Price added that this announcement, which sets the stage for a new era of customer engagement and brand success, will give marketers access to messaging and loyalty program data, enabling them to deliver essential use cases. She further stated that the new solution will also equip marketers to establish more significant real-time customer connections throughout the entire customer lifecycle.
Wellford Dillard, CEO of Marigold, highlighted the announcement's importance as a significant milestone in Marigold's commitment to offering clients a comprehensive view of their customers within the full spectrum of Relationship Marketing. This expanded perspective enables clients to orchestrate data-rich engagement initiatives within a unified solution, leveraging Marigold's extensive martech heritage and expertise. He emphasized that Marigold is again taking the lead, assisting marketers in achieving more while providing brands with a more intelligent approach to securing additional business, fostering customer trust, and future-proofing growth strategies.
Marigold's Relationship Marketing solution offers real-time visibility across the customer lifecycle, from acquisition to loyalty. It allows marketers to access and utilize customer data across Marigold and third-party applications. With a flexible architecture, users can tailor it to their needs. Including zero-party data and personalization tools enhances non-Marigold martech investments, simplifying audience building, personalized content delivery, and loyalty cultivation.
About Marigold
Marigold stands as a prominent global leader in the field of marketing technology, specializing in the provision of relationship marketing solutions. These solutions have been instrumental in assisting more than 40,000 brands and organizations across the globe in discovering their customer base, fostering deeper connections, and ultimately transforming them into devoted advocates. Marigold's product portfolio comprises tailored martech, email, and loyalty solutions: Marigold Grow, Marigold Engage, and Marigold Loyalty. These offerings cater to the entirety of the customer lifecycle, facilitating the establishment of enduring relationships, cultivating loyalty, and expanding business enterprises.
Read More