Highlighting the synergy between the companies which promoted the partnership, Stephan Berner, CEO at Help AG said, “We saw the potential for Arista’s cloud networking and data centre solutions to be leveraged from a security standpoint as these software-defined solutions offer unmatched control over data flows. Furthermore, with their open standards-based approach, Arista have established a very strong ecosystem with many of Help AG’s focus partners including Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet and F5 Networks. This enables us to create powerful integrations that deliver the strongest protection and greatest value to our customers.”

With enterprise boundaries being expanded by cloud, IoT and mobility, securing the network has become a growing challenge. Protecting distributed assets on-premises and in the cloud from cyber-attacks as well as conforming to new regulations, requires a fresh approach to security. Help AG intends to leverage Arista’s Extensible Operating System (EOS), a network operating system with single-image consistency across all hardware platforms, enables in-service upgrades and application extensibility. CloudVision® provides a state-based view of the entire network, across private, public and hybrid clouds. CloudVision is a network-wide approach for workload orchestration, workflow automation and real-time telemetry as a turnkey solution for Cloud Networking.

“Precise control over what every device and user can do on the network is fundamental to Zero-Trust. Arista empowers us to advance our capabilities in this regard making them a valuable addition to our vendor portfolio,” Berner added. The security services and solutions provider will also offer Level 1 and Level 2 support services to regional customers on behalf of Arista.

Infoblox granted Help AG Platinum partnership status in recognition of the reseller’s value and pipeline contributions, achievement of bookings and accreditation targets, and commitment to technical excellence. The status elevation also reflects Help AG’s dedication to achieving and maintaining Infoblox’s highest levels of technical and sales certifications, and industry leading expertise in selecting the right solutions for its customers.

“The volume of cyber threats has scaled exponentially, stretching IT teams that are already struggling to maintain systems while also driving digital transformation in their organizations. Infoblox’s solutions bring much needed intelligence, insight and automation to network management and security,” explained Stephan Berner, CEO at Help AG. “Over seven years of close partnership, Help AG has built unmatched competency on this technology, thereby creating true value for customers who get the right solution for their environment, coupled with the best implementation and support.”

As with all its vendor partners, Help AG offers 24x7x365 support services to Infoblox customers via telephonic, webchat and onsite channels. The company has also invested in demo equipment from the vendor within its ‘Help AG Labs’ environment, which enables rapid replication and resolution of potential issues customers face.

Emphasizing the importance of Infoblox’s solutions within Help AG’s product portfolio, Berner said, “Core tenants of digital transformation such as cloud and mobility are placing significant pressure on enterprise networks. This is particularly true for our government, defence, banking and finance and enterprise customers. This is where Infoblox’s ActiveTrust suite protects users everywhere, especially for communication with command and control centre as well DNS based data exfiltration.”

“I take this opportunity to congratulate the entire Help AG team on achieving Platinum status in the Infoblox Partner Program. I look forward to partnering with them closely as they grow their business with us,” said Alexander Foroozandé, Channel Director – MEA at Infoblox.

TITUS provides flexible classification solutions that allow for the accurate identification of email, documents, and other unstructured file types. TITUS Classification enables people and technology within organizations to better understand, value, and protect information assets, leading to enhanced information governance and sharing decisions.

Stephan Berner, CEO at Help AG, “Data is the new oil in the Middle East. The consumption, sharing, and analysis of information is what drives business but at the same time, these essential functions add security risk if not properly managed and monitored. In over a decade, we have established ourselves as the trusted security advisor to many of the region’s largest government, defence and financial institutions. Through our partnership with TITUS, we will now focus on solving these enterprises’ most critical data protection challenges.”

Mitch Robinson, President and COO at TITUS, said, “We are pleased to have the opportunity to work with Help AG to significantly grow our presence in the Middle East. Help AG’s track record and their wealth of knowledge and experience in the security sector will enable TITUS to increase the introduction of our solutions to enterprises throughout the area. We are looking forward to strengthening our relationships and growing our enterprise customer base in this region.”

The Splunk Partner+ Awards are designed to recognize members of the Splunk ecosystem for industry-leading business practices and dedication to constant collaboration. Areas of consideration for an award include commitment to customer success, innovative program execution, strategic business outcome-focused programs, investment in Splunk capabilities, and creative sales techniques.

“We are fortunate to have a mutually beneficial relationship with Splunk and are extremely proud to be recognized as its top META partner, especially for such a large region,” said Farhaan Shaikh, Manager Cybersecurity Services & Vendor Strategy at Help AG. “Splunk’s market leading visibility and analytics-based security platform has helped our customers conduct real-time monitoring of attacks, investigate security incidents and troubleshoot application problems in minutes instead of hours or days.”

“Congratulations to Help AG for being recognized as an META Partner of the Year,” said Cheryln Chin, vice president of global partners, Splunk. “The Splunk Partner+ Program delivers the resources, training, enablement and support needed for a positive and profitable partner experience with Splunk, while providing the framework for partners drive customer success and adoption. The Splunk Partner+ Awards highlight outstanding partners like [Company] for their distinguished performance, commitment to customer success, investment in Splunk capabilities, and collaboration with Splunk.”

Winners of the Splunk Partner+ Awards reflect the top-performing partners globally within specific technology markets. All award recipients were selected by a group of the Splunk executives and global partner organization.

“We are very pleased to extend our partnership with Symantec given our success in delivering their solutions to customers across the Middle East. They have been one of our longest standing vendor partners and we have developed in-depth technical competency on their solutions. This has enabled us to deliver robust security solutions in the areas of Data Loss Prevention, encryption, endpoint protection, and data centre security, and incorporate their products in our security frameworks,” said Stephan Berner, CEO at Help AG.

To achieve the Platinum Partner status, Help AG met a number of criteria including technical validation, customer references, and sales certification requirements which confirmed its high level of technical expertise on Symantec’s portfolio. The reseller also managed to grow its business with Symantec in the areas of Information Protection, Core Security and Threat Prevention.

Help AG now has a pool of security specialists who hold Symantec’s Information Protection certification which according to Symantec is a ‘key indicator of the partner’s ability to provide exceptional service to mutual customers’. Berner believes that Help AG’s customers will benefit from such competence and is keen to capitalize on new business opportunities with Symantec by focusing on the banking and finance, government, oil & gas, retail, aviation, education, and media industry verticals.

In addition to the Platinum Partner status with Symantec, Help AG also holds the statuses of Blue Coat Elite Partner, BlueTouch Support Partner (BTSP) and Blue Coat Professional Services Partner (PSP). “We have attained the highest partnership level with Blue Coat and now Symantec making us one of the most qualified partners in the Middle East,” said Berner. “This means that customers can be assured that when they select Help AG, they are engaging with a partner that is fully qualified and capable of addressing the complete life-cycle of this vendor’s enterprise solutions.”

“Through the course of our long standing partnership with the vendor, we have successfully deployed and supported Palo Alto Networks’ Cyber Security Platforms in some of the most critical and large infrastructures in the Middle East. We have already attained the highest partnership level with Palo Alto Networks and the CPSP Program was the next logical step. From a technical standpoint we are now positioned to deliver an unmatched level of value-addition to customers that hope to leverage Palo Alto’s market leading security technologies,” said Stephan Berner, Managing Director at Help AG.

Palo Alto Networks’ security solutions enable businesses to regain visibility and control over their applications, users, and content from any connected network. The successful deployment of these solutions is largely dependent on expertly delivered professional services such as those which Help AG is now capable of offering. As a member of the CPSP program, Help AG will now have the best preparation, training, tools, techniques and information on Palo Alto technologies. The vendor will also conduct ongoing re-certification and provide Help AG access to its Professional Services engineers and community discussion forums.

Help AG’s partnership with Palo Alto Networks extends back to 2009 and the security specialist now holds the Diamond Partner status, the highest level within the vendor’s partnership model. The reseller has over 25 certified professionals ranging from sales-certified staff to security experts who have achieved the highest technical certifications from Palo Alto Networks and 18 of these individuals have achieved the Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) certification. “We have also won their partner of the year award five times in just six years. This makes us one of Palo Alto’s most qualified partners across the Middle East,” said Stephan Berner.