Making the world a safer and fairer place and being at the forefront of AI is what Vectra stands by and our partnerships are an extension of these values. Our partners are integral to the way we go to market and we want to ensure that we are committed to mutual success in our channel relationships.
NDR is a hot market in security
Network Detection and Response (NDR) is the hottest new market in security. In June 2020, the first Gartner Market Guide for NDR was published, and it includes Vectra.
The award-winning Cognito® NDR platform from Vectra integrates with other security solutions, many of which you already have in your portfolio today. While we have an open API, we also deliver deeper integrations. In June 2020, we announced integrations for Microsoft Defender and ATP.
We have had integrations with other endpoint vendors (e.g. CrowdStrike) and SIEMs (e.g. Splunk) as well as firewall, traffic optimization and security orchestration vendors. Plus, we are leading the market in virtualization and cloud, which is evident by our partnerships with VMware, Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services.
Customers trust us and increase their investments in Vectra over time. The lifetime value of the Cognito NDR platform increases as we add new features, capabilities and integrations. Customers typically start with Cognito Detect™ and deploy it throughout their enterprise – across business units and to the cloud. Then they expand to Cognito Recall™ and Cognito Stream™ for powerful threat-hunting capabilities.
This is your chance to get in early with Vectra, a leading NDR provider that values channel partners with our new global partner program.
What is the Vectra Partner Program?
The Vectra Partner Program should really be called Your Partner Program as we designed it around the way you do business. Do you sell security products and solutions? Do you provide security services? Do you offer managed security services? Do you build technologies? Whether you do one or all four, we provide a program that helps you build relevant expertise and differentiation for your customers.
We listened to our partners and used their feedback to make our program better. Our partners requested a program that would support various models and that is what deliver with the modernized program. The new program supports and adapts to how our partners engage with customers, whether it is selling products, delivering services, managing services or building technologies – it is all part of one program.
What’s unique about our program is that we start with our partners and not with volume. In the NDR category, only Vectra focuses on business competencies and customer success rather than volume. Our program incentivizes our partners based on their level of commitment to Vectra and their expertise.
The four engagement models are based on the go-to-market strategies of our partners:
Vectra has made the program globally consistent by making available two partner levels – Ambassador and Authorized. Ambassador partners are industry-leading organizations who have demonstrated higher levels of capability and performance.
Vectra Authorized partners are just beginning their relationships with Vectra. This level enables them to focus on building expertise and specialization while being rewarded with incentives and profits for their commitment.
How do I become a Vectra partner?
Together, we make the world a safer and fairer place. You can learn more about the Vectra Partner Program on our program overview page.
Marc Gemassmer is the Chief Revenue Officer at Vectra. Marc oversees global Sales, Channels, Customer Success and Sales Engineering. With over 20 years of enterprise software experience. Marc brings deep expertise building global, high growth sales organizations with a customer first approach. Prior to Vectra Marc was the Chief Sales Officer at Xactly Corporation, GM of Global Cloud Security Sales at Cisco Systems and held senior leadership positions at Alteryx, SAP, Flexera Software and PTC. Marc holds a BA from the University of California at Berkeley.