WatchGuard sets high standards with WatchGuardONE Partner Programme

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

WatchGuard Technologies has announced its newly-enhanced partner programme, WatchGuardONE to be launched in January 2015 in India. The new programme leverages a value-based model that places additional focus on reseller certification and training, in addition to simply volume sales. With WatchGuard's award-winning visibility solution WatchGuard Dimension, and additional profit sharing partner programmes, such as Deal Registration and Security Pays, with which resellers can achieve combined discounts of more than 70 per cent, WatchGuardONE brings game-changing value to the market for partners. WatchGuard has been positioned as a leader in Gartner's Unified Threat Management Magic Quadrant for five consecutive years. Scott Robertson, Vice-President - APAC, WatchGuard, said, "Our new partner programme gives the power to the resellers, allowing them to determine their level of commitment and role in WatchGuardONE. By focussing on value rather than volume, our partners can concentrate on quality and competency of solutions and deployment, rather than their margin."   WatchGuardONE delivers a variety of membership levels including Silver, Gold and Platinum. Discounts and rebates vary depending on the partner's level of commitment. Key reseller benefits include: Emphasis on Training and Certification – The WatchGuardONE training and certification programme makes it easy for partners to expand their knowledge with a virtual instructor-led technical training programme with multiple classes, topics and time zones. The more partners invest in training the more WatchGuard invests in the partner's profitability.