Intelligent Tech Channels Issue 08 | Page 11

NEWS Digital Shadows unveils channel REV partner programme and showcases new partner portal Digital Shadows, a digital risk management company, has announced the launch of its channel-only partner programme – Channel REV – and an associated online partner portal, designed to accelerate partner revenue and enhance customer loyalty by offering the award-winning Digital Shadows SearchLight service that combines scalable data analytics with human analysts to effectively manage and reduce the digital risks of cyber threats, data leakage and reputation risks. The Digital Shadows’ Channel REV portal gives partners the tools they need to move quickly to build their own professional services around the SearchLight solution from Digital Shadows. The new portal gives partners access to marketing materials, training videos and a host of other content 24/7, as well as request quotes, submit incentive claims, run reports, track opportunities and registrations, request marketing development funds (MDF) and sales promotion incentive funds (SPIF). “The digital footprint organisations present to the world, and specifically to cyber criminals and hacktivists needs protecting,” said Chris Catanzaro, Director of Channel Sales at Digital Shadows. “Partners recognise that Digital Shadows’ revolutionary SearchLight solution is ideally placed to give them the visibility and intelligence they need to tailor their own cybersecurity solutions to their customers around the world.” To learn more about the Digital Shadows REV Channel Partner Program, please visit: partners.digitalshadows.com Cisco introduces new training and developer programmes to accelerate adoption of intent- based networking Cisco has announced that its global ecosystem of customers, developers and partners are embracing the company’s ambitious vision for a new era of networking. Unveiled recently, Cisco’s new network can recognise intent, mitigate threats and learn over time, representing one of the most significant breakthroughs in the history of enterprise networking. This new network is the result of years of research and development by Cisco to reinvent networking for an age where network engineers managing hundreds of devices today will be expected to manage one million by 2020. Companies managing their networks through traditional IT processes will not be able to scale in this new age. Cisco’s approach creates an intuitive system that constantly learns, adapts and protects to optimise network operations and defend against today’s evolving threat landscape. “Cisco is delivering a more intuitive system that automates the edge of the network and embeds machine learning and analytics at a foundational level,” said Scott Harrell, Senior Vice President of Product Management for Enterprise Networking, Cisco. “Intent-based networking signifies a paradigm shift for our industry and a completely new era of networking. It’s exciting to witness our global ecosystem – three million network engineers, 60,000 partners and 450,000 developers – embrace the future of networking.” Some 75 leading global enterprises and organisations are already conducting early field trials with these next-generation networking solutions, including Jade University of Applied Sciences, NASA, Newcastle Hospitals, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, Scentsy, UZ Leuven and Wipro. To drive adoption of its intent-based networking solutions, Cisco announced new training and developer programmes to 28,000 networking professionals at the company’s annual user conference, Cisco Live. For Cisco’s channel partners, the shift from hardware to software-centric networking is driving them to evolve their networking practices, develop new skills and pursue new business opportunities. Cisco is providing the programmes, incentives and tools to help its partners build networking practices that incorporate software, security, automation and analytics for their customers. Cisco Live 2017 – Las Vegas. 11