Bitdefender, a global cybersecurity leader, has officially announced the launch of a new Technology Alliance Partner program, which is designed to simplify and streamline building, testing, validating, and documenting of interoperability between partner technologies and the Bitdefender GravityZone Platform.
According to certain reports, the stated program makes it possible for Bitdefender customers to enhance their security operations. This it does by seamlessly integrating best-of-breed technologies into its ecosystem, while simultaneously offering resellers and managed service providers (MSPs) new opportunities to sell validated interoperating solutions for seamless functionality in complex, multi-vendor environments.
More on the same would reveal how as a part of its new Technology Alliance Partner program, Bitdefender will work with technology partners to assess and qualify how their solutions could integrate with the GravityZone Platform, including through both public and non-public application programming interfaces (APIs). You see, once a potential integration is qualified, Bitdefender provides the partner with essential resources, such as software development kits (SDKs), software, documentation, and technical support to build, test, and validate the integration.
Such a setup, like you can guess, treads up a long distance to ensure that GravityZone and partner technologies interoperate securely, consistently, and effectively within an organization’s security operation to enable information sharing, support critical use cases, and lower costs by increasing efficiency and efficacy.
All in all, Bitdefender GravityZone Platform happens to be a unified security and risk analytics solution which delivers at your disposal advanced endpoint protection (EPP), as well as endpoint detection and response (EDR), extended detection and response (XDR), and cloud security for physical, virtual, and multi-cloud environments.
Not just that, it also conceives deep security context for threat detection and can also be deployed in conjunction with Bitdefender’s managed detection and response (MDR) service. All in all, GravityZone’s flexible architecture provides numerous integration points, enabling technology partners to seamlessly integrate their solutions and strengthen security across diverse security ecosystems.
“Technology partnerships play a critical role in strengthening cybersecurity efficacy and operational efficiency by extending protection, information sharing, and other capabilities across customer environments,” said Estee Robinson, director of global channel & alliances for Devo, a Technology Alliance Partner. “Combining the Devo Security Data Platform with Bitdefender, for example, enables organizations to achieve greater data control and significantly elevate their security posture and effectiveness. We look forward to advancing our joint efforts to meet the challenges of a continuously evolving cybersecurity threat landscape.”
Talk about the given technology on a slightly deeper level, we begin from its promise to provide validated and documented technology integrations. You see, Bitdefender’s Technology Alliance Partner program makes it possible for customers, resellers, and MSP partners to gain significant value from Bitdefender Gravity Zone’s integration with third-party security technologies.
Complementing the same would be a dedicated web site which hosts information on partners, validated use cases, and links to more documentation. There is also a web portal which provides access to information about APIs and tools for testing. All these components, on their part, come together to support building and testing the integrations that ultimately reduce risk, strengthen security, and lower overall costs for users.
Next up, we have capabilities related to joint partner promotion, marketing, and sales. Basically, Bitdefender’s Technology Alliance Partner program leverages reciprocal branding, collaborative marketing, and potential access of new sales opportunities to widen market reach for participating technology partners.
Furthermore, partners have the facility to create joint collateral, participate in sales events, co-sponsor tradeshows, and co-host webinars to enhance visibility and prospect engagement. In essence, with a simpler integration, the program empowers Bitdefender and its partners to adapt well in customer environments and drive impactful security outcomes. On top of that, it also creates opportunities for channel partners to pursue expanded marketing and solution selling opportunities.
Joining that would be the availability of comprehensive training and certification. Here, partners can come expecting access to on-demand and virtual training resources. These resources would be designed to provide a deep understanding of GravityZone and other Bitdefender technologies, all for the purpose of supporting integration and validation efforts, servicing joint customers, and facilitating product demonstration and joint selling.