CrowdStrike aims to boost services partner growth through new partner program

CrowdStrike has introduced a new services partner program to accelerate adoption of the company’s Falcon Next-Gen security incident and event management (SIEM) system.

The program aims to empower global system integrators, managed service providers and managed security service providers to drive customer success and grow their businesses through new incentives, training, tools, resources and support.

This includes exclusive enablement resources and technical certifications to help partners deploy, optimise and operationalise Falcon Next-Gen.

With performance-driven incentives and a structured engagement framework, partners can collaborate with CrowdStrike, gaining access to referrals for services opportunities and incentives to drive Falcon platform adoption.

“As all CrowdStrike customers are fully equipped to leverage the Next-Gen SIEM capabilities in the Falcon platform, the demand for our services partners to help transform existing SIEM deployments has never been higher,” said Tom Etheridge, CrowdStrike’s chief global services officer.

The development was an opportunity to create meaningful growth for partners while eliminating complexity, consolidating costs and keeping organisations ahead of evolving threats, he said.

The SIEM market was undergoing a massive transformation as businesses realized legacy approaches could not keep up with the speed and sophistication of modern threats, said Matthew Ball, chief analyst at Canalys.

“Success in this new era depends on harnessing technologies like Falcon Next-Gen SIEM alongside expert partner services to gain complete visibility, accelerate detection and response and strengthen long-term cyber resilience.

“The channel will play a pivotal role in this shift, ensuring businesses stay ahead in an increasingly complex cybersecurity landscape.”

Falcon Next-Gen SIEM combines its own and third-party data, real-time threat intelligence and AI-driven automation to accelerate threat detection and response, CrowdStrike said. With this, services partners could help organisations replace outdated systems, streamline security and IT data management and stop breaches.

Leading services partners including Deloitte, Echelon, Ernst & Young (EY US), eSentire, NETbuilder, Wipro and more are using Falcon Next-Gen SIEM, CrowdStrike said.

Tony Buffomante, senior vice president and global head of cyber security and risk services at Wipro, said managing data and real-time threat response remained a critical topic at the board level.

“Our strategic partnership with CrowdStrike and our consulting-led advisory services empower organisations to seamlessly integrate Falcon Next-Gen SIEM with comprehensive security operations,” he said. “This enhances visibility, optimises workflows and bolsters defenses against evolving cyber threats in this age of AI disruption.”

Last month, CrowdStrike also expanded its Accelerate partner program with enhanced incentives, tools, training and resources as it puts a spotlight on new service opportunities for partners.

Around the same time, Dicker Data added CrowdStrike to its distribution roster across Australia and New Zealand.