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Sycomp Achieves Prisma Cloud Specialization with Palo Alto Networks

May 3, 2021 Joanne Tutana

Sycomp Achieves Prisma Cloud Specialization with Palo Alto Networks

May 3, 2021

Sycomp Achieves Prisma Cloud Specialization with Palo Alto Networks

Foster City, CA, May 3, 2021 — Sycomp today announced the achievement of its Prisma Cloud Specialization with Palo Alto Networks. This designation recognizes that Sycomp provides proven expertise and resources to help customers successfully secure their public cloud environment with Palo Alto Networks technology.

As an established Diamond Innovator partner for Palo Alto Networks, achieving the Prisma Cloud Specialization differentiates Sycomp with the expert ability to scale to public cloud deployments.

“We are very proud of the tight partnership developed with Palo Alto Networks on sales and deployments of their other platforms. Extending this relationship to help both of our cloud programs was a natural fit,” says Allen Shahdadi, Vice President of Global Sales. “Securing the public cloud is a big endeavor, and we are excited to receive recognition for our focus on cloud security with Palo Alto Networks.”

Sycomp has an extensive background in public cloud solutions, having created their Intelligent Cloud Plus (Intelligent Cloud+) program for customers of all sizes in the public cloud arena – serving AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. Obtaining the Prisma Cloud specialization was an organic next step to enhancing these environments with the innovative and comprehensive platform by Palo Alto Networks.

Sycomp’s Intelligent Cloud+ solutions are designed to help organizations save money on their cloud spend, provide more visualization towards a more secure environment, improve application performance, and improve the cloud adoption experience.

Prisma Cloud is the first and only Cloud Native Security Platform with the industry’s broadest security and compliance coverage for the entire cloud native technology stack: applications, data throughout the whole application lifecycle and multi- and hybrid clouds.

For more information on Sycomp, please visit https://sycomp.com/security-solutions/ . For more information on Palo Alto Networks, please visit this page www.paloaltonetworks.com/prisma/cloud.

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Sycomp Honored on the 2021 CRN® Tech Elite 250 List

March 23, 2021 Joanne Tutana

Sycomp Honored on the 2021 CRN® Tech Elite 250 List

March 23, 2021

Sycomp Honored on the 2021 CRN® Tech Elite 250 List

Foster City, CA, March 23, 2021 — Sycomp, today announced that CRN^®, a brand of The Channel Company, has recognized Sycomp on its 2021 Tech Elite 250 list. Each year, The Channel Company’s research group and CRN editors distinguish the most client-driven technical certifications in the North American IT channel. Businesses rely on solution providers, like Sycomp, for an enormous amount of technologies, services, and expertise to help them meet today’s IT challenges — whether it’s a new implementation or digital transformation initiatives.

Sycomp has separated itself from the pack as a top solution provider, earning multiple, premier IT certifications, and specializations. Sycomp has made significant investments to grow its technology portfolio, expand global facilities, and enhance service offerings. Together with our partners, Sycomp is genuinely positioned to provide multi-national clients with end-to-end solutions to reach their IT business goals globally.

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“CRN’s Tech Elite 250 list highlights the top solution providers in the IT channel with the most in-depth technical knowledge, expertise, and certifications for providing the best level of service for their customers,” said Blaine Raddon, CEO of The Channel Company. “These solution providers have continued to extend their talents and abilities across various technologies and IT practices, demonstrating their commitment to really conveying the most exceptional business value to their customers.”

Coverage of the Tech Elite 250 will be featured in the April issue of CRN® Magazine and online at www.CRN.com/techelite250.

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Introducing Intelligent Cloud+, a new cloud offering

Quote February 1, 2021 Joanne Tutana

Introducing Intelligent Cloud+, a new cloud offering

February 1, 2021

Introducing Intelligent Cloud+, a new cloud offering

FOSTER CITY, Calif., Feb. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Sycomp today announced their new Intelligent Cloud Plus (Intelligent Cloud+), a new offering with a variety of benefits that enables organizations to consume the public cloud, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Clients of Sycomp’s Intelligent Cloud+ program have access to a team of cloud engineers to support projects around cloud initiatives, provide cloud consumption expertise, deliver immediate cost savings through reports and visualization powered by their partnership with CloudHealth.

“We have seen tremendous growth in the public cloud space, and we are extremely excited to revitalize and launch innovative cloud offerings for the new year,” says Lauren Ridzon, Director of Cloud Solutions at Sycomp. “This launch aligns us with new avenues to take on the multi-cloud space. This arena has a lot of challenges that we can solve and extend our client-centric approach.”

Features and benefits of Intelligent Cloud+ include.

Quarterly Cloud Health Reports providing analysis on optimization, security, and cost savings
Live and intuitive dashboard view to your AWS, Microsoft Azure, or GCP spend and utilization.
Consolidated and easy to understand cloud billing
Built-in Sycomp-layered cloud support, engineering expertise, and resources

Intelligent Cloud+ will be available starting February 1, 2021, with customizable offerings to suit your IT environment requirements and service needs. To get started or to learn more about Sycomp’s Intelligent Cloud+ program, visit www.sycomp.com/cloud.

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Introducing Sycomp Storage Fueled by IBM Storage Scale on Azure

October 26, 2020 Joanne Tutana

Introducing Sycomp Storage Fueled by IBM Storage Scale on Azure

October 26, 2020

Introducing Sycomp Storage Fueled by IBM Storage Scale on Azure

FOSTER CITY, Calif., Oct. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Sycomp introduces the first IBM Storage Scale solution on Azure. As of October 23^rd, Sycomp Storage Fueled by IBM Storage Scale, a new cloud storage solution, is now available to the general public on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace.

Sycomp Storage Fueled by IBM Storage Scale enables organizations to utilize different storage tiers, whether they incorporate the on-prem IBM Storage Scale with Azure or deploy a cloud-only solution. What usually would take days, Sycomp offers a new way for organizations to use Azure as a burst platform within a few minutes to a few hours for modern workloads such as High-Performance Computing (HPC), Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning (AI/ML).

Features and benefits of Sycomp Storage Fueled by IBM Storage Scale include:

Supports NFS, SMB, and the native client
Single Global Namespace: On-Prem to Cloud
Accelerates HPC and AI/ML workloads by ingesting real-time data
Parallelize Risk Management Assessment while securely leveraging real-time corporate data
Burst to cloud for time-critical workloads

“Sycomp Storage Fueled by IBM Storage Scale is now globally available on the Azure Marketplace. Our fantastic HPC, AI/ML, and Storage team has delivered another solution for our clients that provides a cost effective, automated deployment, and storage tiering platform for their challenging workloads,” says Allen Shahdadi, VP of Global Sales, Sycomp.

Sycomp Storage Fueled by IBM Storage Scale was available to select private clients on October 1st and is now available to the general public on the Azure Marketplace as of October 23^rd. This offering has pre-defined storage cluster capacities and optional customizable solutions.

For more information on Sycomp Storage Fueled by IBM Storage Scale, visit https://sycomp.com/azure/.

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Sycomp Achieves AWS Storage Competency Status

May 6, 2020 Joanne

Sycomp Achieves AWS Storage Competency Status

May 6, 2020

Sycomp Achieves AWS Storage Competency Status

Foster City, CA, May 5, 2020– Sycomp, A Technology Company has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Storage Competency status. This designation recognizes that Sycomp provides proven architecture and deployment skillsets to help customers successfully achieve their storage goals on AWS.

Achieving the AWS Storage Competency differentiates Sycomp as an AWS Partner Network (APN) member that possess deep domain expertise in one or more of the following core storage categories – Backup & Recovery, Primary Storage, Archive, or Business Continuance/Disaster Recovery (BCDR), having developed innovative technology and solutions that leverage AWS services. To receive the designation, APN Partners must possess deep AWS expertise and deliver solutions seamlessly on AWS.

“Our relationship with AWS continues to expand, and we are finding new opportunities and solutions to support our clients with our well-established skillsets,” said Allen Shahdadi, Vice President of Global Sales at Sycomp. “As our clients transform toward hybrid infrastructure, and utilize cloud for more data needs, we are proud to be recognized for the expertise and support we provide in their journey towards success on AWS.”

Sycomp has an extensive background in storage solutions in AWS and hybrid environments. Sycomp offers cloud storage solutions varying from optimizing cloud spend to migrating applications to a secure public cloud architecture. Their cloud solutions are designed to save money, make organizations more secure, improve application performance, and make cloud adoption easier.

AWS is enabling scalable, flexible, and cost-effective solutions from startups to global enterprises. To support the seamless integration and deployment of these solutions, AWS established the AWS Competency Program to help customers identify Consulting and Technology APN Partners with deep industry experience and expertise.

About Sycomp – Delivering Technology and Enterprise Security Solutions Globally. For more than 20 years, Sycomp has successfully created, delivered, and implemented complex IT solutions for the global marketplace. Internationally recognized, Sycomp is located in over 30 countries throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America.

Find Sycomp on the AWS Partner Network (APN) .

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Sycomp Is Palo Alto Networks NextWave 2019 Regional Partner of the Year

October 5, 2019 Joanne

Sycomp Is Palo Alto Networks NextWave 2019 Regional Partner of the Year

October 5, 2019

Las Vegas, October 5, 2019 –Sycomp today announced it received the Palo Alto Networks NextWave Regional Partner of the Year, Americas West award.

Announced during the Palo Alto Networks Sales Kickoff 2020 in Las Vegas, these annual awards are presented to an elite group of NextWave partners that over the past 12 months have excelled in the following areas:

Performance: partner-initiated bookings, pipeline and net new customer acquisition
Enablement: number of Palo Alto Networks pre-sales, sales and post-sales certifications
Engagement: nominated by the Palo Alto Networks team

For more than 20 years, Sycomp has successfully created, delivered and implemented complex IT solutions for the global marketplace, which includes partnering with enterprise security offerings. Internationally recognized, Sycomp has locations in many major metropolitan areas throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and South America. Sycomp’s global strategy and technical capabilities set itself apart from other security partners.

“Sycomp is very excited and honored to receive this award from Palo Alto Networks. Our collaboration with Palo Alto Networks has been gaining momentum and our collective sales and technical teams are working seamlessly together to provide our clients innovative solutions with a high degree of customer satisfaction,” said Michael Symons, CEO of Sycomp. “We look forward to our continued growth, both in the U.S. and internationally, with Palo Alto Networks.”

“We are fully committed to helping our partners secure the enterprise, cloud, and future together,” said Karl Soderlund, senior vice president of Worldwide Channel Sales at Palo Alto Networks. “Today’s customers need trusted advisors, our NextWave partners, to successfully navigate the rapidly changing and complex security landscape. We’re proud to recognize Sycomp on their NextWave Regional Partner of the Year, Americas West award for delivering valuable business outcomes and helping our mutual customers protect their digital way of life.”

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Sycomp Named NetApp Professional Services Partner of the Year

June 25, 2019 Joanne

Sycomp Named NetApp Professional Services Partner of the Year

June 25, 2019

Sycomp Named NetApp Professional Services Partner of the Year

San Diego, CA – June 25, 2019 — Sycomp has been named NetApp Professional Services Partner of the Year for its key performance metrics utilized to determine the efficiency, growth and investment in service delivery within the Professional Services Certified program such as attach rate, training/technical investment, install base analysis, bookings analysis and success stories around service delivery with NetApp technology.

“Channel partners are critical to helping customers achieve data transformation and today we recognize and celebrate their accomplishments,” said Jeff McCullough, vice president, Channel Sales, NetApp. “I congratulate Sycomp on being named Professional Services Partner of the Year. Their commitment to performance excellence, innovation and quality has contributed to positive business outcomes for our customers.”

“Sycomp recognizes NetApp as a very strategic and close partner in delivering data center solutions and services to our clients globally,” said Mike Symons, CEO, Sycomp. “Together, we provide the ability to expand our business globally in a timely and cost-effective way that gives our clients a market advantage.”

The 2019 Americas Partner Awards were announced on stage at NetApp’s third annual Channel Connect Conference (C3) where strategic partner executives from across the Americas region gathered to hear about NetApp’s strategic vision and engage with NetApp executives.

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