Versa Earns Overall Excellence Designation in Channel Deployment of the Year, Channel Program of the Year, and Best Emerging Technology Breakthrough Award Categories

Versa Networks, the global leader in AI/ML-powered Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), today announced it has won three 2024 Visionary Spotlight Awards. Presented by ChannelVision Magazine, the awards highlight Versa’s channel-first approach of supporting partners with innovative products and services by Versa achieving the highest designation in the Channel Deployment of the Year, Channel Program of the Year, and Best Emerging Technology Breakthrough award categories.

Channel Deployment of the Year

With the water and wastewater systems sector being vulnerable to a variety of attacks that would impact public health and economic vitality, it is imperative that operating entities have a highly secure network in place. Serving Ontario, Canada, the Lambton Area Water Supply System (LAWSS) has a direct filtration water treatment plant and nine locations, several of which are remote, serving 120,000 users. LAWSS was using very outdated, largely unsupported technology with an internet-connected network cobbled together, and was in need of a major update.

In less than 30 days, Versa channel partner Experteers, a leading managed security service provider in Canada, deployed Versa’s SASE/SD-WAN Titan solution to securely migrate all LAWSS locations to the cloud without any downtime or interruption of services. Versa Titan delivers SASE with advanced application intelligence managed from the cloud, making it easier for IT to manage and secure branch services. Now LAWSS has a secure, reliable, and resilient IT network to continue operations 24/7 well into the future.

Channel Program of the Year

With Versa selling 100 percent through the channel, the Versa ACE (Accelerate, Captivate, Engage) Partner Program was launched in 2021 to provide partners with a ramp to revenue plan that enables them to quickly onboard and successfully generate pipeline within 90 days. Versa’s global program serves VARs, SIs, SPs, and MSPs, and delivers a competitive advantage and unique customer value through its differentiated Versa Unified SASE and Versa Titan solutions. The program offers the industry’s first SASE accreditation, with partners being rewarded for achieving competency and expertise in their specialty areas. Partners are provided sales and technical training and are eligible for discounts and marketing benefits to generate new revenue opportunities.

Best Emerging Technology Breakthrough

Versa Secure SD-LAN is the industry’s first software-defined branch and campus Local Area Network (LAN) solution to deliver Zero Trust and IoT Security natively at the LAN Edge. Unlike traditional LAN architectures that continue to use outdated perimeter-oriented security that implicitly trusts users and allows them to access all resources on the network, Versa Secure SD-LAN provides user, device, and application awareness combined with a centralized policy repository to give enterprises full visibility and control across the branch or campus network, including OT and IoT devices. This approach enables every switch and access point to become a Zero Trust enforcement point that continually assesses the security posture of users, devices, and the network to identify internal and external threats and stop the spread of potential attacks.

“It is an honor to receive three 2024 Visionary Spotlight Awards in recognition of Versa’s industry leadership for supporting our partners with the most comprehensive networking and security products and channel program,” said John Atchison, Versa Head of Global Channel Marketing. “We are committed to ensuring our worldwide partners have continual access to differentiated offerings so they can competitively pursue new and emerging market opportunities at all times.”

Visit with Versa at Infosecurity Europe, June 4-6 at ExCeL London

To learn more about Versa’s award-winning products and channel partner program, stop by Versa’s Stand D55 during the conference exhibitor hours or go to https://versa-networks.com/partners/.

About the Visionary Spotlight Awards

ChannelVision’s annual Visionary Spotlight Awards competition was created to highlight channel and service provider innovation in communications and information technologies. The awards honor outstanding products, services and deployments across numerous technology categories. Visionary Spotlight Award winners exemplify this goal, showcasing innovations, a capacity for future-thinking, and what sets them apart within the communication and IT sectors. For more information on ChannelVision and its awards, see channelvisionmag.com.

About Versa Networks

Versa, the leader in single-vendor Unified SASE platforms, delivers AI/ML-powered SSE and SD-WAN solutions. The platform provides networking and security with true multitenancy, and sophisticated analytics via the cloud, on-premises, or as a blended combination of both to meet SASE requirements for small to extremely large enterprises and service providers. Thousands of customers globally, with hundreds of thousands of sites and millions of users, trust Versa with their mission critical networks and security. Versa is privately held and funded by Sequoia Capital, Mayfield, Artis Ventures, Verizon Ventures, Comcast Ventures, BlackRock, Liberty Global Ventures, Princeville Capital, RPS Ventures, and Triangle Peak Partners. For more information, visit https://www.versa-networks.com or follow Versa on LinkedIn and X (Twitter) @versanetworks.

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Versa Networks recognized for channel leadership with Channel Deployment of the Year, Channel Program of the Year, and Best Emerging Technology Breakthrough Awards