WatchGuard Selects Jetking As Educational Partner

WatchGuard Technologies, a provider of network security solutions and a player in the Unified Threat Management systems space, has entered into a strategic partnership with Jetking Infotrain, an institute providing training for computer hardware and networking, to offer WatchGuard Unified Threat Management training in its curriculum.

As part of the tie-up, WatchGuard courseware and Unified Threat Management appliances will be available across all the centres of Jetking and students will be trained for network security management. WatchGuard has developed the customised training courseware for Jetking and has already conducted first round of ‘Train the trainer’ sessions for its UTM solutions on WatchGuard Firebox X UTM appliances as part of the offering. Now, businesses across India would be able to employ students, who already have hands-on training on UTM appliances.

“This new partnership stems from our desire to promote total network security and Unified Threat Management. We believe that it is our corporate social responsibility to create and participate in a security ecosystem that benefits local customers. Our focus is to ensure that Internet and network security comes into the realm of reckoning of IT network architects, integrators and professionals and this starts with effective education and training of key IT staff”, said Norbert Kiss, vice president, Asia Pacific Sales, WatchGuard Technologies. “We are delighted that with our new partnership with Jetking, we can provide important security training in more than 100 locations around the country”, he added.

“In our interactions with our customers, we realised that there was a growing need for professionals, who understood the IT network security requirements. Our tie up with Jetking will help in creating thousands of trained professionals, who understand not just the business of network security, but have hands-on experience in working with a UTM appliance”, said Sunil Sapra, country manager, India and SAARC, WatchGuard Technologies.

“This strategic alliance will further strengthen the incredible IT talent pool in India in one of the fastest growing and most important IT segments”, concluded Kiss.