Channel services outfit Agilitas wants to expand into the security market in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Agilitas has become a Fortinet Integrator Partner and will offer the vendor’s products to its partner base.
Agilitas CEO Shaun Lynn said: “We understand from discussions with our valued partners that they are concerned about security in today’s changing world. We have decided to partner with Fortinet, meaning we can give our partners access to Fortinet’s first-class security solutions. As a vendor-agnostic solutions provider, we are proud to be able to incorporate Fortinet into our portfolio so quickly.”
Agilitas has a background in networking and storage, with relationships with vendors including Cisco, Juniper, Dell, NetApp and Oracle. The Fortinet deal extends coverage to security and the firm has also become an HP Business Partner to be able to deliver more PC and print services.
At the start of this month, the firm launched the latest version of its services portal, Partnership, to make sure it can give customers the support they need during the crisis. The portal provides real-time tracking, an analytics dashboard to monitor trends and service improvements, and ways to manage fault calls efficiently.
Last month, the firm published the findings of its Connect to innovate guide which revealed that the overwhelming number of channel leaders view innovation and the need to carry it forward as important.
“As companies struggle with the impacts of lockdown, it is critical that innovation does not get sidelined or pushed to the bottom of the list”, said Lynn.
