Hosted at Remuera Golf Club’s state of the art Velocity Range, Hit ‘Fore’ Cybersecurity was a day of golf and cybersecurity! With delicious food and refreshments guests were also treated to exciting news and announcements from Mimecast, Netskope, Imperva and ESET. With hot off the press news and insights into the latest cybersecurity defense systems, guests also enjoyed plenty of social time as we took thousands of golf swings! Adding to the atmosphere, we had contest prizes and a whole lot of big hits! If you missed the event or would like a recap, please see the video below. You can also follow along by downloading the respective presenters slides.
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MSSP Announcement
At the event, you’ll hear from Rachel Thompson, Mimecast MSP Partner Manager (Emerging Technologies) as she speaks on ‘Why MSP’s choose Mimecast as part of their Cyber Security stack’.
In June 2024, Mimecast announced it’s first MSSP contract in APAC for New Zealand in partnership with Chillisoft. This landmark contract underscores Mimecast’s channel-first strategy, recognizing New Zealand’s MSSP market as a robust and mature sector that serves 95% of the country’s SMB market. The contract includes a comprehensive suite of Mimecast products, such as Email Security, Awareness Training, and DMARC Management, offering a more extensive solution set than any competitor in the market.
This robust offering is designed to help organizations bolster their cybersecurity posture in an increasingly complex threat landscape. One of the key features of the new solution is its multi-tenanted architecture, providing scalability and efficiency for managed service providers. Additionally, the solution includes flexible monthly billing options, making it an attractive proposition for partners looking to offer top-tier security services without the burden of annual contracts. At the event, you’ll hear more of what opportunities this could bring to you, as well as details of implementation and execution.
MIMECAST PRESIDENTS WINTER EXPERIENCE
Between 2022 and 2023, Mimecast along with Chillisoft hosted the ‘Mimecast Megadrive‘ sales promotion. Activities like deal registrations and renewals awarded points which put people on the scoreboard as they competed for motor-themed prizes, with the grand prize being a trip to the F1GP In Melbourne Australia! Along the way, those with points also got to enjoy other activities like go-karting! For the 2024-2025 season, Mimecast are bringing you a whole new promotion – the Mimecast President’s Winter Experience! This will be an even bigger promotion where the top 10 contestants will be rewarded with a trip to Queenstown, loaded with activities! You’ll hear all the exciting info around the Mimecast President’s Winter Experience from JoshGardner, Mimecast Channel Acount Manager, Distribution. We’ll have more details about the competition as well as sharing how you can score points and get yourself in the running for Queenstown!
SPEAKERS
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Rachel Thompson - Mimecast MSP Partner Manager, Emerging Technologies
Joining Mimecast in 2019, Rachel spent the first 5 years as an MSP Channel Account Manager, working with the entire breadth of the UKI MSP partner ecosystem and forging key relationships within these strategic partnerships. With the launch of the Cloud Integrated, it was clear that this was a must-have solution for MSP’s, with the ease of deployment and simple administration, allowing our partners to focus on larger projects whilst knowing their customers’ were protected by best-in-breed email security. With this in mind, Rachel moved into the newly formed Emerging Technologies team, focusing on driving Cloud Integrated adoption and growth through the Global MSP partner program.
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Josh Gardner - Mimecast Channel Account Manager - Distribution
Joshua Gardner has over 20 years’ experience across the channel ecosystem with a background in cybersecurity, network infrastructure and cloud, built from roles across vendors, distribution and partners. Currently serving as Distribution Manager at Mimecast for ANZ, Joshua is responsible for managing distribution channels, leveraging his expertise to drive channel growth and development across the partner ecosystem.