Page 11 - Digitaltech Media Firewall Edition Feb 2021
P. 11

CXO Talk



          enjoyed working with        I believe India has         almost a decade has also  equally important that
          countless customers and  immense potential for          been recently promoted      the channel program is
          partners.                   vendors and is growing      to a bigger role to         aligned with SonicWall’s
             “The Indian market is    exponentially,” explains    oversee regional sales      brand positioning
          dynamic and complex in      Debasish.                   for the APAC region.        and is communicating
          nature and every region                                 While recounting his        consistently with
          is culturally different     A name synonymous           journey at the company,     customers.
          and even business           with SonicWall              he points out that             Majority of its
          practices are varied.But       Debasish, who has        SonicWall paysattention     partners have been
          as far as the security      been with SonicWall for     to hiring of resources,     working with the
           market is concerned,                                   grooming them, while        company for over two
                                                                  simultaneously giving       decades, and as its
                                                                  new appointeesample         business continues
                                                                  opportunities for           to grow, SonicWall
                                                                  growth.                     continues to add more
                                                                     “I am one such           channel partners to
                                                                  example amongst             the ecosystem. “We
                                                                  many,” he proudly           incessantly work
                                                                  states. “I personally       alongside our partners
                                                                  believe in three key        so that they are adept
                                                                  principles and I drive my   at addressing today’s
                                                                  team towards those -        cyber security needs
                                                                  integrity, discipline and   of organizations of all
                                                                  fostering trust. There is   sizes. Our relationship
                                                                  no shortcut to success      with channel partners is
                                                                  and with these three        important for furthering
                                                                  fundamental beliefs, I      business interests
                                                                  along with my team,         of both,” Debasish
                                                                  have established and        comments.
                                                                  grown the India business       2021 will be a big
                                                                  of SonicWall. I am          year for SonicWall and
                                                                  nowchallenged to bring      its channel partners
                                                                  about similar results in a   as the company
                                                                  broader geography and       continues to yield more
                                                                  look forward to seeing      impressive outcomes
                                                                  results.”                   than ever before, and
                                                                                              its technologies and
                                                                  Rapport with the            intelligence capabilities
                                                                  Channel                     become smarter

                                                                     Being a lean team,       each year.It is making
                                                                  it is important that        significant investments
                                                                  SonicWall maintains         in the company
                                                                  a broader channel           that will specifically
                                                                  outreach in order to        benefitpartners.
                                                                  connect with multiple          At the same time,
                                                                  customers spread across     SonicWall continues
                                                                  different regions. It is    to address its partners’


                                                                                                            FEBRUARY 2021
   6   7   8   9   10   11   12   13   14   15   16