Secureworks, a Top 250 MSSP, has expanded its global partner program to include technology alliances. The effort provides cybersecurity developers with APIs and SDKs for the Taegis managed eXtended detection and response (XDR) platform.Maureen Perrelli, chief channel officer, SecureworksThe technology alliance program surfaces as Secureworks continues to extend from traditional MSSP services to SaaS-based security software along with channel partner engagements.Secureworks projects Taegis to reach $150 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) by the end of January 2022, the company said in March 2021. In addition, Secureworks expects overall Taegis annual revenue will be at least $90 million to $100 million by that time.
Key Taegis partner integrations now include endpoint, network and cloud partners such as Amazon Web Services, Zscaler and Corelight, Secureworks notes.In a prepared statement, Secureworks Chief Channel Officer Maureen Perrelli said:
“Adding integrations into Taegis is a frequent customer request, and our partners want to integrate with our technology to leverage our data and analytics, which in turn, improves security outcomes These integrations benefit all of our customers by dramatically expanding the range of telemetry that Taegis ingests.”
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