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Help AG Recognized As Recipient Of 2017 Splunk Partner+ Award

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Help AG: META Partner of the Year award

Help AG Named META Partner of the Year for Outstanding Performance

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – March 12, 2017 – Help AG, a leading information security services and solution provider in the Middle East, today announced it has received the META Partner of the Year award for exceptional performance and commitment to the Splunk® Partner+ Program. META Partner of the Year recognizes the top revenue-generating partner in the region, in addition to demonstrating an ability to find and lead incremental business with a continued commitment to their partnership with Splunk.
The Splunk Partner+ Awards are designed to recognize members of the Splunk ecosystem for industry-leading business practices and dedication to constant collaboration. Areas of consideration for an award include commitment to customer success, innovative program execution, strategic business outcome-focused programs, investment in Splunk capabilities, and creative sales techniques.
“We are fortunate to have a mutually beneficial relationship with Splunk and are extremely proud to be recognized as its top META partner, especially for such a large region,” said Farhaan Shaikh, Manager Cybersecurity Services & Vendor Strategy at Help AG. “Splunk’s market leading visibility and analytics-based security platform has helped our customers conduct real-time monitoring of attacks, investigate security incidents and troubleshoot application problems in minutes instead of hours or days.”
“Congratulations to Help AG for being recognized as an META Partner of the Year,” said Cheryln Chin, vice president of global partners, Splunk. “The Splunk Partner+ Program delivers the resources, training, enablement and support needed for a positive and profitable partner experience with Splunk, while providing the framework for partners drive customer success and adoption. The Splunk Partner+ Awards highlight outstanding partners like [Company] for their distinguished performance, commitment to customer success, investment in Splunk capabilities, and collaboration with Splunk.”
Winners of the Splunk Partner+ Awards reflect the top-performing partners globally within specific technology markets. All award recipients were selected by a group of the Splunk executives and global partner organization. Read more about the Splunk Partner+ Program.
Photo Caption: Farhaan Shaikh of Help AG receives the award from Splunk CEO Doug Merritt (R) and CRO Susan St. Ledger (L)

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