McAfee Channel

McAfee channel advocates providing analysis and perspective.

Relentless Pursuit To Strengthening Partner Relevance

As discussed during our Q2 global Town Hall on May 3, (on-demand replay) strengthening partner relevance underpins everything we are doing. From our leadership with Intel to transform the security market with innovative technology, like DeepDefender to our continuous commitment to drive channel partner profitability with the industry’s richest deal registration program, Enhanced Deal Registration. Read more…

Tags: Accredited Channel Engineer, ACE, Change Control, Channels Town Hall, database security, DeepDefender, Enhanced Deal Registration, Gavin Struthers, McAfee Application Control, Mike Decesare, Mike Fey, Network Security, Partner Summit, SIEM, SMB, SMB Extravaganza, Virtual Sales Kickoff 2012

Q1 Momentum and Q2 Focus

Having just closed my first quarter as the global channels leader at McAfee, I couldn’t be more optimistic about the opportunities for mutual growth in the security market. Now is the ideal time to become a McAfee channel partner. The momentum we are building together already encourages me, especially when you consider our recent industry Read more…

Tags: 2012 Virtual Sales Kickoff, Channel Partner Town Hall, Channel Partners, Channel Program, Channels Town Hall, cloud, Continuing Education, Gavin Struthers, McAfee Partner, McAfee Partner Learning Center, McAfee Partner Program, SMB, SMB Extravaganza, Virtual Sales Kickoff 2012

Investing in Partner Enablement

As we’ve promised, 2012 is all about Investing in, Growing with and Optimizing for you, our partners. And what better way to start than by investing in two key partner enablement advancements, including a new, more robust learning platform and a new, more flexible continuing education approach to earning McAfee annual certifications. If you haven’t Read more…

Tags: 2012 Virtual Sales Kickoff, channel partner, Channel Partners, Channel Program, Gavin Struthers, McAfee Channel, McAfee Partner Learning Center, SMB, SMB Extravaganza, SMB Specialization

Growing Together in 2012

On Jan. 26, I hosted my first Global Channel Partner Quarterly Town Hall Meeting. For those that joined thank you and please don’t hesitate to let me know how we could improve these sessions by providing a comment to this blog. If you didn’t have the opportunity to join the call, an on-demand recording can Read more…

Tags: Accredited Channel Engineer, ACE, Channel Partner Town Hall, Commercial and Enterprise Deal Registration, Enhanced Deal Registration, McAfee Rewards, PARC, Partner Acceleration Resource Center, SMB Extravaganza, SMB Specialization, Virtual Sales Kickoff 2012

McAfee Channel: Turning Program to Profit

They say with each New Year there is a new beginning. That is certainly true for me. This is my inaugural blog as the new Senior Vice President of Worldwide Channels here at McAfee. I am most humbled but also extremely excited about my new role because our channel strategy is paramount to our future Read more…

Letter to McAfee Partners (by Alex Thurber)

Dear Valued McAfee Channel Partner, As I take a moment to pause and reflect on 2011 I can’t help but think what a year! The past 12 months were filled with momentous occasions and while I’d like to write about all of them, I know it isn’t practical, so let me highlight a few: Intel Read more…

Tags: Accredited Channel Engineer, ACE, Alex Thurber, Enhanced Deal Registration, intel, McAfee Channel, McAfee Partner, Mike Decesare, Partner Acceleration Resource Center, Renee James, SMB, SMB Advisor Tool, SMB Extravaganza, SMB Specialization, thurber, Todd Gebhart

In the Wake of the Week: Building Channel Momentum

In this week’s blog we continue our channel recognition momentum, showcase an outstanding new SMB tool, talk about the short quarter, and provide resources to learn more about McAfee’s acquisition of Nitro Security, a new certification service, where to find free-trials of McAfee SaaS, get access to Partner Summit keynotes, and highlights from our Q3 Read more…

Tags: Alex Thurber, McAfee Channel, McAfee Channel Partner, McAfee Labs, McAfee Labs Q3 Threat Report, McAfee Partner Summit, mobile malware, NitroSecurity, PCI, PCI DSS, SaaS, SMB, SMB Advisor Tool

Only A Few Days Left (by Alex Thurber)

As I write this, it is one week from Thanksgiving, here in the United States. This is our kick-off to the holiday season, which got me thinking about our year-end and the realization that while there may be 36 shopping days till Christmas there are far fewer selling days before we reach our Dec. 28, Read more…

Tags: Alex Thurber, Commercial and Enterprise Deal Registration, Endpoint Protection, Endpoint security suite upgrade, Enhanced Deal Registration, gold software support, I Series, intrusion prevention, M Series, mcafee total protection, McAfee Vulnerability Manager, Risk Management, SMB Extravaganza, thurber

In The Wake Of The Week: Best Companies To Partner With

In this week’s blog, McAfee makes the coveted CRN partner list, we recognize our top partners in the Americas, McAfee enhances its cloud security platform, we highlight a key event you’ll want to mark your calendar for and we feature the 12 scams of Christmas, as well as photos from the 2011 McAfee Partner Summit. Read more…

Tags: 12 Scams of Christmas, channel partner, cloud security, data center security, McAfee Channel, McAfee Channel Partner, McAfee Cloud Security Platform, next generation data center, Partner Summit

McAfee Recognizes Americas Partners (by Alex Thurber)

McAfee once again honored a number of its top partners with its annual Partner of the Year Awards for the Americas. I am pleased to recognize these partners who have invested in McAfee solutions and are engaging with customers in a manner that goes above and beyond. The 2011 winners are: SOLUTION PROVIDER OF THE Read more…

Tags: Alex Thurber, award, McAfee Partner, McAfee Partner of the Year Award, thurber