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Ping Identity honours Versent with APJ Partner of the Year award
Ping Identity has named Versent as Asia Pacific and Japan ( APJ ) Partner of the Year for 2023 . This award recognizes Versent ’ s commitment to solving complex business challenges and delivering streamlined modern identity solutions to provide exceptional digital experiences among both public and private enterprises .
tools to make migrations easier to the Ping Identity Platform .
“ This award highlights the strength in our partnership and our ability to deliver superior identity solutions and value to our customers ,” said Eddie Smith , Chief Information Security Officer , Versent .
Versent holds the highest number of Ping Identity certified professionals , from a consulting and delivery perspective , in the APJ region . The company ’ s focus on investing in Ping Identity skills and certification has enabled the organisation to accelerate expansion both into new vertical markets and across to New Zealand .
Robert Cipriani , Director of Channel & Alliances , ANZ , Ping Identity , said : “ Identity is complex , specialist and mission critical . It requires the support of partners like Versent who have the expertise not just to deploy our identity verification solutions but are able to also innovate continually to drive industry competence and customer transformation .
Eddie Smith , Chief Information Security Officer , Versent
Over the past year , Versent was the highest sourced revenue partner for APJ , completed 63 technical certifications to achieve top tier Elite Delivery Partner and developed migration
“ We are pleased to partner with Versent and to recognise their commitment to industry-leading professional services , client engagement and account management at scale in the APJ region .”
Singapore and Hong Kong businesses set to lead global tech budget growth
Singapore IT leaders are the most optimistic globally about budget growth , new research from Colt Technology Services shows
Some 70 % of Singapore ’ s IT leaders expect a robust increase of more than 10 % per cent as businesses invest in their technology infrastructure to deliver on their growth plans .
Hong Kong ranked second in the stats with 49 % expecting similar levels of growth , outpacing peers in the US , UK and Europe .
Improving security ( Hong Kong : 47 %, Singapore 44 %) and adding AI and Machine Learning capabilities ( Hong Kong : 42 %, Singapore 32 %) topped the list of priorities for investment in the coming 12 months .
Lion ’ s Pavilion , Hong Kong
Other trends and behaviours uncovered by the research include :
• Businesses are exploring emerging tech – One in three businesses in Hong Kong and Singapore rated implementing emerging tech as a priority – with 25 % using IT to explore new revenue streams
• Building in flexibility is critical – 28 % of businesses in both financial hubs named improving network flexibility as a priority , compared to the global average of 23 %. However , businesses in Singapore ( 13 %) were much less focused on enabling a remote workforce compared to Hong Kong ( 24 %) and globally ( 20 %)
• They continue to roll out the ‘ building blocks ’ of Digital Transformation – 26 % of Hong Kong continued to name cloud migration as a top priority , compared to 19 % in Singapore . One in five ( 20 %) businesses in Hong Kong and Singapore also identified investing in collaboration applications as a priority .
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