Ping Identity Partner Awards Honor AWS, ProofID, Optiv, More

Ping Identity has named Amazon Web Services (AWS), ProofID and Optiv among the winners of its 2021 partner of the year awards

The Ping Identity awards recognize global partners dedicated to working with the company to solve digital business challenges.

The award winners were especially successful in helping enterprises develop, manage and support digital-first experiences that keep customers, partners and employees securely connected amid the pandemic.

Andre Durand is Ping Identity’s CEO and founder.

Ping Identity’s Andre Durand

“We focused on expanding our channel program and business in 2021,” he said. “And Ping Identity’s success is a testament to the work and partnerships we’ve developed with each of this year’s award winners. I want to thank this year’s winners, along with all of our valued partners, for helping Ping Identity create new solutions, set standards in identity and drive global business.”

Ping Identity’s Partners of the Year

AWS is Ping Identity’s Technology Alliances Partner of the Year. AWS showed a commitment to driving field engagement, aligning go-to-market (GTM) strategies and “exemplifying a better together” solution for Ping Identity customers.

ProofID is Delivery Partner of the Year. It earned the award for the fourth consecutive year for solving the complex identity challenges, while providing an “exceptional” customer experience and accelerated time to value.

GuidePoint Security is Rising Star, a new category for 2021. It’s awarded to the partner showing “incredible” growth and potential. GuidePoint is one of Ping Identity’s fastest-growing partnerships in North America, with a 500% increase in sourced opportunities.

The North America Partner of the Year is Optiv. This recognizes the North America channel partner that exemplifies the best of Ping Identity. Optiv positively grew Ping Identity’s customer base, promoted alignment, engaged with field sellers and made strong sales pipeline contributions.

The International Partner of the Year is Tata Consultancy Services (TCS). This recognizes the partner who exemplifies the best of Ping Identity across North America, EMEA and APAC. TCS and Ping Identity provide secure customer access management to their global clientele enabling growth and agile transformations.

Finally, the Global Systems Integrator Partner of the Year is KPMG. It recognizes the partner helping to pioneer advanced programs that create value by thinking 12-18 months into the future. KPMG, one of the world’s largest consultancies, has not only supported, but helped to define Ping Identity’s GTM channel strategy.