Verkada Recognizes ConvergeOne as its National Partner of the Year

Verkada, a leader in enterprise building security and management, recognized ConvergeOne as its National Partner of the Year for its expertise in implementing and integrating Verkada's solutions within diverse and complex environments.

In the past year, ConvergeOne has quickly become a top performing Verkada partner across all key metrics – spanning commitment to customer satisfaction to technical proficiency.

"Our partners are at the heart of our business," said Caleb Augustin, Head of Channel Sales. "ConvergeOne represents exactly why: their thoughtfulness, deep expertise, and customer-first approach ensures that together, we deliver real value to our customers. We're so proud to have them as a strategic partner and as this year's National Partner of the Year."

"ConvergeOne is honored to be recognized as Verkada's National Partner of the Year," said Kyle Wewe, vice president, Enterprise Sales, ConvergeOne. "Verkada shares ConvergeOne's commitment to customer success through the implementation of transformative solutions that help our customers build experiences, secure what matters and connect like never before."

Verkada continues to scale and invest in its Partner resources and community. In just the past 12 months, Verkada has grown its global Partner community 38 percent – now totaling more than 5,500 across 87 countries – and grown the global channel organization that supports it more than 100 percent.

Verkada also recently announced improvements to its Partner Program, including creating two categories for partners: Preferred and Authorized. Preferred Partners will have exclusive partner benefits, including receiving more leads, NFR discounts and access to Verkada's Executive Briefing Center in its San Mateo headquarters.

Verkada also launched a Partner Advisory Council to enable regular feedback on channel initiatives and collaboration with our executive team and revamped its Partner Demo Environment to make it even easier for channel partners to share the power of Verkada's platform.

For more information on Verkada's partner programs, visit www.verkada.com/partners.

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