10 December 2020

NTT Awarded Global Prisma Cloud Partner of the Year and two regional recognitions by Palo Alto Networks for 2020

Announced at the Ignite ‘20 Cybersecurity Conference

London, United Kingdom – 10 December 2020 - NTT Ltd., a world-leading global technology services provider, today announced it received the Palo Alto Networks Global Prisma Cloud Partner of the Year, SI Partner of the Year in EMEA and JAPAC Partner of the Year for 2020.

Announced during the Palo Alto Networks Partner Summit during the Ignite '20 Cybersecurity Conference, these annual awards are presented to an elite group of Palo Alto Networks partners that over the past 12 months have excelled in the following areas:

• Performance: Bookings that partners initiate, the pipeline they build, innovative new services launched and net new customers added.
• Enablement: Number of Palo Alto Networks technical, pre-sales, sales and post-sales training and certifications completed.
• Engagement: Nominated by the Palo Alto Networks team for exceptional engagement with Palo Alto Networks and our customers.

NTT ‘s Security division helps clients create a digital business that’s secure by design. With unsurpassed threat intelligence, NTT has a global network of Security Operations Centers, seven R&D centers and over 2,000 security experts and handles hundreds of thousands of security incidents annually across six continents. We ensure that client resources are used effectively by delivering the right mix of Managed Security Services, Security Consulting Services and Security Technology.

“Starting with our joint announcement at RSA in February 2020, we have significantly expanded our existing relationship with Palo Alto Networks to bring innovative solutions to our clients for Secure Branch, Secure Employee, and Secure Operations” said Matt Gyde, Chief Executive Officer for NTT Ltd.’s Security division. “We are proud to have been recognized by Palo Alto as a key partner both globally and in key regions like Europe, Japan and Asia Pacific. We will continue to evolve this partnership by working closely with the team at Palo Alto Networks to continually secure today’s complex IT environments.” 

“At Palo Alto Networks, our partners play a critical role in securing the tech-enabled future of the enterprise, and never has that been more apparent against a backdrop of challenges in 2020,” said Don Jones, Senior Vice President, Ecosystems at Palo Alto Networks. “Enterprises rely on Palo Alto Networks technology and our trusted partners to bring the services and solutions that offer choice, flexibility, and simplicity. That adds up to better customer deployments and faster time to value. We’re proud to recognize NTT on their Global Prisma Cloud Partner of the Year, SI Partner of the Year in EMEA, and JAPAC Partner of the Year awards for delivering valuable business outcomes and helping our mutual customers protect their digital way of life.”

For more information on NTT, please visit hello.global.ntt . For more information on Palo Alto Networks, please visit this page.

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About NTT Ltd.

NTT Ltd. is a leading global technology services company. We partner with organizations around the world to shape and achieve outcomes through intelligent technology solutions. For us, intelligent means data driven, connected, digital and secure. As a global ICT provider, we employ more than 40,000 people in a diverse and dynamic workplace that spans 57 countries, trading in 73 countries and delivering services in over 200 countries and regions. Together we enable the connected future.

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