AHEAD Wins 2026 Rising Star Partner Award from Wiz

Recognition highlights the growing impact of the partnership in helping enterprises strengthen cloud security, prioritize critical risks, and accelerate remediation at scale

CHICAGO — Aug. 20, 2026 — AHEAD, a leading provider of storage, data platforms, and AI-ready infrastructure, today announced it has received Wiz’s 2026 Rising Star Partner Award for the Americas, in recognition of the company’s ability to turn complex cloud and AI initiatives into secure, scalable business outcomes.

The award also reinforces the momentum behind AHEAD’s joint work with Wiz, including the AHEAD Cloud Security Accelerator, which brings together cloud attack path visibility and automated workflows to support faster, more scalable remediation. By pairing advisory services, technical implementation, and operational support, AHEAD enables clients to move beyond point-in-time assessments and toward more durable cloud security practices.

“This recognition reflects the impact we’re creating with Wiz to help clients strengthen cloud security in practical, scalable ways,” said Jamison Nack, SVP of Sales Strategy and Alliances at AHEAD. “Together, we’re closing the gap between spotting risk and resolving it, so teams can move faster with confidence.”

AHEAD’s Rising Star recognition also underscores the scale of investment both companies have put into the partnership over the past year — from growing a bench of Wiz-certified security specialists to deepening joint go-to-market motions across shared customers. As adoption of the AHEAD Cloud Security Accelerator expands, that investment is translating into measurable outcomes for clients: fewer critical exposures left unaddressed, shorter remediation cycles, and security postures that hold up as cloud and AI footprints scale.

“Wiz is proud to recognize AHEAD with the Rising Star Award for its growing impact within our partner ecosystem and technical investments AHEAD is making to help customers achieve successful AI security outcomes,” said Joe Longo, VP of Americas Channels and Alliances at Wiz. “Together, AHEAD and Wiz help organizations strengthen cloud and AI security so they can improve visibility, prioritize risk, and accelerate remediation across complex, multi-cloud environments.”

AHEAD’s work with Wiz is part of the company’s broader strategy to engineer integrated solutions across infrastructure, applications, data, and security, empowering clients to modernize platforms and workflows while applying AI to unlock greater business impact.

For more information about AHEAD’s work with Wiz, read more about strengthening cloud security with AHEAD & Wiz.