--- title: SilverSky Enhances Partner Ecosystem with Key Appointments description: SilverSky enhances its partner ecosystem by hiring Strickland Jones and Jake Smallwood, focusing on relationship alignment and technical execution for channel success. image: https://silversky.com/hubfs/Newly-Hired-Strickland-Jake.jpg --- [Skip to the main content.](https://silversky.com/news/silversky-enhances-partner-ecosystem-with-key-appointments#main-content) [![SilverSky Logo](https://silversky.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SS_LogoHorizontal_Grey_no_Tagline.png?width=588&height=164&name=SS_LogoHorizontal_Grey_no_Tagline.png "SilverSky Logo")](https://silversky.com) [![SilverSky Logo](https://silversky.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SS_LogoHorizontal_Grey_no_Tagline.png?width=588&height=164&name=SS_LogoHorizontal_Grey_no_Tagline.png "SilverSky Logo")](https://silversky.com) - [Home](https://silversky.com) - Solutions - [Advisory Services](https://silversky.com/advisory-services) - [MxDR](https://silversky.com/mxdr) - [Managed Security](https://silversky.com/managed-security) - [Managed IT](https://silversky.com/managed-it) - Industries - [Education](https://silversky.com/education) - [Financial Services](https://silversky.com/financial-services) - [Government](https://silversky.com/government) - [Retail](https://silversky.com/retail-services) - [Healthcare](https://silversky.com/healthcare-services) - Resources - [Cybersecurity Maturity Assessment](https://silversky.com/cyber-maturity-assessment) - [News](https://silversky.com/news) - [Silver Lining Blogs](https://silversky.com/silver-linings) - [Executive Perspective Blogs](https://silversky.com/executive-perspective-blog) - [Case Studies](https://silversky.com/case-studies) - [Guides & White Papers](https://silversky.com/guides-white-papers) - [The Human Layer Podcast](https://silversky.com/human-layer-podcast) - Partners - [Become a Partner](https://silversky.com/partners) - [Partner Deal Registration](https://silversky.com/partner-deal-registration) - About SilverSky - [About Us](https://silversky.com/about-silversky) - Login - [Visit Customer Support](https://support.silversky.com/) - [Visit SMC](https://cloud.postoffice.net/auth/login) - [Visit Lightning Portal](https://silversky.outsoc.com/dashboard/) - [Contact Us](https://silversky.com/contact-us) [![Talk to a Security Expert](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/21462918/4f0bfeec-cd97-49cf-b9ea-92f207820d0a.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/21462918/4f0bfeec-cd97-49cf-b9ea-92f207820d0a) Toggle Menu Toggle Menu [![Talk to a Security Expert](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/21462918/4f0bfeec-cd97-49cf-b9ea-92f207820d0a.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/21462918/4f0bfeec-cd97-49cf-b9ea-92f207820d0a) - [Home](https://silversky.com) - Solutions - [Advisory Services](https://silversky.com/advisory-services) - [MxDR](https://silversky.com/mxdr) - [Managed Security](https://silversky.com/managed-security) - [Managed IT](https://silversky.com/managed-it) - Industries - [Education](https://silversky.com/education) - [Financial Services](https://silversky.com/financial-services) - [Government](https://silversky.com/government) - [Retail](https://silversky.com/retail-services) - [Healthcare](https://silversky.com/healthcare-services) - Resources - [Cybersecurity Maturity Assessment](https://silversky.com/cyber-maturity-assessment) - [News](https://silversky.com/news) - [Silver Lining Blogs](https://silversky.com/silver-linings) - [Executive Perspective Blogs](https://silversky.com/executive-perspective-blog) - [Case Studies](https://silversky.com/case-studies) - [Guides & White Papers](https://silversky.com/guides-white-papers) - [The Human Layer Podcast](https://silversky.com/human-layer-podcast) - Partners - [Become a Partner](https://silversky.com/partners) - [Partner Deal Registration](https://silversky.com/partner-deal-registration) - About SilverSky - [About Us](https://silversky.com/about-silversky) - Login - [Visit Customer Support](https://support.silversky.com/) - [Visit SMC](https://cloud.postoffice.net/auth/login) - [Visit Lightning Portal](https://silversky.outsoc.com/dashboard/) - [Contact Us](https://silversky.com/contact-us) [Linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/company/silversky/) [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/SilverSkyvideos) 2 min read # SilverSky Enhances Partner Ecosystem with Key Appointments [SilverSky](https://silversky.com/news/author/silversky) : Updated on June 1, 2026 [Press Release](https://silversky.com/news/tag/press-release) ![SilverSky Enhances Partner Ecosystem with Key Appointments](https://silversky.com/hubfs/Newly-Hired-Strickland-Jake.jpg) SilverSky continues to execute on its partner-first growth strategy with the addition of [Strickland Jones](https://www.linkedin.com/in/strickland-jones-9175a8/) as Strategic Partner Manager and [Jake Smallwood](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakesmallwood/) as Senior Sales Engineer. These appointments reflect deliberate investment in the two areas that matter most to channel success: relationship alignment and technical execution. For partners serving regulated and compliance-driven organizations, cybersecurity is no longer optional or opportunistic. It is operationally required. SilverSky’s role is to make it easier for partners to lead with security without assuming the burden of building and operating a SOC themselves. **Strengthening Relationship Depth Across the Channel** Strickland Jones brings extensive experience across wholesale and enterprise technology markets, including voice, data, and cloud services. He has spent his career working within partner-led environments, helping agents and providers navigate complex solution ecosystems and evolving customer expectations. At SilverSky, Jones will focus on strengthening strategic alignment across the partner ecosystem. His role centers on deepening collaboration, expanding wholesale relationships, and ensuring partners have clear pathways to deliver security services backed by operational maturity. “Partners are looking for long-term alignment and credible execution,” said Jones. “SilverSky’s experience serving regulated organizations and its structured service model create a strong foundation for sustainable channel growth.” **Expanding Technical Depth Behind the Partner Strategy** Jake Smallwood adds more than 15 years of cybersecurity, network engineering, and pre-sales technical consulting experience to SilverSky’s channel organization. As infrastructure and security architectures continue to converge, partners require more than product alignment. They need architectural clarity and engineering support that connects networking, endpoint, cloud, and detection strategies into a cohesive model. Smallwood will provide channel-focused engineering support, helping partners align networking and security architectures with SilverSky’s Managed Security Services and MXDR framework. “Security and networking can no longer operate independently,” said Smallwood. “SilverSky’s managed services and MXDR model provide a disciplined structure that supports both operational stability and measurable risk reduction.” **Executing on a Partner-First Model** Under the leadership of Chief Revenue Officer Bruce Wirt, SilverSky has aligned its organization around disciplined channel growth. The focus is not transactional expansion. It is operational enablement. “Operational maturity only creates value when it aligns with how partners deliver technology,” said Wirt. “Strickland strengthens ecosystem relationships and market reach. Jake reinforces the technical depth behind our channel strategy. Together, they support measurable risk reduction for partners and their customers.” **A Disciplined Approach to Channel Growth** - SilverSky’s growth within the channel is grounded in long-term execution, not short-term recruitment. The company’s model is built to help partners: - Lead with cybersecurity without building a SOC - Support regulated and audit-driven customers with confidence - Integrate security into existing Microsoft and third-party environments - Deliver measurable risk reduction through 24x7 operational oversight As regulatory pressure increases and threat environments grow more complex, SilverSky remains focused on strengthening the ecosystem that supports its partners. The strategy remains consistent: build depth, align operationally, and enable partners to deliver security outcomes with confidence and credibility. - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![SilverSky Joins Cynet PAC to Enhance Cybersecurity Operations](https://silversky.com/hubfs/Untitled-design-14.png)](https://silversky.com/news/silversky-joins-cynet-pac-to-enhance-cybersecurity-operations) 2 min read #### [SilverSky Joins Cynet PAC to Enhance Cybersecurity Operations](https://silversky.com/news/silversky-joins-cynet-pac-to-enhance-cybersecurity-operations) [SilverSky](https://silversky.com/news/author/silversky) : Jun 1, 2026, 12:59:15 PM FORT LAUDERDALE, March 24th, 2026 – SilverSky has joined the 2026 Cynet Partner Advisory Council (PAC), a select group of global partners working... [Press Release](https://silversky.com/news/tag/press-release) [Read More](https://silversky.com/news/silversky-joins-cynet-pac-to-enhance-cybersecurity-operations) [![SilverSky and Torq Partner to Enhance AI-Driven Security Operations](https://silversky.com/hubfs/Silversky-Press-Release-May.png)](https://silversky.com/news/silversky-and-torq-partner-to-enhance-ai-driven-security-operations) 2 min read #### [SilverSky and Torq Partner to Enhance AI-Driven Security Operations](https://silversky.com/news/silversky-and-torq-partner-to-enhance-ai-driven-security-operations) [SilverSky](https://silversky.com/news/author/silversky) : Jun 1, 2026, 1:12:43 PM Partnership reinforces SilverSky’s focus on operational security beyond compliance requirements, leveraging Torq’s AI SOC Platform to accelerate... 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