Who is Sun Management?
Sun Management is a leading security solutions provider in the Mid-Atlantic supporting Enterprise, Commercial, SLED, and Federal Customers. The Principals, Jim and John Vanderzon, brothers, are both ex-engineers who enjoy the challenge of solving the most complex IT business initiatives. With ever-evolving technology trends, Sun Management helps Customers accelerate adoption of these trends through engineering, training, and education with strategic Partners and solutions. Leading edge technology and solutions require in-depth engineering support to be successful.
Sun Management recognizes the rapid evolution of internet security and the necessity of ongoing training as part of successful projects. Sun Management invests in its engineering expertise, having a minimum of two engineers certified to support each strategic Partner in our product portfolio. Sun Management offers a comprehensive IT roadmap to our customers differentiating them from their Peers, fulfilling IT business objectives, and elevated business outcomes.
Validation of this claim can be found in
Palo Alto Networks
Sun was the first VAR in the world, sold the first 3 deals in the world and has trained over 1,500 engineers/operations on PANW since 2010
AireSpace
Sun sold AireSpace wireless for 2 years prior to it being purchased by Cisco
IronPort
Sun sold IP email security for 3 years prior to it being purchased by Cisco
InfoBlox
Sun sold IB DNS for 6 years before they went public
This same commitment to focus and excellence is reflected in Sun’s MSSP offering. While many MSSPs attempt to support a broad range of security platforms, Sun takes a different approach. Our MSSP practice is built around a select set of industry-leading SIEM, SOAR, and firewall technologies, allowing our team to develop deep expertise and deliver consistently high-quality outcomes. Rather than trying to be everything to everyone, we focus on being exceptional in the areas where we provide the greatest value.
How Our Expertise Helps You
Customer Service
Our Palo Alto Networks-certified engineers guide and support you through every phase of a project – from strategic architectural design to complex implementation and operations. We leverage a team of experts rather than a single engineer. We stand by our customer service philosophy; when representing new technology, it is critical to:
- Explain the technology to the client in the sales process
- Provide proof of concept
- Support deployment or handle it for and with the client
- Train the client deployment and/or operations teams for success
Our customer service philosophy is founded in two decades of serving longtime and new clients who benefit from our conscientious, diligent promise to solve IT problems with the best solutions for you. Our engineering expertise and support give you the most discriminating and first-class service available.
Leadership Team
Our leadership team has over 100 years of combined experience in IT and security. We are led by:
Jim Vanderzon
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
John Vanderzon
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
John Tymann
VP President of Engineering
Mike Bermudez
Distinguished Engineer
Doug Steele
VP of Sales
Mariette Vanderzon
VP of Operations
Why We Work with the Community
For the past 20 years, Sun Management has supported local and national non-profits. We aim to support organizations that make a difference without political bias.
Learn more about how we partner with these organizations