Qualys VMaaS
Vulnerability management that leads to remediation, not another scan report.
Avertory deploys Qualys and then runs it as a service: discovery, continuous assessment, risk-based priority, tracking, and patch advisory aligned to the customer’s compliance obligations.
Platform reference: qualys.com
Who this is for
Partners whose customers need a living vulnerability programme
Partners whose customers need a living vulnerability programme — not a point-in-time scan — and want that programme tied to Cyber Essentials, internal audit, or sector compliance without building a VM team.
Scope
Scope we typically deliver
| Workstream | What partners can expect |
|---|---|
| Agent and scanner deployment | Qualys Cloud Agents and scanners placed to cover the agreed asset groups |
| Asset discovery | A maintained view of what exists, so scans are not run against a guess |
| Continuous assessment | Ongoing vulnerability visibility rather than an annual exercise |
| Risk-based prioritisation | Focus on what is exploitable and business-relevant, not raw CVE volume |
| Remediation tracking | Status the partner can report; owners and ages made visible |
| Patch advisory | Practical guidance the customer’s IT team can act on |
| Compliance alignment | Output shaped to Cyber Essentials, GDPR-related control evidence, and customer policy |
Outcomes
Partner-ready outcomes
- A VMaaS line item the partner can sell and renew.
- Reporting the account manager can take into a board or audit conversation.
- Clear boundaries: we advise and track; the customer (or their IT partner) still owns the change window.
Offers
How partners buy Qualys delivery
For UK resellers, VARs and emerging MSPs with a live Qualys opportunity and no vulnerability management bench, and for distributors attaching services to a Qualys transaction.
Platform Readiness & Scope Sprint
Trigger: The customer needs an implementation answer and you need a partner-safe scope before you quote.
You get: Partner-safe scope, effort estimate, risks and a delivery window.
Duration: Short and fixed. Paid, and credited against deployment if you proceed.
Deployment & Go-Live Package
Trigger: The licence is won or imminent and the platform has to reach production.
You get: Design, rollout, integration, validation evidence, hypercare and a handover pack.
Duration: Scoped after brief, against the packaged SKUs.
Platform Health Check & Optimisation
Trigger: The platform is deployed but drifting: default policies, alert noise or incomplete coverage.
You get: Policy and coverage review, tuning, prioritised backlog, findings report and improvement plan.
Duration: Scoped after brief, sized against estate scale.
Lifecycle Operations Retainer
Trigger: You want to sell ‘keep it healthy’ as a recurring line item after go-live.
You get: Defined cadence within committed days, change control, reporting and a QBR pack.
Duration: Monthly commitment, reviewed quarterly with the partner.
Send the platform, customer scale and desired date. We return assumptions and a delivery window.
Brief a live opportunity