NEWS
Sophos expands
rapidly growing
MSP programme to
defend networks
ophos, a global leader in next-
generation cloud-enabled
cybersecurity solutions, has
introduced enhancements to MSP
Connect, a programme that makes it
easier for MSPs to deploy, manage and sell
Sophos’ entire product portfolio.
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New security offerings for Managed
Detection and Response (MDR) and cloud
security, as well as new professional
services automation (PSA) and remote
monitoring and management (RMM)
integrations, will help MSPs unlock revenue
opportunities, increase productivity and
lower operational costs. Sophos MSP
Connect supports more than 8,000 global
and regional MSPs worldwide.
“To further support this growth, Sophos
is expanding its MSP programme with
optimised offerings that directly meet
the evolving needs of MSPs and their
customers,” said Scott Barlow, Vice
President, Global MSP, Sophos. “Sophos
is committed to helping MSPs stay ahead
of new and emerging threats, and we’re
providing a flexible subscription-based
model for critical solutions and services
that better protect customers with the
scalability and automatic invoicing to
fit their operational needs. We’re well
positioned to help MSPs grow their
managed security service businesses,
training them on how to defend customer
endpoints, servers, mobile devices and
networks with synchronised security and
how to sell cybersecurity as a system.”
Scott Barlow, Vice President, Global
MSP, Sophos
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Fadi Kanafani, Middle East
Managing Director and
General Manager at NetApp
NetApp encourages future-
proofing of video surveillance
infrastructure
ith storage the backbone of
today’s video surveillance
systems, NetApp has
participated at Intersec 2020
in Dubai to help organisations
modernise their video surveillance
infrastructure and get more out of
their data. infrastructure,” said Fadi Kanafani,
Middle East Managing Director
and General Manager at NetApp.
“Organisations are beginning to realise
that their video surveillance system
is much more than just cameras and
software. Storage is the backbone of
today’s video surveillance systems.”
NetApp showcased its Video
Surveillance Storage Solution
designed to access and retrieve
content quickly – whether for 200
or 200,000 cameras. Intelligent video is expanding the use
of video surveillance imagery for new
use cases.
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“Video surveillance has evolved
beyond security into intelligent
video applications. Businesses aim
to get more out of their surveillance
data to make better and faster
decisions and to ensure swift
operations for their security teams.
In addition, advances in camera
technology place extreme demands
on video surveillance storage
Next generation intelligent video
surveillance cameras and analytical
applications are capturing more
information than ever. This causes an
increase in requirements for bandwidth,
write speeds and storage capacity.
As video resolution and retention
requirements increase, the volume
and size of media content are growing
quickly. Traditional storage architectures
are not designed for these massive
amounts of big video content.
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