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01732 759725 8 BULLETIN 11 February 2021 Strong demand for SIEM solutions As organisations become more agile and dynamic than ever, the need for enterprises to bring all security solutions under one unified, coherent managed service is growing. As a result, Tech Data’s security practice is seeing high levels of interest in LogPoint’s security information and event management (SIEM) solutions. It has been working with a number of MSPs to assist them in further developing appropriate skills and integrating SIEM solutions into their value-proposition. Business Unit Director – Security, Alison Nixon, said: “SIEM can be a good way to open additional potential with customers. By helping our MSP partners to develop the knowledge and skills to deliver the far-reaching benefits of SIEM to their customers, Tech Data’s security practice can help them to open up significant new business and growth opportunities. Not only with SIEM itself, but also with related security solutions and technologies, such as compliance and business analytics.” The LogPoint SIEM solution is designed to be simple, flexible, and scalable. It detects cyber threats anywhere in the network in real time, provides a comprehensive and centralised view of the state of cybersecurity and delivers advanced analytics and threat hunting capabilities to cybersecurity teams. www.techdata.com EMEA distribution agreement Exertis Hammer has entered into an EMEA-wide distribution agreement with big data storage supplier DataDirect Networks (DDN). General Manager Adam Blackwell, said: “New and existing customers will hugely benefit from DDN’s focus on artificial intelligence, big data and high performance computing (HPC). Adding DDN to our reputable portfolio, which already includes stalwarts such as Intel, AMD and Nvidia/ Mellanox, gives Exertis Hammer the ability to offer a true end-to-end solution, ideal for key vertical markets such as AI, M&E and HPC.” DDN recently announced that its A3I artificial intelligence storage solutions now support the NVIDIA DGX A100, the world’s first 5-petaflops AI system, which consolidates the capabilities of an entire datacentre into a single flexible platform. Optimised to accelerate machine learning and artificial intelligence applications, A3I solutions combine DDN storage, DGX A100 systems and NVIDIA Mellanox high speed networking to supply optimised compute and I/O based on common principles of parallelism, performance and scale. ” www.exertishammer.com Investment to accelerate digital transformation With its acquisition by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management now complete, Tech Data has announced plans to invest approximately $750 million in digital transformation initiatives over the next five years. The investment will power Tech Data’s strategy to accelerate innovation in ways that will deliver improved experiences and greater agility for businesses across the technology ecosystem. “Tech Data’s acquisition by the Apollo funds is a significant milestone and their support of our multi-year commitment of resources underscores our collective focus on long-term value creation,” said Chief Executive Officer, Rich Hume. “We continue to execute on our strategy to transform our company into one that defines a new standard of operational and cultural excellence in our industry. We believe Apollo will be an invaluable partner in helping us better enable our channel partners to bring to market the technology products and solutions the world needs to connect, grow and advance.” Tech Data’s digital transformation initiatives are focused on delivering state-of-the-art automation, platforms and analytics that will allow the company to be more agile and responsive to the rapidly evolving needs of its channel partners. The program includes building a hyper-scalable digital business platform and a cloud-based digital marketplace that are designed to support its ambitious growth plans and serve emerging technology markets and consumption models. www.techdata.com Hornetsecurity expands UK presence Hornetsecurity is expanding its presence in the UK through a strategic partnership with Brigantia. The cyber security distributor will help Hornetsecurity establish a UK presence in support of its ambition to become the leading cloud security vendor for managed service providers in the UK within 12 months. Brigantia has offices in London and Yorkshire and an extensive reseller network. Managing Director, Martin Wright, said: “With more companies moving to the Microsoft 365 cloud and more staff working from home, the number of email attacks has risen sharply. Hornetsecurity’s next-generation solution is the most sophisticated of its type we have seen, offering advanced protection against threats like CEO fraud and ransomware and a whole range of features to help users comply with GDPR and other standards.” www.hornetsecurity.com • www.brigantia.com ColorTokens appoints Nuvias Zero Trust-based cyber security solutions provider ColorTokens, has appointed the Nuvias Group as its high value distributor in EMEA. The ColorTokens’ cybersecurity platform architected to NIST Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) specifications secures workloads and endpoints through proactive, policy-based enablement. The ZTA approach helps protect business data and assets from a range of data breaches, including phishing attacks, ransomware and zero-day attacks, while also improving security decision-making by enabling organisations to calculate their risk exposure and its potential cost to their business. Nuvias’ Strategic Advisor for Cyber Security, Ian Kilpatrick, said: “ColorTokens’ cloud-based solution is simple, scalable and available on demand – everything that channel partners require today. The focus for business is on making ROI-based IT investments, especially in this climate. This platform offers the visibility to do just that.” https://www.nuvias.com Alison Nixon