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01732 759725 20 NEWS : VENDORS Juan Lyall Cohesity has announced a data management as-a-service offering that combines data backup and archiving, security and ransomware detection, disaster recovery, file and object services, copy data management and analytics with consumption-based pricing. The product of a tie-up with Amazon Web Services (AWS), which includes equity investment by Amazon in Cohesity, the DMaaS provides mid-size and enterprise organisations with a ‘radically simple’ way to back up, secure, govern and analyse their data, managed directly by Cohesity and hosted on AWS. As well as removing data infrastructure silos, the DMaaS enables customers to take advantage of cloud-based services provided by AWS, including Amazon Macie, to help meet compliance needs, and Amazon Redshift for analytics. It also gives customers more choice when deciding how to manage their data; they can manage the data infrastructure themselves (in the data centre, at the edge, or in the cloud); they can utilise DMaaS, where infrastructure is managed for them; or they can use a combination of both (hybrid). The new DMaaS is founded on Cohesity Helios, a SaaS-based data platform that currently empowers more than 1,500 customers to manage data across environments that they manage. Going forward, customers will have the option to use Helios to do the same for data residing in a Cohesity-managed environment. The first solution offered as part of the DMaaS, the Cohesity DataProtect Backup as a Service, will be available by the end of the year, with further solutions added next year. Cohesity collaborates with new equity partner Amazon to provide data management as a service Made for collaboration Avaya has redesigned its Avaya Vantage desktop device to boost remote worker productivity and give them a better collaboration experience. The all-in-one wireless meeting solution with built-in HD conferencing camera, wide band audio and four microphones enables home workers to offload calls and meetings from their laptop onto a purpose-built device. With extra processing power, the new device is three times faster than its predecessor and fully integrated with the Avaya Spaces cloud-based collaboration app. This combines chat, audio and video communications with immersive workspaces where team members can meet, share content, manage tasks and collaborate, with the option to ‘shift’ content or participants to a larger display at any point. www.avaya.com BullGuard ready for MSPs Cybersecurity company BullGuard has introduced Managed Service Provider (MSP) functionality to its award- winning BullGuard Small Office Security product, giving MSPs and IT resellers the ability to remotely manage customer endpoints, including Windows, Android and macOS devices, regardless of whether employees are in an office, working remotely or travelling. MSPs can set up new customers within minutes, with simple enrolment via an email invitation, and manage multiple client accounts via an easy-to-use, centralised Cloud Admin Portal, including activating and deactivating devices, scanning for threats, applying updates or locking lost or stolen devices. www.bullguard.com/business/partners W Series stays on track with Acronis Acronis has announced a multi-year cyber protection and security partnership with W Series, the international single-seater motor racing series for female drivers. As the W Series Global Cyber Protection and Security Partner, Acronis will provide bespoke technology solutions for the W Series on- track racing programme and the W Series Esports League, including a secure data management system and Acronis Cyber Protect, which provides backup, endpoint management and AI-powered anti-malware & anti-virus in a single solution. www.acronis.sport Centreon expands into UK and Ireland IT monitoring platform provider Centreon is expanding into the UK and Ireland to meet growing demand for effective IT monitoring and AIOps solutions. In a recent survey conducted by the company, 77% of UK CIOs expressed dissatisfaction with existing monitoring tools. Centreon monitors complex and converging IT infrastructures, from cloud to edge, providing IT operations with the insights needed to enhance problem- solving and optimise critical systems and performance. Its UKI operation will be headed up by UKI Country Manager Juan Lyall, a 20-year veteran of the software industry, who will be responsible for implementing the company’s ‘MSP and partners first’ strategy. Lyall said: “Even more than elsewhere in Europe, British CIOs will be actively looking to enrich their IT Operations stacks to help them keep up with the post-COVID acceleration of digital transformation projects. My main aims will be to expand our network of partners in the UK and to help UK MSPs serve joint customers with mission-critical IT.” Centreon already has a strong global presence, with operations in France, Benelux, DACH, Spain, Italy and North America, serving 600 MSP and enterprise clients and 200,000 users. Its expansion into the UK and Ireland will enable it to address Europe’s largest market at a time of significant growth across the region. The Gartner Forecast: Enterprise Infrastructure Software, Worldwide, 2018-2024, 3Q20 Update states that the Western European IT operations market will reach $11.7 billion by the end of 2024, at a CAGR of 8.1%, with the UK and Ireland accounting for almost 30% of the total ($3.4 billion). www.centreon.com Following an extension of its reseller agreement with Genesys, BT has added the Genesys Cloud public cloud contact centre platform to its portfolio, which already includes Genesys Engage. Genesys Cloud, which BT will sell and support globally, enables organisations to establish more connected, meaningful customer relationships across any channel, including voice, text, web chat and social. www.genesys.com. EDITOR’S CHOICE AWARD BullGuard: Small Office Security 0