01732 759725 14 NEWS : RESELLERS Barracuda helps MSPs prepare for possible NIS change Barracuda MSP is advising managed service providers that they have nothing to fear from a proposal by Julia Lopez, the Minister of State for Media, Data and Digital Infrastructure, to bring MSPs within the remit of NIS Regulations. If enacted, this would require MSPs to do more to keep customers’ data safe, for example by carrying out thorough risk assessments, with the possibility of up to £17 million in fines for non-compliance. JP Kehoe, Senior Director of Barracuda MSP company SKOUT Managed XDR EMEA, says that Barracuda MSP aims to prepare MSPs for any new regulations by helping them put the right skills and processes in place to secure their own environments and adhere to cybersecurity regulations like NIS. He said: “There are five steps to good cyber hygiene. First, establish what’s important to protect and build defence-indepth around your data. Second, monitor your environment to lower your response time. Finally, follow a framework to continue to secure People, Process & Technology (PPT).” He added: “There is nothing to fear from the new legislation for those companies who have taken the necessary basic cyber hygiene steps and Barracuda is clearly focused on assisting them to achieve this.” PfH framework success for Apogee Apogee is looking forward to reducing costs and improving efficiencies for social housing organisations after gaining first place ranking on Lot 2 (Multi-functional Devices and Managed Print Services) of the PfH Print Management Framework. A leading procurement provider within the UK’s social housing sector, PfH offers its 900+ members a range of procurement services including consultancy, technology, dynamic purchasing systems and dedicated frameworks offering best value from market leading suppliers. In 2021 alone, it saved members £18.5 million. https://apogeecorp.com/ Making waves Transparent IT EXPO 2022, held on the Princess Caroline at Gunwharf Quays, Portsmouth, has been heralded a great success by Konftel, which was showcasing its latest conferencing technologies at the all-day event organised by IT, AV and networking hardware supplier Transparent Communications. Konftel UK Sales Director Jeff May said: “We had a fabulous day exhibiting with a mix of great visitors and decision-makers in a wonderful and unique venue. It was all superbly organised and the weather was kind too! Konftel’s latest video solutions generated lots of interest especially our C2070 and C50800 Hybrid systems plus the Konftel Personal Video Kit.” Headquartered in Portsmouth, Transparent Communications is a growing UK supplier of IT, AV and networking hardware with a portfolio of more than 100,000 products. konftel.com Quantum win for Trams|Econocom Quantum, a provider of end-to-end management and storage solutions for video and unstructured data, has named IT solutions provider Trams|Econocom as its M&E Partner of the Year for a record ninth time in twelve years. The award was announced at the Quantum Elevate Partner Summit 2022 in Lisbon and presented to Nick Johnson, Sales Director of Trams|Econocom. Over the last 12 years Trams|Econocom has helped numerous customers in media, broadcast, postproduction, sports production and corporate video, including the BBC, Sky TV, Hogarth Worldwide, Burberry, SDI Media, Dyson and Pinewood Studios, to manage their unstructured data and media and entertainment workflows with Quantum storage solutions. Anniek Snauwaert, Quantum Sales Director M&E EMEA, said: “It is our honour to award Trams|Econocom the 2021 M&E Partner of the Year in EMEA. Trams|Econocom shares our relentless commitment to our customers’ success and an understanding of the technologies needed to build complex workflows with the confidence their video data is always accessible and protected.” https://alliance.quantum.com/ Phil Cambers Trustack off to a flying start with Arctic Wolf Managed IT services provider TruStack has been named partner of the quarter by Arctic Wolf just nine months after starting to work with the security operations specialist. The award recognises the Cramlington-based company’s success in selling Arctic Wolf’s Security Operations Cloud, which provides 24x7 monitoring, detection and response, as well as security recommendations delivered through a concierge model. TruStack Commercial Director Phil Cambers said: “We came on board with Arctic Wolf last July, had our first sale by September, our second by November, and things have just gone on from there.” Every week Arctic Wolf analyses more than 1.9 trillion security events generated by IT systems for customers including Oracle Red Bull Racing and Premier League football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. Clare Loveridge, Arctic Wolf Vice President and General Manager EMEA, said: “Arctic Wolf is delighted to recognise TruStack as our UK Partner of the Quarter. TruStack has successfully introduced us into their customer base in the North-East of England and beyond and have also become an Arctic Wolf customer themselves. We look forward to many more successful quarters to come!” www.trustack.co.uk • www.arcticwolf.com/uk Left to Right: James Mundle - Channel Chief, Quantum. Nick Johnson - Sales Director, Trams|Econocom. John Hurley - CRO, Quantum. Jamie Lerner - CEO, Quantum. Henk Jan Spanjaard - VP EMEA, Quantum.
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