Vectra AI, an AI-driven threat detection and response solution company, has announced it has acquired Siriux Security Technologies, a provider of identity and software-as-a-service (SaaS) posture management. Financial terms of the Siriux Security Technologies deal have not been disclosed. As a part of the transaction, Siriux Security Technologies will operate under the Vectra brand and […]

Rackspace Technology, an end-to-end, multi-cloud technology solutions company, has announced that it has agreed to acquire Just Analytics, a provider of cloud-based data, analytics, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) services based in the Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region. According to Just Analytics, the acquisition will bring strong regional ties into the Microsoft Azure ecosystem with […]

Following its acquisition of the business process outsourcing (BPO) and customer experience technology (CXTech) businesses of Altron People Solutions in October 2021, global customer experience management firm iSON Xperiences has significantly strengthened its presence in the South African market to meet growing corporate demand for specialist onshoring services. “We were looking to gain a foothold […]

Ossama Eldeeb is Senior Director, South EMEA Partner Organisation, VMware, an American cloud computing and virtualisation technology company with headquarters in California. Eldeeb talks about his current job role and how VMware is working with the whole partner ecosystem comprising distributors and solution providers, and cementing its channel business across South Europe, Middle East and […]

Application performance monitoring (APM) is the collection of tools and processes designed to help IT professionals ensure that the applications users work with meet performance standards and provide a valuable user experience (UX). Mark Maslach, Vice President, Global Channels and Strategic Alliances, AppDynamics, tells us here how channel partners can develop their application performance monitoring […]

Infinidat, a global provider of enterprise-class storage solutions, has announced that it has achieved significant milestones in an aggressive expansion of its channel partner-centric initiatives. Infinidat has invested heavily in building up its channel partner programme to a five-star rating, increasing partner revenue, margins, co-op/marketing development funding (MDF) and joint events. Infinidat is dedicated to […]

SolarWinds, a provider of simple, powerful, and secure IT management software, has announced it will host its Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Virtual Partner Summit 2022 from February 8th to 10th and Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ) Virtual Partner Summit 2022 from February 15th to 17th. The summits will offer keynotes from SolarWinds executives, product […]

ASBISc Enterprises Plc, a leading value-added distributor (VAD), developer and supplier of IT and IoT products, solutions and services in the growing markets of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), has announced that its preliminary estimations in December 2021 show it posted high consolidated revenues of US$397 million compared to US$343 million in December 2020. […]

Cybereason, the XDR company, has announced it has launched a ‘Pay as you Grow’ (PAYG) programme for managed security services providers (MSSPs), which provides the company’s most trusted partners and solution providers with financial flexibility to increase their margins and profitability. The PAYG programme is available for Elite and Premier Cybereason MSSP partners and offers […]

Modern ransomware uses advanced attack techniques that make it difficult to detect and remediate, resulting in greater financial implications for many organisations. To have a chance of getting ahead of attackers, defences also need to evolve. Here, Trevor Dearing, Technical Director, EMEA, Illumio, highlights how Zero Trust segmentation can stop ransomware in its tracks, as […]