Cloud Distribution has been awarded Networking Distributor of the Year award

With your help Cloud Distribution is a winner!

The results of this year’s Microscope ACE awards have just been unveiled and we’re thrilled to learn that Cloud Distribution has been awarded Networking Distributor of the Year award.  

According to the judges, the number of entries for this year’s awards was greater than ever and the standard was incredibly high. 

Cloud was up against some well-known industry names for the Networking Distributor of the Year award including Avnet, Computer 2000 (Azlan), Entatech, Ingram Micro and Micro-P.

Thousands of votes were cast for this year’s entries, and we’d like to thank everyone who voted for us.  We couldn’t have done it without you!

You can read the full list of shortlisted entries and winners in this month’s Microscope e-zine http://docs.media.bitpipe.com/io_10x/io_109950/item_711706/MIC_ezine_Junev2.pdf

Cloud Distribution signs Lacoon Security and completes line-up of its Enterprise Mobility & BYOD solutions

Reading, UK – 4^th June 2013 – Security and networking value added distributor (VAD) Cloud Distribution has added Lacoon Security, a leader in zero-day malware mitigation for mobile devices, to its growing portfolio of next-generation technology vendors and as a result, completed the line-up of its Enterprise Mobility & BYOD offerings, a collection of complementary technologies which help organisations tackle the challenges of an increasingly mobile workforce. 

The rise of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), Bring Your Own Computer (BYOC) and Bring Your Own App (BYOA) trends, and the enabling power of smart devices have made enterprise mobility a top priority for organisations.  And it shows no signs of abating.  A recent global survey of chief information officers (CIOs) by Gartner predicts that 38 per cent of companies will stop providing devices to workers by 2017. 

Cloud Distribution’s Enterprise Mobility solution addresses the full mobility continuum including securing the end-point from advanced malware, network access control, remote management of mobile devices and securing data whether it’s on the move, at rest or in use.

Vendors included in Cloud Distribution’s Enterprise Mobility solution are:

·         Enterasys Networks      – Advanced NAC and compliance reporting

·         Lacoon Security           - Unique zero day malware detection for mobile devices that adds                                                                     real-time security to static MDM platforms that goes beyond the                                                                     known signature detection capabilities of AV solutions

·         Maas360                     - Gartner Leader for cloud-based Mobile Device Management

·         Meraki                        - Next-generation wireless connectivity

·         Watchful                     - Data-centric security, next-generation data loss prevention (DLP)                                                                   and enterprise risk management (ERM) for mobility

All the technologies in Cloud’s Enterprise Mobility solution are next-generation, cloud-based and easy to deploy, delivering faster and easier sales cycles for resellers. The solutions can be sold stand-alone, bundled or sold as a partner branded managed service, enabling resellers to create their own, bespoke enterprise mobility solution that meets the needs of their end-users.  

Adam Davison, director at Cloud Distribution said: “Our Enterprise Mobility offering enables resellers to have a sensible and relevant conversation with their end-users about the challenges of managing an increasingly mobile workforce. With the cost of cyber security breaches against British businesses amounting to billions of pounds, securing the network against attacks is a number one priority for businesses today.”

Davison concluded: “We have done the research and undertaken due diligence to build a ‘bundle’ of technologies that can be sold as an end-to-end solution. Our Enterprise Mobility stack delivers a comprehensive solution for resellers to help their customers address every step of the security mobility continuum.”

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About Cloud Distribution

Cloud Distribution is a value-added distributor of disruptive next-generation security and networking solutions that VARs can take to market quickly and easily. It currently distributes Meraki, Vyatta, Vit@r, PepLink, Talon Storage Solutions, Tanaza, Lastline Inc, Enterasys, Lacoon Security, Watchful and Fiberlink. Its portfolio of disruptive security and networking solutions helps resellers to differentiate themselves from the competition and create new markets to sell in.  The company was founded in 2009 by senior executives with a wealth of experience in the security, networking and optimisation space. Its philosophy is to take innovative, cutting-edge vendors into the UK market by recruiting and working together with skilled, reputable, market making partners.  For further information please visit www.cloud-distribution.com.

About Lacoon Mobile Security
Lacoon specialises in protecting mobile devices against advanced mobile malware. Our solutions provide enterprises, governments, and mobile operators a cross-platform mobile protection solution against mobile targeted attacks. We achieve this using both on-device and network behaviour analyses to detect and eliminate such threats. www.lacoonsecurity.com

Cloud Distribution partners with Fiberlink to enable resellers to tap into $500m*+ MDM market

Reading, UK – 7^th May 2013 – Security and networking value added distributor, Cloud Distribution, has signed an agreement with Fiberlink to distribute MaaS360, its award-winning, enterprise mobility management platform that spans across devices, users, applications, documents and expenses.  Named a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Mobile Device Management, MaaS360’s secure cloud infrastructure enables organisations to quickly and safely support their mobile operations.

According to industry analysts, The Radicati Group, worldwide revenues for the MDM market totalled $525 million at the end of 2012. This figure is expected to grow to over $1.1 billion by year-end 2016. This represents an average annual growth rate of about 21% over the next four years.

Adam Davison, director at Cloud Distribution, said: “As the Enterprise Mobility & BYOD phenomenon takes hold and more and more workers bring personal mobile devices to work, organisations must quickly respond to the security and compliance risks posed by largely unmanaged access to corporate information, as well as the risks associated with a lost or stolen device that contain corporate information. Traditional MDM solutions are complex, and expensive.  The beauty of MaaS360 is that it’s innovative, simple to use and very cost-effective – and as such perfectly fits our vendor selection criteria.”

MaaS360 presents resellers with an opportunity to participate in this rapidly growing market, which is traditionally associated with lengthy sales cycles and complex deployments.  With no software to install and -immediate access to trial, organisations can be up and running with MaaS360 in just minutes, leading to faster, less sales resource intense and more profitable sales cycles that resellers can measure in just days.

MaaS360 provides companies with the key technologies needed to configure smartphones and tablets over the air, enforce security policies, separate corporate and personal data, and securely distribute mobile apps and documents. It has won multiple awards and has most recently received recognition from Techworld, the Enterprise Mobility Forum, and CRN .

Steve Hammond VP International Sales from Fiberlink, added: “MaaS360 lets organisations provision, secure and manage their mobile devices and apps — all from a single portal — while minimising risk to the organisation. It makes the complex world of mobility simple by giving our customers a global mobile infrastructure without the burden of a large financial investment.”

* Source: Gartner

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About Cloud Distribution

Cloud Distribution is a value-added distributor of disruptive next-generation security and networking solutions that VARs can take to market quickly and easily. It currently distributes Meraki, Lastline Inc., Talon Storage Solutions, Watchful Software, Tanaza, PepLink, Vyatta and Vit@r in the UK. Its portfolio of disruptive networking and security solutions helps resellers to differentiate themselves from the competition and create new markets to sell in.

                                                                    

The company was founded in 2009 by senior executives with a wealth of experience in the security, networking and optimisation space. Its philosophy is to take innovative, cutting-edge vendors into the UK market by recruiting and working together with skilled, reputable, market making partners.

For further information please visit www.cloud-distribution.com.

About MaaS360

MaaS360 by Fiberlink simplifies mobile device management (MDM), mobile application management (MAM), and secure document sharing in the BYOD era. Trusted by small businesses, government agencies, universities, and large enterprises worldwide, MaaS360 enables mobile policies that boost productivity, protect employee privacy, and secure sensitive data across smartphones, tablets, and laptops. Built on a highly scalable, multitenant architecture, MaaS360’s on-demand mobility management can be deployed in minutes and seamlessly integrates with existing infrastructure, extending enterprise systems to a mobile environment. Backed by 20 years of experience and the most responsive customer service in the industry, MaaS360 helps organisations transform business operations and reduce the costs of supporting the expanding mobile workforce. To learn more and get started, visit http://www.maas360.com.

Enterasys Networks signs Cloud Distribution for security play

Enterasys Networks signs Cloud Distribution for security play: Enterasys “Happy with Arrow” for networking but channel to grow by a third in security space.

Siemens Enterprise has signed up Cloud Distribution to push its Enterasys Networks’ OneFabric Security Access Management portfolio across the UK and Ireland.

According to Mark Pearce, EMEA director channels and alliances, the firm is happy with its agreement with Arrow that manage around 20 partners predominately within its networking space but it expects to sign up around “five to ten [new partners through Cloud distribution] within 12 months.”

VAD Cloud Distribution will focus on Enterasysbranded OneFabric security solutions through an enhanced Advantage Partner Programme, creating a new category of partner focused on Mobile IAM, Network Access Control and Security Information and Event Manager (SIEM) products. However, the deal does not cover Intrusion Detection and prevention (IDS/IPS) or any network switching.

“We have witnessed the need for greater security and network access control focus within the reseller channel,” explains Pearce, “Cloud Distribution’s sustained growth and growing vendor portfolio makes them a great VAD to distribute our security portfolio and to explore further revenue streams.”

Cloud Distribution’s Adam Davison adds: “Being selected by Enterasys as the company’s dedicated security channel partner for the UK underscores our reputation as a serious player in this market - not only for our understanding of the security eco-system, but for the value-add services we deliver to help our vendors and reseller grow their businesses.”

The deal also complements parts of Cloud Distribution’s portfolio including a recent agreement with MDM vendor Fiberlink and secure mobile file sharing supplier Talon Storage Solutions.

Sinefa - Quality Overview Report

Sinefa is pleased to announce the immediate availability of a new quality overview report. Thanks to some great feedback from our user community, we’ve developed a report that displays all the quality, application utilization and capacity results for one or more locations on a single page. This report allows users to quickly correlate interesting events with changes in quality, utilization and capacity, which ultimately leads to quick troubleshooting and resolution of problems.

Highlights
Quickly view quality, utilization and capacity results for an individual location, together in a single report.
Correlate events over time – all the time series charts are aligned and zoom in sync which allows users to easily understand if a problem is congestion, quality or capacity related.

Proactive network management made easy with the ability to analyze quality, utilization and capacity trends over time for the entire WAN, a group of locations, or individual locations.


Sinefa collects hundreds of thousands of samples, measurements, metrics and results for every location each day and we are continuously looking at new and innovative ways to make the most of all this information. The ability to quickly view, digest, compare and analyse all this data is critically important, particularly as more and more applications and services rely on the network. Whether it’s for troubleshooting, trend analysis or capacity planning, the new quality overview report makes it super easy.

The power of being able to view application utilization, quality and capacity on the same time series allows users to quickly understand if a problem is congestion, a drop in network quality or a reduction in promised capacity. The following example explains how.

Example Scenario
After receiving an alert for high delay at a particular location, I want to find out what is causing it.
Solution: With the new quality overview report, simply view the location of interest and find the increased delay in the time series chart. This increase in delay lines up with a sudden increase in utilization, caused by a streaming video application. The capacity results remain unchanged, so the increase in delay is caused by congestion, due to the video.The quality overview report is available today and can be found by selecting Reports -> Quality, Overview from the menu.

What to know more ? - http://www.cloud-distribution.com/sinefa/

Cloud Distribution to sell Enterasys security kit

Cloud Distribution to sell Enterasys security kit: Expansive Cloud Distribution has added Enterasys mobile IAM, NAC and SIEM solutions to its catalogue

Since hiring networking vet Adam Davison with a brief to sniff out new and emerging vendors, Cloud Distribution has already signed storage software specialist Talon and datacentric information security solutions provider Watchful Software.

The addition of Enterasys, which is more popularly known for its wireless products, will help Cloud Distribution resellers address customers struggling with mobility concerns, the company said.

The deal, which sees Cloud Distribution take on Enterasys’ mobile IAM BYOD security solution as well as its NAC and SIEM tools, also sees a new security specialist category added to Enterasys’ Advantage Partner Programme, which will be managed exclusively by the distie.

“Being selected by Enterasys as the company’s dedicated security channel partner for the UK underscores our reputation as a serious player in this market,” said Davison, “not only for our understanding of the security ecosystem but for the value-add services we deliver.”

Mark Pearce, Enterasys EMEA channels and alliance director, said that the company was witnessing more and more buyers being told to mobilise their workforce, which meant security was becoming a much more important factor in the Enterasys’ reseller pitch.

“Cloud Distribution’s sustained growth and growing vendor portfolio makes them a great VAD to distribute our security portfolio and to explore further revenue streams,” he said.