Arrow Electronics, a global provider of technology solutions, is the first marketplace provider to support the acceleration of the cloud security business of Check Point® Software Technologies, a leading global security provider, across EMEA.
Check Point's Managed Service Provider (MSP) program is available on ArrowSphere, Arrow's global multi-tier cloud platform dedicated to channel partners. As part of the program, Check Point's CloudGuard IaaS security solution is now available through the ArrowSphere platform as a license, using the Pay-As-You-Go model, to all Arrow customers.
Process efficiency and increased network agility are driving the adoption of IaaS and SDN technologies, and companies are facing new security challenges when leveraging these new infrastructures. Check Point's CloudGuard IaaS protects cloud resources from cyber threats with dynamic scaling, intelligent provisioning and control across physical and virtual networks.
CloudGuard IaaS supports a wide range of public, private and hybrid cloud platforms. Advanced features such as auto-provisioning and auto-scaling along with automatic policy updates ensure that security protections are always aligned with all changes in the cloud. Additionally, CloudGuard IaaS supports a single unified console for consistent visibility, policy management, logging, reporting and control across all cloud environments.
“CloudGuard IaaS is the first Check Point solution made available on ArrowSphere,” he says Alexis Brabant, vice president sales del business di Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions in EMEA. "Security is continually cited as a barrier to large-scale enterprise cloud adoption. CloudGuard IaaS and Arrow provide an answer to facilitate the adoption and expansion of cloud services, enabling channel partners to serve their customers with centralized and outsourced security management. "
Olivier Huck, Check Point's EMEA Channel Manager, points out: "Cloud security is a fundamental pillar of Check Point's strategy and a major concern for our customers in today's ever-changing digital landscape. By placing CloudGuard IaaS on ArrowSphere, Check Point offers additional capabilities to partners and customers to successfully manage new business models, while strengthening strategic partnership with Arrow, our largest distributor in EMEA. "
ArrowSphere enables channel partners to quickly and efficiently quote, order, manage, analyze and bill a wide variety of cloud solutions. With enhanced functionality and user experience, the platform has been uniquely designed to optimize the connection between cloud service providers, partners and end users. A dedicated ArrowSphere team helps customers manage the entire workflow and supports channel partners in setting up and developing cloud offerings.
