Mimecast has acquired Segasec to enhance its digital threat protection capabilities, enabling better defense against attacks using impersonation and fake websites. Insight Partners is acquiring Veeam Software, which will shift to a U.S.-based ownership and leadership structure, focusing on accelerating growth and market expansion. Additionally, Micro Focus has launched Voltage SmartCipher, a data protection solution aimed at improving security and compliance for unstructured data.

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Acquisition to accelerate expansion while continuing to cement Veeam’s leadership
With the acquisition of Segasec, Mimecast can provide brand exploit protection using machine
learning to identify potential hackers
InsightPartnerstoacquireVeeam
MimecastacquiresSegasec
Leading software investor Insight
Partners announced that it has entered
into a definitive agreement to acquire
Veeam Software, the leader in Back-
up solutions that deliver Cloud Data
Management. Under the ownership of
Insight Partners, Veeam will become
a U.S. company, with a U.S.-based
leadership team, while continuing its
global expansion from offices in 30
countries and with customers in over
Mimecast, a leading email and data
security company, announced the
acquisition of Segasec, a provider of
digital threat protection Mimecast
customers can now better defend
against attacks that leverage fake web-
sites and domains for credential har-
vesting of their customers, employees,
partners, and 3rd party vendors within
their supply chains. Hackers are using
160 countries. The acquisition, which
is expected to close during the first
quarter of 2020, will enable Veeam to
accelerate its Act II (Veeam’s evolu-
tion into Hybrid Cloud), expand into
new markets and continue its growth
trajectory. As part of the acquisition,
William H. Largent has been promot-
ed to Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
- he previously held the role of Execu-
tive Vice President (EVP), Operations
– and Danny Allan has been promoted
to Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
Following an investment from Insight
Partners at the beginning of 2019,
Veeam, the clear market leader with
over $1 billion in annual sales and
more than 365,000 customers world-
wide, worked alongside Insight Part-
ners’ business strategy and ScaleUp
division, Insight Onsite, to expand
its software-defined Veeam Cloud
Data Management Platform. The
sophisticated techniques to target or-
ganizations of all sizes and in all in-
dustries by using their brands as bait
to launch attacks.
With the acquisition of Segasec,
Mimecast can provide brand exploit
protection using machine learning to
identify potential hackers at the ear-
liest stages of an attack. The solution
company launched a number of new
innovations over the last year, includ-
ing Veeam Backup for Amazon Web
Services (AWS), Veeam Backup for
Microsoft Office 365 v4, Veeam Uni-
versal License (VUL) and announcing
Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure
– growing its share of the U.S. mar-
ket, as well as cementing its position
in the global market. The acquisition
and bolstering of U.S. leadership will
accelerate Veeam’s already impressive
growth trajectory and expansion into
adjacent markets.
“Veeam has enjoyed rapid global
growth over the last decade and we
see tremendous opportunity for future
growth, particularly in the U.S. mar-
ket. With the acquisition, we are ex-
cited that our current U.S. workforce
of more than 1,200 will be expanded
and strengthened to acquire and sup-
port more customers,” said William
also is engineered to provide a way to
actively monitor, manage, block and
take down phishing scams or imper-
sonation attempts on the web.
The acquisition of Segasec builds on
Mimecast’s Email Security 3.0 ap-
proach, which helps customers protect
their organizations across three key
zones: Zone 1, to defend against secu-
>> Continued on page 4
H. Largent, CEO at Veeam. “Veeam
has one of the highest caliber global
workforces of any technology com-
pany, and we believe this acquisition
will allow us to scale our team and
technology at an unrivalled pace.”
At the core of Veeam’s strategy is
delivering simplicity, flexibility and
reliability to its global customer base
(which includes 81% of the Fortune
500). During the last decade, Veeam’s
approach has seen it collect more than
170 industry awards, named as a leader
in three consecutive backup and data
recovery Magic Quadrants by Gartner,
boast a consistent leadership position
in the Forrester Wave and also named
as one of Forbes’ Cloud 100 compa-
nies for four straight years. According
to the latest IDC Software Tracker,
Veeam is the #1 market-share leader
in EMEA and the #4 worldwide, after
DellEMC, Veritas and IBM.
William H. Largent
CEO, Veeam
Peter Bauer
CEO, Mimecast

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NutanixandInternational
SystemsEngineeringsignMoU
Aruba
advances
digitalretail
experiences
VMware, a leading innovator
in enterprise software, has been
positioned as a leader in three
recent IDC MarketScape reports
related to the End-User Com-
puting (EUC) space: IDC Mar-
ketScape: Worldwide Unified
Endpoint Management Software
2019–2020 Vendor Assessment;
IDC MarketScape: Worldwide
Enterprise Mobility Management
Software 2019-2020 Vendor As-
Nutanix, a leader in enterprise
cloud computing, has signed a
Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) with International Sys-
tems Engineering (ISE), a leading
systems integrator based in Saudi
Arabia.
The MOU aims to leverage the
strengths of Nutanix’s market
leading multi-cloud infrastructure
solutions and ISE’s strong capa-
bilities in technology implemen-
tation and operations. As part of
the agreement, ISE will grant Nu-
tanix preferred technology vendor
status and will primarily position
Nutanix solutions for its proposed
and existing external and internal
opportunities wherever appro-
priate. Nutanix will assist ISE in
developing and certifying its staff
IDCMarketScapepositionsVMware
asaLeaderinthreeend-user
computingvendorassessments
VMware has been positioned as a leader in three recent IDC MarketScape reports relat-
ed to the End-User Computing (EUC) space
The two companies plan to work together to help accelerate the realization of
the goals set by Saudi Vision 2030’s National Transformation Program.
Aruba’s SD-Branch solution integrates
Aruba Branch Gateways with the Aruba
Central cloud management platform to
provide a single point of control and
management for SD-WAN
>> Continued on page 5
skills to provide design, configu-
ration and support capabilities to
its customers for Nutanix solu-
tions. Nutanix will also make
available skilled and suitably se-
curity cleared resources to assist
ISE in the execution of its Nutanix
opportunities.
Mohammad Abulhouf, country
manager - Saudi and Bahrain at
Nutanix said, “In Saudi Vision
2030, the government of Saudi
Arabia has outlined its intent on
developing the digital economy
in the Kingdom, as it rightly be-
lieves that a sophisticated digital
infrastructure is integral to today’s
advanced industrial activities. De-
veloping a digital economy means
that both, public as well as pri-
vate enterprises, need to embark
on digital transformation initia-
tives and in this scenario, having
a well-defined cloud computing
strategy is an imperative.”
“As a leader in hyperconverged
infrastructure, Nutanix is the op-
erating system for the cloud. Our
solutions help organizations free
themselves from the complexity
and cost of legacy IT, and embrace
the power of cloud. We believe
that with a strong partner like ISE,
having a high level of technical
expertise and extensive knowl-
edge of the local market, Nutanix
will be able to help enterprises
in Saudi embark on their hybrid
cloud journey and thus contribute
to the government’s overall vision
of developing the Kingdom’s dig-
ital competence.”
“This relationship demonstrates
our commitment to Vision 2030
and the National Transformation
Program (NTP) by creating local
capability and job opportunities.
At present we are involved in a
number of critical national infra-
structure projects in Saudi Arabia.
We believe that partnering with
Nutanix will complete our solu-
tions portfolio and plug the gap
when it comes to providing the
best cloud computing solutions
for our customers. We see tremen-
dous potential for the company’s
market leading solutions,” said
Majid Al Muzairi, ISE CEO.
Aruba announced the next milestone for its
SD-Branch solution that enables more secure,
streamlined and simplified deployment and
management of large distributed retail networks
A critical component of the company’s Edge-to-
Cloud strategy, Aruba’s SD-Branch solution in-
tegrates Aruba Branch Gateways with the Aruba
Central cloud management platform to provide a
single point of control and management for SD-
WAN, wired and wireless networking to enable
secure, simplified branch connectivity at scale.
The innovations include an expansion of Aru-
ba’s unified branch defense capabilities to pro-
vide unique, identity-based attack detection and
intrusion prevention to deliver zero trust in-store
network security. New enhancements to the SD-
WAN Orchestrator in Aruba Central to deliver
unified edge-to-cloud management and secure
connectivity to cloud workloads and new branch
gateways that provide non-stop connectivity via
built-in cellular, including LTE is also part of it.
Retail IT teams are under tremendous pressure
to drive digital transformation within brick-
and-mortar locations and “place the store at the
center of their customer experience” in order
to compete with online merchants and market-
places. To achieve this, they are leveraging next
generation technologies to enable personalized,
immersive experiences within the stores, but are
consistently challenged by the lack of on-site
technical staff at branch locations. As such, IT
staff responsible for connecting, securing and
managing retail locations must rethink the way
they architect their branch networks. A unified
edge-to-cloud architecture that automates and
secures LAN, WAN and cloud connectivity is
paramount to driving operational efficiency and
addressing the lack of IT staff.
“As we continue to grow our retail stores inter-
nationally, we are laser-focused on using tech-
nology to deliver our customers a truly unique
shopping experience,” said Stewart Ebrat, CIO
at Vera Wang. “With Aruba’s SD-Branch solu-
tion as the solid foundation for a secure, easy-
to-deploy and centrally managed infrastructure,
we will also be able to better engage with our
customers by identifying them via their mobile
phones so that store associates can help person-
alize and transform their in-store shopping ex-
perience.”
sessment; and IDC MarketScape:
Worldwide Enterprise Mobility
Management Software for Rug-
gedized/IoT Device Deployments

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as GDPR or the newly-enacted CCPA, or extend-
ing data privacy during collaboration in the cloud
for consistency, Voltage SmartCipher and the Micro
Focus portfolio protect sensitive data with granular
privacy controls for users, applications, and data to
reduce privacy breach risk,” said Tony de la Lama,
Vice President, Security, Risk & Governance Solu-
tions at Micro Focus. “The introduction of Voltage
SmartCipher to the market means customers and
organizations can now rely on a single, truly trans-
parent solution that comprehensively manages and
secures information, detects and responds to data
breaches, and enforces identity and access controls.”
Voltage SmartCipher benefits and features include
secure collaboration across environments. Voltage
SmartCipher’s patented Transparent File Encryption
technology embeds access and protection policy
around individual files and the data contained within
to prevent unauthorized access to content or policy.
It increases visibility and control with centralized
policy management. It also enables increased visi-
bility and control over sensitive files with central-
ized access and use policy managed centrally and
enforced locally at a file level. New policies can be
dynamically implemented and synchronized with
files on endpoints or collaboration platforms.
There is an improve and accelerate compliance au-
dits with real-time monitoring, discovery, and clas-
sification. Featuring built-in file usage monitoring
and alerting that allows enterprises to determine
when, where, and how individual files are accessed
and altered, and by whom, to provide broad con-
trol and protection over unstructured data. Voltage
SmartCipher may be implemented in stages, accord-
ing to the needs of enterprises, allowing administra-
tors to map file location and roll-out file protection
without disruption.
Voltage SmartCipher extends data protection capa-
bilities to the industry–leading Voltage portfolio by
adding unstructured data protection and manage-
ment, enhancing Micro Focus’ portfolio of lifecycle
security solutions for data privacy.
>> From page 1
Mimecastacquires
Segasec
MicroFocusintroduces
VoltageSmartCipher
MicroFocus has released Voltage SmartCipher, a
new offering that provides secure collaboration and
simplifies unstructured data protection and manage-
ment. MicroFocus’s Voltage SmartCipher transpar-
ently works with any data type, including on-prem-
ises or cloud offerings, enabling organizations to
safely leverage information for business value while
also protecting the privacy of this unstructured data.
The exponential growth of sensitive files represents
the biggest challenge that information security pro-
fessionals face. By 2025 it is expected that unstruc-
Voltage SmartCipher benefits and features include secure collaboration
across environments
tured data will account for up to 80% of the global
data volume that will reach 163 zetabytes, ten times
more than in 2016. In order to attain insights from
this growing data set without exposing the organi-
zation to unnecessary risk, organizations must dis-
cover and classify files containing sensitive data. By
proactively flagging this information, both internal
and external users will be able to more effectively
share files across multiple platforms in accordance
with security and privacy requirements.
“Whether complying with privacy regulations, such
rity threats trying to penetrate the organizational pe-
rimeter; Zone 2, for vulnerabilities and threats that
exist inside the perimeter; and Zone 3, for attacks
taking place outside the perimeter in the larger cy-
bersphere. Segasec’s integrated solution is designed
to enhance Mimecast’s Zone 3 protection platform
by providing a comprehensive approach to digital
risk protection while also enriching its core perim-
eter defense systems for Zone 1 with intelligence
gained from analysis of threats in the wild.
Integration of Segasec with Mimecast’s email
and web security services is engineered to further
strengthen Mimecast’s customers’ cyber resilience
by enabling them to block any potentially malicious
domains quickly. The integrated solution platform
is built to allow organizations to implement a com-
prehensive cybersecurity strategy capable of dealing
with modern-day threats surrounding, inside, and
beyond the perimeter.
“Every brand is vulnerable to attacks that abuse and
threaten the trust that employees, customers, part-
ners and 3rd party vendors have placed in them,”
said Peter Bauer, chief executive officer at Mime-
cast. “Segasec will allow our customers to take a
proactive approach to identifying -- and even poten-
tially preventing -- attacks that imitate their brands
using domains they don’t own, while also offering
the visibility required to understand how their brands
are being misused for malicious intent. Additionally,
Segasec’s solutions strongly complement our recent
acquisition of DMARC Analyzer, which simplifies
the process of protecting against abuse of domains
customers do own and continues to strengthen our
Email Security 3.0 approach.”
Segasec’s technology is designed to monitor do-
mains on the internet for suspected malicious activ-
ity and continuously surfaces the riskiest ones. By
using machine learning and running targeted scans
that identify even unknown attack patterns, the solu-
tion can help uncover both live attacks and detect
upcoming ones at the earliest possible stages, often
allowing customers to prevent them all together.
“In today’s increasingly digital economy, we rely so
heavily on websites and email to interact with busi-
nesses in both our professional and personal lives,”
said Elad Schulman, chief executive officer and
co-founder of Segasec. “As such, brand exploitation
has been on the rise, as cybercriminals co-opt the
brands we depend on and violate our trust. The pow-
erful combination of Mimecast and Segasec will
help customers better protect their brands, custom-
ers and other external stakeholders, as well as their
own employees.”

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Microsoftcommitstobecome
Carbonnegativeby2030
>> From page 3
IDCMarketScape
positionsVMware...
The company also announced an aggressive program to cut carbon emissions by
more than half by 2030 both for direct emissions and for entire supply and value chain
Microsoft recently set an ambitious goal and a new
plan to reduce and ultimately remove its carbon
footprint. By 2030, the technology giant, Microsoft,
will be carbon negative, and by 2050 the brand plans
to remove all the carbon from the environment, the
company has emitted either directly or by electrical
consumption since it was founded in 1975.
At an event at its headquarters, Microsoft Chief Ex-
ecutive Officer Satya Nadella, President Brad Smith,
Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood, and Chief En-
vironmental Officer Lucas Joppa announced the
company’s new goals and a detailed plan to become
carbon negative.
The company also announced an aggressive pro-
gram to cut carbon emissions by more than half by
2030, both for our direct emissions and for our en-
tire supply and value chain. This includes driving
down our own direct emissions and emissions relat-
ed to the energy we use to near zero by the middle
of this decade. It also announced a new initiative to
use Microsoft technology to help our suppliers and
customers around the world reduce their own carbon
footprints and a new $1 billion climate innovation
fund to accelerate the global development of carbon
reduction, capture and removal technologies. Begin-
ning next year, the company will also make carbon
reduction an explicit aspect of our procurement pro-
cesses for our supply chain. A new annual Environ-
mental Sustainability Report will detail Microsoft’s
carbon impact and reduction journey. And lastly, the
company will use its voice and advocacy to support
public policy that will accelerate carbon reduction
and removal opportunities.
2019–2020 Vendor Assessment.
The UEM vendor assessment report states, “Work-
space ONE has broadened its support for a range of
endpoint operating systems beyond mobile. VM-
ware’s AirLift component of Workspace ONE is a
PC management migration tool, which allows users
to migrate PC management configurations and set-
tings (such as Group Policy Objects and applications
currently managed in other in PCLM platforms) to
VMware’s UEM/modern management framework.
Workspace ONE also has strong capabilities for sup-
porting modern management of macOS, including
migrating traditional imaging- and script-based Mac
management to UEM. Chrome OS management is
another UEM strongpoint with a range of policy and
security capabilities as well as kiosk/COSU setup
for Chrome devices.”
In reference to its zero-trust security capabilities, the
report continues, “VMware’s acquisition of Carbon
Black, a leading next-generation endpoint security
and cloud-centric advanced threat detection com-
pany, bolsters the company’s security capabilities
throughout its IT software portfolio, from datacen-
ters and cloud to EUC. Having a combined UEM
and endpoint security offering puts VMware in a
small group of vendors offering both key enterprise
security and management technologies for PCs.”
Finally, in its vendor assessment of EMM software
for Rugged/IoT deployments, the IDC MarketScape
states, “Workspace ONE has deep integration capa-
bilities with a range of IoT devices, such as wear-
ables (e.g., Google Glass, Apple Watch) and other
‘workspace IoT’ technologies, such as digital assis-
tants, connected display/digital signage technology,
and some connected sensor and connected automo-
tive IoT use cases.”
VMware continues to deliver on new innovations
that make Workspace ONE an industry digital work-
space platform of choice for IT and employees. From
apps to mobile devices to PCs, VMware Workspace
ONE provides customers with a single console to
manage and better secure critical business apps and
devices across all platforms, including Windows
10, macOS, Chrome OS, iOS, Android and Linux.
A myriad of UEM-related innovations – including
digital concierge services to simplify employee ex-
periences, Digital Employee Experience Manage-
ment for proactive management of employee digital
experiences, and Workspace ONE Assist for remote
support – were introduced this year at VMworld
2019 US and VMworld 2019 Europe.
“As we advance our Workspace ONE platform, our
customers’ most pressing challenges – including
improving employee digital experience and secur-
ing an increasingly complex end-user computing
landscape – are front and center,” said Shankar Iyer,
senior vice president and general manager, EndUser
Computing, VMware. “The new innovations and ca-
pabilities we continue to unveil at a rapid pace aim
to alleviate these challenges and set our Workspace
ONE platform apart from other UEM offerings, as
recognized by today’s leading analysts.”
Shankar Iyer
SVP & GM, EndUser Computing, VMware

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Kaspersky has integrated its cyberse-
curity solutions with the SolarWinds
Remote Monitoring and Manage-
ment (RMM) platform to help service
providers (MSPs) support smooth
operations and make their routines
easier to run. MSPs can now deploy
and manage Kaspersky’s products for
endpoints across all their customers
through a single SolarWinds manage-
ment console – both on-premises and
via a SaaS model – while automating
daily routine tasks such as security
monitoring and anti-virus (AV) data-
base updates.
Businesses rely on MSPs to achieve
the level of cybersecurity needed to
protect their data, save money and
reduce the strain on internal resourc-
es. When MSP customer numbers in-
crease, they must put more effort into
the day to day management of their
clients’ cybersecurity needs, to make
sure they can cope with the demand.
RMM platforms allow MSPs to proac-
tively manage their customer’s IT in-
frastructure remotely to prevent issues
and respond faster, so they can meet
service-level agreements. A single
monitoring and management console
also lets administrators automate dai-
ly routine tasks, meaning MSPs make
better use of cybersecurity resources
and allocate staff to other important
work such as connecting a new client.
The integration between Kaspersky
and SolarWinds will allow MSPs to
use best-of-breed Kaspersky products
and benefit from automating a wide
range of cybersecurity tasks – such as
monitoring protected devices, check-
ing for updates in the anti-virus data-
base, and remotely deploying security
to new endpoints – all through the
RMM platform.
KasperskyintegrateswithSolarWinds
“The integration across both Solar-
Winds MSP RMM platforms with
our partner, Kaspersky, is going to
give our mutual MSP customers even
greater opportunity to further protect
their systems and those of their cus-
tomers,” stated Marco Muto, Director
of Business Development, SolarWinds
MSP. “The SolarWinds Technology
Alliance Partner program extends
our ability to more rapidly deliver the
third-party solutions MSPs need to be
efficient and successful, and this is a
Red Hat OpenShift Container Storage 4 offers greater abstraction and flexibility so customers
have the freedom to choose data services across multiple public clouds
MSPs can now deploy and manage Kaspersky’s products for
endpoints across all their customers through a single Solar-
Winds management console
RedHatacceleratescloud-native
developmentwithunifiedhybridcloudstorage
Red Hat announced the general avail-
ability of Red Hat OpenShift Contain-
er Storage 4 to deliver an integrated,
multicloud experience to Red Hat
OpenShift Container Platform users
Red Hat’s announcement builds on
more than three years of
rapid adoption by custom-
ers worldwide looking for
a consistent storage expe-
rience for a wide variety
of data-centric applica-
tions across the open hy-
brid cloud.
Enhanced with Multi
Cloud Object Gateway
from Red Hat’s 2018 ac-
quisition of NooBaa, Red
Hat OpenShift Container
Storage 4 offers greater
abstraction and flexibili-
ty so customers have the
freedom to choose data
services across multiple
public clouds, while still
operating from a unified Kuberne-
tes-based control plane for applica-
tions and storage. With a consistent
Amazon Simple Storage Service
(Amazon S3) interface, enterprises
now have built-in object storage and
scalability needed to support porta-
great example of that.”
“MSPs need to be able to provide cy-
ber security services to their custom-
ers. To achieve this they need a pow-
erful protection solution which is easy
to deliver and manage across multiple
clients. This is exactly what Kasper-
sky is offering with the integration of
our endpoint protection products and
the SolarWinds MSP RMM platform.”
stated Casper Teijema, Global Part-
ners Manager at Kaspersky.
bility for data-intensive applications
across the hybrid cloud on Red Hat
OpenShift Container Platform, pre-
viously unavailable through any con-
tainer storage vendor in the OpenShift
OperatorHub.
Ranga Rangachari, vice president and
general manager, Storage, Red Hat
says “As the container storage market
continues to evolve rapidly, Red Hat
OpenShift Container Storage 4, brings
to bear solutions for the biggest chal-
lenges facing customers today. The
integration with Rook.io Operator
advances us towards the industry vi-
sion of fully self-managed, self-heal-
ing storage services delivered through
Kubernetes.”
This release enables a first-class de-
veloper experience across footprints
where Red Hat OpenShift Container
Platform is available. For developers
building cloud-native applications or
lifting and shifting legacy applica-
tions, Red Hat OpenShift Container
Storage 4 helps accelerate application
development workflows through. Op-
timization with Red Hat OpenShift
Container Platform enables devel-
opers to dynamically provision their
own storage from within the platform
without requiring storage expertise.
It has easier deployment and greater
automation through Rook’s storage
orchestration capabilities. With the
Rook.io Operator, developers have
Kubernetes-native, automated sup-
port for easier deploying, packaging
and expansion of storage on Red Hat
OpenShift. Faster persistent volume
creation, helps developers build, test
and release applications faster by re-
ducing build times and improving
continuous integration/continuous de-
ployment (CI/CD) pipeline efficiency.
To help enable security across cloud
environments, this release brings ex-
panded data protection features, such
as encryption, anonymization, key
separation and erasure coding. Using
the Multi-Cloud Object Gateway, de-
velopers can share and access sensi-
tive application data in a more secure
and compliant fashion across multiple
geo-locations and platforms.
Ranga Rangachari
VP & GM, Storage, Red Hat

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A10 Networks is extending the capabilities of the
Thunder Convergent Firewall (CFW), part of the
A10 Orion 5G Security Suite, to support the coming
cloud-native 5G requirements. A10 Network’s new
container-based carrier-class firewall delivers up to
180 Gbps throughput, one of the fastest in the indus-
try. A10 is also releasing a new version of its Ad-
vanced Core Operating System (ACOS) 5.1, which
includes multiple 5G-ready updates. Thunder CFW
running ACOS 5.1 brings all of the functionality,
performance and scale of the existing physical and
virtual appliances to the container firewall, helping
to prepare service provider customers in their transi-
tion to cloud-native 5G infrastructures.
The Thunder containerized firewall was recently
demonstrated as part of the Linux Foundation’s end-
to-end cloud-native 5G network proof of concept at
KubeCon + CloudNativeCon. This first of its kind
proof-of-concept (PoC) was a fully containerized,
end-to-end 5G non-stand-alone (NSA) distributed
cloud network, which paves the way for commercial
deployments in mobile operator networks globally.
A10 Networks extends Thunder
Convergent Firewall capabilities
Fortinet to showcase digital innovations
in security at Accelerate 2020
A10 Network’s new container-based carrier-class firewall delivers up to 180
Gbps throughput
Fortinet will showcase digital innovations in security as Accelerate 2020
which is being held in EMEA
The Thunder CFW includes functionality that helps
ensure the security, reliability and availability of 5G
networks as they transition from physical network
functions to be completely cloud native. It can be
broadly deployed in mobile networks at the SGi,
roaming and radio access network (RAN) interfac-
es. The A10 Thunder software has been integrated
and validated with leading NFV-MANO solutions,
including Ericsson Cloud Manager, NEC Netcrack-
er HOM, Red Hat OpenStack, and tested in recent
ETSI NFV Plugtests for end-to-end VNF lifecycle
operation capabilities.
“With the ACOS 5.1 release, A10 has integrated
comprehensive feedback from multiple proven de-
ployments in tier-one mobile operators over the last
year. These production networks have required hy-
perscale, lower latency, automation, and advanced
security. As 5G adoption increasingly requires
multi-terabit performance on the Gi-LAN, we con-
tinue to provide industry-leading scale in virtual
network functions (VNFs), cloud-native network
functions (CNFs) and physical network functions
Fortinet announced in-depth information on its four
regional Accelerate conferences, the premier cus-
tomer and partner event. Accelerate 2020 is being
held in EMEA, U.S. East (New York), Latin Ameri-
ca, and U.S. West (Silicon Valley). Accelerate 2020
will enable customers and partners to learn about
Fortinet technologies and strategies to enable and
secure digital innovation, attend business and tech-
nical training with more than 100 sessions, consult
with Fortinet’s security experts, participate in criti-
cal hands-on learning labs and workshops, and net-
work with other security professionals from their
region.
“Fortinet’s Accelerate 2020 conferences will allow
cybersecurity professionals to network and connect
with Fortinet customers and partners from around
(PNFs), including scale-out agile deployments with
containerized solutions for virtual mobile edge com-
pute requirements,” said Yasir Liaqatullah, vice
president, product management at A10 Networks.
In addition to the release of the high-performance
containerized firewall CNF, A10 Networks also re-
leased new PNFs with its 7600 series models, deliv-
ering up to 385 Gbps throughput in a compact RU
physical appliance.
the world and further expand their understanding
of our products and solutions. Attendees can choose
from a range of sessions that aim to increase skill
sets and tackle the industry’s most pressing chal-
lenges. At this year’s conference, participants will
learn how Fortinet can enable their digital innova-
tions and protect their evolving network infrastruc-
ture.” John Maddison, EVP of products and CMO
at Fortinet
The full agenda for Accelerate Barcelona will in-
clude keynote sessions, hands-on labs, and break-
out sessions designed to broaden your perspective,
engage your thoughts and help you improve your
security knowledge.
Hear the latest networking insights and thought-pro-
voking security concepts from Fortinet and industry
leaders. Presenters will guide attendees through the
modern threat environment and provide practical
and timely insights that will enable attendees to im-
prove their security strategies.
Fortinet executive team members presenting on
stage include Ken Xie, Founder, Chairman of the
Board, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Forti-
net; Patrice Perche, SVP Worldwide Sales and Sup-
port; Phil Quade, Chief Information Security Offi-
cer; John Maddison, EVP of Products and CMO at
Fortinet; and Derek Manky, Chief, Security Insights
and Global Threat Alliances at Fortinet. Attendees
will also include Keith Jensen, Chief Financial Offi-
cer at Fortinet and Peter Salkowski, VP of Investor
Relations at Fortinet.
Attendees can develop and deploy a comprehensive
security architecture, including a new track of ses-
sions, specially designed for industry-specific envi-
ronments, including retail, healthcare, government,
financial services, and service provider sectors—all
in an environment that encourages the free exchange
of ideas.
Hosted by NSE Institute, there will be 15 pre-con-
ference workshops providing some of the most
popular NSE training and certification courses held
prior to the main conference. Fast Track workshops
will show how to utilize the advanced features of-
fered across the Fortinet solution set.
This will be the opportunity to see the latest in se-
curity innovations from Fortinet and partners at
the Accelerate Tech Expo to showcase solutions,
demonstrate product functionality and highlight
integration with the Fortinet Security Fabric. Don’t
miss the chance to see a race car from Formula
E’s BMW I Andretti Motorsport as well as a guest
speaker from the team present on the main stage.
Yasir Liaqatullah
VP Product Management, A10 Networks
John Maddison
EVP of products and CMO, Fortinet

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