A screenshot of ControlCircle's SmartPortal
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Data center and managed hosting provider ControlCircle (www.controlcircle.com) announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with IT security firm Check Point Software Technologies (www.checkpoint.com) to deliver unified threat management to UK businesses.
Recently, ControlCircle introduced a rapid deployment DDoS mitigation service for SMEs and global enterprises.
According to the press release, as a Check Point Managed Service Provider partner ControlCircle will provision and mange the Check Point solutions for customers on a subscription basis. ControlCircle says this formula will lower costs of implementing enterprise-class security.
“The capital expenditure required to deploy high-end security protection escalates as a business grows and can rapidly overburden IT budgets,” Damian Milkins, president and founder ControlCircle said in a statement. “This partnership removes that barrier, with ControlCircle delivering Check Point’s UTM as a managed service for a predictable monthly cost, giving companies an extensible security infrastructure that scales with their business. Furthermore, we can manage the security deployment for customers, relieving a burden from hard-pressed IT teams at end user organizations.”
Check Point’s security solutions provide multi-layer protection against spyware, viruses and network attacks through firewall, IPSec VPN, URL filtering, gateway antivirus and anti-spyware and intrusion prevention.
“We are glad to welcome ControlCircle as a MSP Partner,” Bruno Darmon, vice president of Europe sales at Check Point stated. “Their expertise in solutions, management and support services, will play a key role in driving mutual success and giving clients more deployment options for advanced security solutions in the current market.”
Check Point says its appliances are easily deployed and can be controlled from a central interface to simplify management of multiple sites. Check Point’s SmartCenter management solution enables administrators to prioritize security events, distribute updates and enforce policy and access real-time monitoring and reporting tools.
ControlCircle’s UTM MSP service includes a CO Premium support package that provides access to Check Point experts, upgrades, solution fixes and 24/7 help desk.
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