Comprehensive cybersecurity portfolio integrated through a single Cloud-enabled pane of glass experience simplifies management and drives revenue for MSSPs
WatchGuard Technologies, a global leader in network security and intelligence, multi-factor authentication (MFA), advanced endpoint protection, and secure Wi-Fi, announced that WatchGuard Cloud has been named the best MSP/MSSP Platform by CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, as part of CRN’s prestigious Tech Innovator Awards. WatchGuard Cloud is the centralized management interface for WatchGuard’s Unified Security PlatformTM, providing a “single pane of glass” experience for administration, operational automation, deep visibility, and advanced reporting across WatchGuard’s entire security product portfolio.
“WatchGuard’s driving mission is to deliver the industry’s most comprehensive cybersecurity platform for MSPs. We’re extremely proud of this recognition from CRN that reinforces the value of our Unified Security Platform and the role that WatchGuard Cloud plays in that platform,” said Michelle Welch, senior vice president of marketing at WatchGuard. “Organizations, and the MSPs serving them, need security that scales. By offering a centralized Cloud platform that allows MSPs to layer on a variety of security services, we’re making it simple and cost-effective for them to manage and deploy technologies that combat today’s threats.”
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WatchGuard’s Firebox M4800 and M5800 appliances have also been named CRN Tech Innovator Awards finalists for best SMB Network Security offerings. These firewalls provide the powerful performance, security services, and flexibility businesses need to adapt as traditional corporate network perimeters shift.
“CRN’s annual Tech Innovator Awards acknowledge technology vendors that display their ongoing commitment to empowering and enabling end users, while also promoting continuous business growth for solution providers, with cutting-edge, purpose-built products and services,” said Blaine Raddon, CEO of The Channel Company. “I’d like to personally congratulate each and every one of this year’s CRN Tech Innovator Award winners. We are proud to recognize these best-in-class vendors that are driving transformation and innovation in the IT space.”
The CRN Tech Innovator Awards is an annual showcase of vendors in the IT channel across 47 different technology categories, in key areas ranging from Cloud to storage to networking to security. To determine the winners, a panel of CRN editors reviewed hundreds of vendor products using multiple criteria, including key capabilities, uniqueness, technological ingenuity and ability to address customer and partner needs.
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