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01732 759725 20 NEWS : RESELLERS Tim Mercer Redsquid completes second acquisition in 18 months London-based technology provider Redsquid has increased its customer base to 850 organisations and extended its reach to the Oxford area with the acquisition of Triumph Technologies, an Oxfordshire-based managed IT technology provider with annual revenues of more than £1.5 million. The acquisition, which advances the company’s buy and build growth strategy, was supported by a Growth Capital loan from Santander UK’s Growth Capital team. Redsquid founders, CEO Sohin Raithatha and COO Vince Mignacca, will remain the only shareholders of the business, which they have grown organically and through two other acquisitions over the last 15 years. Sohin Raithatha said: “We have had a close relationship with Triumph for years and followed its growth journey. It is well known for delivering exceptional service and technologies that change the way organisations work. The pandemic has set cyber-crime to new heights and the demand for cyber security technologies has grown alongside it. Through this acquisition we will become a fully managed service provider and keep up with the demand our customers have for digital transformation.“ www.redsquid.co.uk IntraLAN partners with Zero Networks IntraLAN, the technology as a service specialist, has become the first company in the UK to partner with Tel Aviv-based cybersecurity company Zero Networks, both as a reseller and as a distributor of its cloud-based, zero trust network security service. Zero Networks addresses a common security risk inside most networks, namely the freedom of users and machines to connect to assets, which can leave sensitive data and critical systems open to unauthorised use and enable malware, ransomware and attackers to spread across a network. Zero Networks prevents unauthorised lateral movement and eliminates internal attack vectors by automatically defining and enforcing a zero trust network model and restricting the access of every network device solely to what each user needs. There are no agents to deploy or manage and no policies to continually update. www.intralan.co.uk • www.zeronetworks.com Disruptive cloud specialist Vapour has launched a new Technology as a Service (TaaS) proposition that amounts to much more than a lease plan for hardware and software procurement. CEO Tim Mercer says Vapour has designed its TaaS offering with flexibility in mind, as part of its goal to support customers with the delivery of high- performance technology, applications and endpoint security, with proactive device imaging, plus the compliant handling of redundant kit and ongoing IT support. He said: “Whether we’re supporting a rapidly growing business with the onboarding of new staff, at pace, or handling a customer’s rip and replace strategy, the key to a value-adding TaaS proposition is flexibility. We’ll work with the customer to ensure every new device is supplied complete with the apps, functionality, UX and security that the employee requires – all they have to do is log on! This ticks many boxes, not least in terms of efficiency, quality control, minimal IT headaches and procurement simplicity. And everything is available for an affordable fixed price per user.” With global environmental pressures mounting, Vapour expects the take-back element of its TaaS offering to prove particularly popular. Head of transformation and compliance Carol McGrotty said: “The TaaS contract can include the compliant recovery of redundant equipment with complete audit trail – to uphold customers’ data destruction and environmental responsibilities. Working with an AATF, we’ll ensure devices can be reused where possible, for maximum sustainability benefits but none of the security worries. And, if the equipment is beyond repair, it will be processed for recycling.” As a recognised Microsoft CSP, customers can source any Microsoft product or service through Vapour – including Teams licences, Azure, hybrid cloud, and backups – with one wrap- around support solution, analytics across the collaboration stack and direct escalation into Microsoft if needed. However, the company is technology agnostic so will produce a TaaS agreement tailored to each customers’ individual requirements. www.vapourcloud.com/solutions/ technology-as-a-service/ Vapour introduces Technology as a Service offering Core to Cloud partners with Cylera Healthcare IoT cybersecurity and threat intelligence company Cylera is expanding into the UK with the addition of cybersecurity solutions provider Core to Cloud to its channel partner network. Cylera is a contextually aware platform for asset management, risk analysis and threat detection, purpose-built for complex, high-impact environments. Its insights and recommendations simplify response playbooks, decrease time to remediation and enable informed decision-making. Cylera Co-founder and CEO Timur Ozekcin says that Core to Cloud’s consultative approach, record of bringing disruptive security technologies to market and work within the public sector and healthcare make it a natural partner for the New York-based company. He said: “With in-depth industry experience and a strong focus on healthcare, education, compliance and security, Core to Cloud creates bespoke solutions that effectively help organisations with visibility, validation, governance and response to cyber threats. This creates the perfect opportunity for Cylera to partner with a strong industry- leading provider with clear success in the UK markets.” James Cunningham, Managing Director of Core to Cloud, added: “We have already seen demand with multiple NHS customers asking us for an IoT solution that would provide a complete asset list of all their connected devices and provide a clientless way to secure medical devices, as well as highlight their vulnerabilities, show granular device information and utilization and provide the information needed for segmentation. We researched and tested the market and found the best fit was the Cylera solution, which is custom built for hospitals and provides rich information for IT, IG and Medical Engineering.” www.coretocloud.co.uk