technologyreseller.co.uk 39 In an extension of their existing partnership, Microsoft has chosen Netskope as its lead partner to deliver advanced SSE (Security Service Edge) capabilities to users of Microsoft Entra Suite. The seamless integration of Netskope One SSE directly into the in-product experience of Microsoft Entra Suite brings advanced SSE capabilities to enterprise customers seeking to converge web, SaaS and private application security into a single platform. Joy Chik, President, Identity and Network Access at Microsoft, said: “We chose SSE leader Netskope as our first partner in building an open SSE ecosystem. This partnership ensures Microsoft’s customers get the best combination of security, experience and performance, helping protect their data from cyber threats.” Netskope’s Advanced SSE for Microsoft will be available via the Microsoft Azure Marketplace and through Microsoft partners. www.netskope.com … AWS is planning to launch the AWS European Sovereign Cloud by the end of 2025 to meet the demands of European customers needing provable assurance of their control over data location, operational autonomy and resilience. As a fully featured AWS Cloud, it will give customers access to a broad set of services including compute, storage, database, analytics, networking, machine learning and AI, plus SaaS and ISV offerings from the likes of Adobe, Cisco, Dedalus Group, Esri, Genesys, GitLab, Mendix, Pega, Trend Micro and Wiz. … With rising demand for sovereign cloud services tailored to the needs of public sector organisations, critical national infrastructure and highly regulated industries, SAP is launching Sovereign Cloud capabilities in the UK. Now fully operational, its Sovereign Cloud is designed to meet the highest standards of data residency and security including compliance with the UK’s Data Protection Act 2018 and alignment with National Cyber Security Centre principles and Cyber Essential Plus standards. www.sap.com … Cloud management solutions provider Nerdio has extended its Manager for MSP platform beyond Azure Virtual Desktop with the addition of Modern Work capabilities that enable MSPs to manage their clients’ full Microsoft 365 environments, streamlining endpoint management, ensuring complete control over devices and improving overall operational efficiency. It has also introduced a new pricing model that moves away from a pay-per-user approach to a pay-percustomer or per-tenant pricing structure that allows MSPs to pay a flat rate regardless of the number of users. This allows them to grow their customer base without worrying about rapidly scaling costs. www.getnerdio.com … Zoho Corporation has announced that it will be leveraging the NVIDIA AI accelerated computing platform to build large language models (LLMs) for its SaaS applications. Once deployed, the LLMs will be available to Zoho Corporation’s 700,000+ Zoho.com and ManageEngine customers. In the last 12 months, Zoho Corporation has invested more than $10 million in NVIDIA’s AI technology and GPUs and plans to invest an additional $10 million in the coming year. Ramprakash Ramamoorthy, Director of AI at Zoho Corporation, said: “Many LLMs on the market are designed for consumer use and offer limited value for businesses. At Zoho, our mission is to develop LLMs tailored specifically for a wide range of business use cases. Owning our entire tech stack, with products spanning various business functions, allows us to integrate the essential element that makes AI truly effective: context.” Zoho has been building its own AI technology for over a decade, adding it to 100+ products across its ManageEngine and Zoho divisions with a focus on deriving contextual intelligence that can help users make business decisions. Distinct from LLMs, Zoho has been building narrow, small and medium language models that allow customers to tailor AI deployments to their needs. As well as providing better results across a variety of use cases, offering a choice of models and sizes means even businesses that don’t have a large amount of data can benefit from AI. www.zoho.com TECHDIGEST Unifying digital and physical access Trusted identity solutions leader HID has extended its partnership with Microsoft through a new integration with External Authentication Methods in Microsoft Entra ID that will enable employees to use an existing physical access card as a multi-factor authentication (MFA) method to access resources such as Entra ID and Microsoft 365. A Microsoft Research study showed that MFA reduced the risk of security compromise by more than 99.2%. Eleanor Falla, Senior Product Manager for Microsoft Security, says that giving businesses the ability to use physical access cards to access Microsoft Entra ID will simplify MFA deployments and accelerate organisations’ transition to passwordless authentication. “The purpose of Microsoft Entra ID External Authentication Method (EAM) is to enable organisations to use the third-party MFA solution of their choosing to establish quick, simple and secure MFA. HID’s integration offers flexibility through its many authenticator choices and offers the convenience of choosing from existing physical cards to access both facilities and digital resources as an MFA factor.” This capability enables organisations to unify physical and digital access, from doorways to desktops and cloud applications, and removes the need to provide employees with a company phone or to install anything on their personal devices. HID brings seamless MFA deployment to Entra ID users through its HID Authentication Service powered by the HID Authentication Platform. The secure cloud platform developed for highly regulated industries simplifies identity management and use, employing cryptography to ensure data security. www.hidglobal.com
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