WatchGuard Announces Unified Threat Management Solution for Windows Azure Cloud Platform With Windows Azure and Microsoft Hyper-V support, WatchGuard continues to deliver powerful security for fast-growing cloud computing market

With Windows Azure and Microsoft Hyper-V support, WatchGuard continues to deliver powerful security for fast-growing cloud computing market
Singapore, Sept 2, 2013 – (ACN Newswire) – WatchGuard(R) Technologies, a leader in integrated security platforms, today announced its first Unified Threat Management (UTM) solution for Microsoft’s Windows Azure cloud computing platform. As organizations worldwide continue to pour vast amounts of sensitive data, applications and services into the cloud, secure data access becomes paramount. Now these companies can ensure secure cloud access while leveraging WatchGuard’s comprehensive and multi-layered defense across network, email, web and content security.

“Windows Azure’s cloud scalability, speed, and economics make it a compelling option for our customers that want to take advantage of the cloud while continuing to use their on-premises infrastructure,” said David Aiken, Group Product Marketing Manager, Windows Azure, Microsoft.

“These customers require secure data access from on-premises networks to the cloud, and WatchGuard’s unified threat management platform helps extend on-V to the cloud using Windows Azure, we need to ensure both a high level of security and seamless data access across multiple environments,” noted Maurice Wornhard, security architect at Cartagena in Norway. “WatchGuard is unique in delivering powerful threat prevention for network, email, web and content across any combination of cloud, network and virtualized environment.”

Microsoft’s Windows Azure platform is fast gaining momentum with enterprise customers. It currently accounts for 20 percent of the cloud computing market, a number that is projected to grow to 35 percent within the year according to Forrester Research, Inc., Analyst James Staten in an April 2013 Bloomberg News article, entitled “Microsoft Azure Sales Top $1 Billion Challenging Amazon.”

“Windows Azure is clearly a compelling solution for organizations that are looking to improve and extend availability, reliability, usefulness and practicality of their IT services,” said Scott Robertson, Vice President for WatchGuard Asia Pacific. “We are pleased to work closely with Microsoft to bring the same level of comprehensive and best-in-class security that companies rely on for private networks to these growing cloud connections.”

WatchGuard understands and is concerned how security can be an issue when it is out of the companies’ control, as such may lead to not only money lost but also waste of time and energy in trying to handle it. Its suite of UTM addresses that issue seamlessly hence will meet the expectations of businesses using cloud environments, in particular to keep their customers happy and employees productive with working in the cloud.

About WatchGuard Technologies

WatchGuard Korea is part of WatchGuard(R) Technologies, Inc., who since 1996 has been a global leader of business security solutions that intelligently combine industry standard hardware, best-in-class security features, and policy-based management tools. WatchGuard provides easy-to-use but enterprise-powerful protection to hundreds of thousands of businesses worldwide. The WatchGuard family of Smart Firewalls provides; smart security through seamless integration of multiple security services; smart management by providing a single console for deploying and maintaining services; and smart performance to ensure that customers of all sizes can securely operate at the pace of business. WatchGuard products are backed by WatchGuard LiveSecurity(R) Service, an innovative support program. WatchGuard is headquartered in Seattle, Wash. with offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. To learn more, visitwww.watchguard.com .

WatchGuard is a registered trademark of WatchGuard Technologies, Inc. All other marks are property of their respective owners.

Contact:
Charles Lim
WatchGuard Technologies Inc.
+65 6536 7717
Charles.Lim@watchguard.com

Joy Tampi
Priority Consultants for WatchGuard Technologies Inc.
+65 6338 1006
joy.tampi@priorityconsultants.com
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