Mumbai: Avnet, a global technology distributor has launched a managed security service program, known as Recon, for channel partners. The new service provides partners with a way to easily offer their customers 24×7×365 security monitoring and management. Recon is designed to enhance partners’ practices and margins in the security and services markets. Partners can offer the service either as their own branded offering through a white-label approach or as an Avnet-branded service.
“Threat monitoring and detection is one of the most in-demand aspects of security among end users. However, offering these types of services in-house is a personnel- and resource-intensive proposition,” said Alex Ryals, vice president of security and networking solutions, Avnet Technology Solutions, Americas.
“With Recon, we have invested on our partners’ behalf to give them a way to monitor their customers’ security environments without draining their resources. This provides partners with a critical element in being able to offer truly comprehensive security solutions”, he added.
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According to the company, Recon can easily be bundled with security technology from leading security companies, such as Cisco, Checkpoint and F5, to create holistic security solutions for customers. Recon enables partners to access continuous threat detection and remediation through a unified security management system. The service features on-premise collection, correlation and analysis with cloud-based monitoring and remediation. It also includes assessment, discovery, and networking capabilities. Additionally, Recon provides host-based intrusion detection, file integrity monitoring, compliance reporting and vulnerability assessment options.
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Recon is the latest example of how Avnet empowers its channel partners to capitalize on the high-growth, next-generation technologies driven by software that are redefining the future. Partners will be able to engage Avnet’s dedicated solutions specialists to develop complete security solutions and draw upon a wide range of complementary security offerings, such as deployment and integration services, activity monitoring, DDoS protection, and penetration tests. Through its solutions specialist approach, Avnet also provides the channel with in-depth expertise in related technology market segments, including cloud, cognitive computing, data analytics, the data center, the internet of things (IOT), mobility, and enterprise networking.
The new channel program is currently announced for Avnet’s partners in the U.S. and Canada, but considering the demand for holistic cyber security solution, the company is expected to extend the program in other geographies too.