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Barracuda Amplifies MSP Focus, Unveils New BrandCAMPBELL, Calif., Sept. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Highlights:
Barracuda (NYSE: CUDA) today announced the next step in the evolution of its MSP business unit, formerly known as Intronis and now rebranded as Barracuda MSP. "Since our acquisition of Intronis, we have expanded our commitment to the managed services marketplace through international growth, new offerings, and partner support models," said Brian Babineau, SVP and GM, Barracuda MSP. "Our name change combines one of the best mid-market global IT brands with our steadfast focus on the rapidly evolving MSP landscape." Over the past two years, Barracuda's MSP business has increased billings, expanded the partner base by 25 percent, and entered the European market. In addition, the business has added data protection solutions; e-mail security, archiving, and backup for Office 365 environments; and next-generation firewalls to its MSP solution-set. Strengthening Relationships Under its new name, Barracuda MSP remains focused on helping managed service providers protect their customers from data loss and IT security breaches. To complement its award-winning support, the organization is introducing two new education initiatives designed to help IT channel providers find managed services success:
According to a recent study conducted by The 2112 Group and Barracuda MSP, 68 percent of service providers surveyed in North America and point to managed services as their best source of business growth while only 15 percent currently offer managed security services. "The fastest growing segment of our business is managed services, so Barracuda MSP is a perfect fit for us," said Garry Booth, President of Internetwerx, reinforcing the findings of the study. "Having an organization dedicated to MSPs that understands our business goals makes a strategic investment with Barracuda the easy choice. We use their Partner Toolkit, training, and enablement resources to help us reduce expenses while delivering superior services to our customers." Enhanced Technology to Simplify Operations In the new version of ECHOplatform, partners can easily provision and activate Barracuda Backup appliances, Essentials for Office 365, and Email Security products, all from within a single, MSP-focused interface. Partners can view products by customer account, enabling them to easily see what services are being delivered, what the costs are, and where there might be service gaps that could lead to new business opportunities. Partners using the ECHOplatform will also now enjoy the convenience of single sign-on with Barracuda Cloud Control to administer all their Barracuda solutions. "We are a regional managed service provider and reseller that is looking to grow revenue and simplify our service delivery," said Gary Nichols, founder and CEO of InterDev. "Barracuda MSP is innovating in both areas — new offerings as well as a platform where we can efficiently manage our client relationships. Managed services have helped us build significant momentum for our business, so working with an organization with such a clear focus on MSPs has been key to our success. The Barracuda MSP team really understands how we operate, and that makes it easier for us to reach our goals." Barracuda MSP's ECHOplatform is available to partners who purchase any MSP solution. Existing partners using ECHOplatform with Intronis Backup will have new functionality enabled at no additional cost. For more information visit barracudamsp.com. Resources About Barracuda MSP About Barracuda Networks, Inc. (NYSE: CUDA) Forward-Looking Statements Contacts
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