Barracuda Networks has introduced two new versions of Barracuda NextGen Firewall – Intronis MSP Edition. Available now in North America and Europe, the virtual and public cloud firewalls are sold as subscription services and leverage Barracuda’s award-winning technology, going beyond traditional next-generation security to performance and connectivity for an efficient and economical way to safely enable virtual and cloud-based environments.
“The ever-changing business and threat landscape is driving MSPs to seek out new and innovative ways to protect their customers against data loss,” said Brian Babineau, General Manager, MSP Solutions, at Barracuda. “By adding virtual and public cloud firewall deployment options to our growing line-up of data protection and security solutions, we are providing MSPs with even more choices when it comes to protecting their customers’ virtual, physical, and hybrid environments.”
Solutions To Protect On-Premises and Public Cloud Environments
The virtual version of Barracuda NextGen Firewall – Intronis MSP Edition provides MSPs with a turnkey solution designed to protect networks running in VMware, Citrix XenServer, KVM, and Hyper-V virtualised environments, while the public cloud options provide secure connectivity for Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Service (AWS), and Google Cloud Platform. The virtual firewall solution is ideal for customers looking to scale their virtual deployments faster and more dynamically, operate in environments that are 100-percent virtualised, or reduce their investment in dedicated hardware. Additionally, MSPs offering hosting services can leverage the virtual firewall to reduce their customers’ hardware footprint.
WAN Optimisation and Centralised Management Improve Productivity, Reduce Costs
Optimising the performance, security, and availability of today’s networks through integrated WAN optimisation, the virtual and public cloud versions of Barracuda NextGen Firewall – Intronis MSP Edition also feature a dedicated centralised management console. Similar to the physical version of Barracuda NextGen Firewall – Intronis MSP Edition, the virtual firewall can be controlled through a single control center that makes it easier to deploy common security policies across multiple units and multiple customers.
Offering access to real-time information about the firewall deployment, the centralised console enables MSPs to quickly and easily generate reports on one or all of their Barracuda NextGen Firewalls, or create pre-configured templates for easy rollout. Together, these features increase system availability for the MSP’s customers while keeping administrative time and operation costs in check.
End-to-End Security and Data Protection
The virtual and public cloud versions of the firewall fit easily into a variety of environments that MSPs support. To create a robust service package for their customers, MSPs can bundle the new offerings with Intronis’ other data protection solutions including the award-winning Intronis ECHOplatform, which enables IT service providers to securely protect businesses’ physical and virtual data through a rebrandable software-only solution, and Barracuda Backup – Intronis MSP Edition, a subscription-based data protection solution that simplifies business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) service delivery.
Intronis MSP Solutions’ fixed-fee pricing simplifies budgeting and planning for MSPs, and as an added advantage, with the virtual firewall MSPs can reduce the management associated with physical hardware, such as shipping costs, upgrades, and replacement.
