Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 16 | Page 17

NEWS Redstor unveils unique archiving service to its data management platform Sophos Mobile 8 launched in bid to tackle malware I nternational SaaS specialist Redstor has unveiled a unique archiving service as the latest addition to its complete data management platform. It gives organisations dealing with multiple terabytes of data the ability to free up space on their costly primary storage by offloading rarely accessed data to the cloud. This offers significant savings, particularly to organisations dealing with 10 Terabytes or more of data, as they can increase their ROI by keeping their existing storage assets productive for longer and lower their IT TCO by migrating large volumes of data to a lower-cost platform. The new service also allows end-users to strengthen their data protection and management processes and provides peace of mind that data is always available and securely protected. “Our new archiving service offers organisations all the performance benefits of an on-premise solution with all the best features of a cloud-based model such as no hardware or CAPEX outlays and effortless scaling,” said Paul Evans, CEO at Redstor. “This new service will allow existing Redstor customers to benefit from a highly user- friendly and affordable archiving service, while our partners will be better positioned to meet the archiving needs of their customers and prospects.” Redstor now has a unique archiving service www.intelligentcio.com S ophos has unveiled the latest version of its Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) and mobile security solution. The Sophos Mobile 8 lets administrators manage and secure corporate-owned and personal Mac, Windows and mobile endpoints in the cloud-based Sophos Central management platform to deliver a simpler management strategy for businesses of any size. This unified approach to endpoint management ensures consistent security policies and secure access to resources regardless of an employee’s choice of device. Sophos Mobile 8 adds a range of management features like MacOS management and configuration, Windows 10 application management, and extended Android and iOS management functionality. “Mobile devices continue to be the fastest growing malware target,” said Dan Schiappa, Senior Vice-President and General Manager of Products at Sophos. “Personal and IoT devices on the network represent a significant threat to corporate security due to management and discovery issues. “With Sophos Mobile 8, IT admins in any size of business can manage and secure all their MacOS, Windows and mobile endpoints from a single management platform. “This streamlined approach to security management helps both administrators and users save time and effort, improving productivity across the business. “Our Unified Endpoint Management solution can protect user productivity within a secure operating environment.” n INTELLIGENTCIO 17