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Veeam Officially Supports Scale Computing HyperCore With Veeam Plug-in for Scale Computing HyperCore

Austin, Texas — August 7, 2025 — Scale Computing, the leader in edge computing, today announced that Veeam Backup & Replication is officially delivering full agentless hypervisor backup for the Scale Computing Platform (SC//Platform) within the Veeam Data Platform. In April, the company announced its new strategic partnership with Veeam® Software, the #1 leader by market share in Data Resilience. The collaboration expands backup and recovery capabilities across Scale Computing’s rapidly growing installed base of edge and core infrastructure deployments.

Amid rising hypervisor prices and restrictive licensing following Broadcom’s VMware acquisition, virtualization is undergoing a seismic shift. IT teams across industries are under mounting pressure to modernize infrastructure, while simultaneously managing costs, complexity, and risk. At the same time, remote and distributed edge environments, often run with limited resources, are presenting new challenges in operational efficiency and resilience. As IT teams everywhere are forced to rethink virtualization strategies, enterprises are increasingly seeking alternative solutions that are faster to deploy, easier to manage, and more cost-effective. The integration of Scale Computing’s award-winning platform with Veeam’s industry-leading data resilience meets these challenges head-on, delivering a simple and scalable solution.

Modernize without lock-in and achieve true data portability

Scale Computing and Veeam give IT teams true freedom of choice, enabling seamless workload migration and management across on-premises, edge, and cloud environments. Organizations can sidestep vendor lock-in, avoid escalating licensing fees, and optimize infrastructure spending as their needs evolve. This flexibility puts control back in the hands of IT, empowering enterprises to modernize and manage costs on their own terms, without compromise.

“Our partners and customers have long asked for deeper integration with Veeam, and we are thrilled to share that the new Veeam Plug-in for Scale Computing HyperCore is available with full Veeam support—ahead of schedule—and it’s going to be a game-changer for users,” said Jeff Ready, President and Chief Marketing Officer of Scale Computing. “Through our partnership, we’re bringing together the reliability of Veeam’s enterprise-grade backup and recovery and the simplicity and efficiency of SC//Platform. For partners and customers running workloads at the edge, in the datacenter, and anywhere in between, we’re delivering fast, secure VM backups and simplified management with security, efficiency, and flexibility.”

Veeam Backup & Replication with agentless hypervisor backup support for Scale Computing HyperCore offers a compelling solution for end customers and partners seeking simplified, secure, and scalable IT infrastructure, from the data center to the edge. For users looking to transition away from VMware, Scale Computing offers the industry’s most efficient, scalable, and cost-effective virtualization platform – SC//Platform. With native integration into Veeam Data Platform, enterprises can take full advantage of Veeam’s powerful data resilience, ransomware recovery, and workload mobility, ensuring business continuity across any environment.

“As organizations evolve their IT environments, Veeam and Scale Computing share a deep commitment to delivering infrastructure and data resilience that is both powerful and simple,” said Shiva Pillay, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Americas at Veeam. “Through this partnership, we’re eliminating complexity and reducing risk, empowering IT teams to protect and manage data seamlessly from edge to core. By integrating Veeam’s industry-leading data resilience with Scale Computing’s flexible, modern infrastructure, we’re providing yet another secure approach to virtualization and backup – free from unnecessary complexity.”

Scale Computing is currently offering a $200 gift card for new partners and customers who schedule a qualified meeting to learn more about Veeam’s 12.3.2 support of Scale Computing HyperCore. For more information, visit scalecomputing.com/landing-pages/veeam and veeam.com.

 

About Version 2 Digital

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

About Scale Computing 
Scale Computing is a leader in edge computing, virtualization, and hyperconverged solutions. Scale Computing HC3 software eliminates the need for traditional virtualization software, disaster recovery software, servers, and shared storage, replacing these with a fully integrated, highly available system for running applications. Using patented HyperCore™ technology, the HC3 self-healing platform automatically identifies, mitigates, and corrects infrastructure problems in real-time, enabling applications to achieve maximum uptime. When ease-of-use, high availability, and TCO matter, Scale Computing HC3 is the ideal infrastructure platform. Read what our customers have to say on Gartner Peer Insights, Spiceworks, TechValidate and TrustRadius.

Portnox’s Unified Access Control Solution Recognized as InfoSec Innovator Award Finalist by Cyber Defense Magazine

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – August 7, 2025 – Portnox, a leader in cloud-native access control and cybersecurity solutions, announces that Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM) named Portnox a finalist for the following InfoSec Innovator Award categories during BlackHat USA 2025:
  • Unified Access Control
  • Network Access Control
Judging continues through October 2025, where winners will be announced online, in print and during CyberDefenseCon 2025, taking place October 28-29, 2025 in Orlando, Florida. “Portnox embodies three major features we judges look for with the potential to become winners: understanding tomorrow’s threats, today, providing a cost-effective solution and innovating in unexpected ways that can help mitigate cyber risk and get one step ahead of the next breach,” said Gary S. Miliefsky, Publisher of Cyber Defense Magazine. “We’re thrilled to once again be recognized by Cyber Defense Magazine,” said Portnox CEO Denny LeCompte. “Last year, we won the award for Network Access Control, and this year’s nomination for Unified Access Control highlights our continued innovation. Our unified approach bridges traditional access control silos, offering a single source of truth for identity- and posture-based access policies across your IT environment.” As the enterprise threat landscape evolves and workforces become increasingly distributed, organizations require a unified, scalable, and intelligent way to manage who can access what, when, where, and how. Portnox addresses this challenge by delivering a Unified Access Control platform that combines four foundational technologies—RADIUS, Network Access Control (NAC), TACACS+, and Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)—under one cloud-native roof. This consolidation empowers IT and security teams to enforce Zero Trust principles seamlessly across wired, wireless, remote, and administrative access scenarios without the traditional complexity, cost, and fragmentation of legacy on-prem solutions. To learn more about the Cyber Defense Magazine InfoSec Innovator Awards, visit https://cyberdefenseawards.com/.

About Portnox
Portnox provides simple-to-deploy, operate and maintain network access control, security and visibility solutions. Portnox software can be deployed on-premises, as a cloud-delivered service, or in hybrid mode. It is agentless and vendor-agnostic, allowing organizations to maximize their existing network and cybersecurity investments. Hundreds of enterprises around the world rely on Portnox for network visibility, cybersecurity policy enforcement and regulatory compliance. The company has been recognized for its innovations by Info Security Products Guide, Cyber Security Excellence Awards, IoT Innovator Awards, Computing Security Awards, Best of Interop ITX and Cyber Defense Magazine. Portnox has offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia. For information visit http://www.portnox.com, and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.。

About Version 2 Digital

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

ESET PROTECT Elite is a Security Winner of the 2025 CRN Tech Innovators

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — August 7, 2025 — ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, announced today that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named ESET PROTECT Elite a winner in the 2025 CRN Tech Innovator Awards for the Endpoint Protection/Extended Detection and Response Security category. The annual CRN Tech Innovator Awards spotlight innovative technology vendors across 33 categories, including storage, networking, and security, that are driving progress across the IT channel.

“The CRN Tech Innovators Awards are well recognized in the industry, making this an important recognition for the ESET PROTECT portfolio of proactive, prevention-first business solutions,” said Ryan Grant, Country Manager, US and Canada. “With ESET PROTECT Elite, we’re helping our partners future-proof their portfolios with enterprise-grade XDR that addresses real-world customer challenges and delivers complete, multilayered protection. This award is a testament to our company’s continued focus on innovation and channel success.”

Designed for businesses of all sizes, ESET PROTECT Elite offers cutting-edge capabilities to solution providers in the IT channel. The platform includes the ESET’s award-winning, proprietary ransomware remediation solution. Unlike other solutions which rely on Volume Shadow Copy, ESET PROTECT Elite offers next-gen ransomware rollback enhanced with remediation features. Ransomware Remediation works in tandem with the ESET Ransomware Shield technology, enabling comprehensive rollback through automated file restoration from secure backups, limiting threat actor attempts to raise remediation costs. Together with other ESET LiveSense technology layers, this proactively blocks sophisticated attacks before they even happen, getting businesses ahead of future threats.

ESET AI Advisor is also included in ESET PROTECT Elite as an optional add-on module, which enables businesses to access SOC-level advisory, and enable enhanced security analyst workflows. Going beyond typical generative AI assistants that focus on soft features like administration or device management, ESET AI Advisor seamlessly integrates into the day-to-day operations of security analysts. This is a gamechanger for companies with limited IT resources that want to utilize the advantages of advanced XDR solutions.

“Each of the 2025 CRN Tech Innovators Awards winners is a standout offering that reimagines what’s possible in the IT channel,” said Jennifer Follett, VP, U.S. Content, and Executive Editor, CRN, The Channel Company. “Each creates the opportunity to build bold solutions that solve real-world challenges for end users and drive success for channel partners. We congratulate our winners for their commitment to innovation, partner success, and customer impact, and we can’t wait to see how they continue to push technology boundaries forward.”

The Tech Innovators Awards winners are featured in the August issue of CRN and can be viewed online at crn.com/techinnovators. A panel of CRN editors reviewed hundreds of cutting-edge vendor products and services, and solution provider testimonials, evaluating entries based on key capabilities, uniqueness, technical ingenuity, and the ability to meet customer and partner needs.

For more information on ESET’s award-winning PROTECT platform and business solutions, visit https://www.eset.com/us/business/small-and-medium/.

 

About ESET
For 30 years, ESET® has been developing industry-leading IT security software and services for businesses and consumers worldwide. With solutions ranging from endpoint security to encryption and two-factor authentication, ESET’s high-performing, easy-to-use products give individuals and businesses the peace of mind to enjoy the full potential of their technology. ESET unobtrusively protects and monitors 24/7, updating defenses in real time to keep users safe and businesses running without interruption. Evolving threats require an evolving IT security company. Backed by R&D facilities worldwide, ESET became the first IT security company to earn 100 Virus Bulletin VB100 awards, identifying every single “in-the-wild” malware without interruption since 2003.

About Version 2 Digital

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

Portnox Appoints Alison Dixon as Chief Customer Officer to Lead Evolving Customer Experience Strategy

Dixon’s promotion underscores Portnox’s commitment to driving long-term customer success and business growth.

 

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Aug. 5, 2025 — Portnox, a leader in cloud-native access control and cybersecurity solutions, today announced the promotion of Alison Dixon to Chief Customer Officer (CCO). In her new role, Dixon will be responsible for leading the company’s customer success and experience initiatives, including the newly established Technical Account Management (TAM) team. This strategic move highlights Portnox’s continued investment in customer relationships and proactive, post-sales technical engagement.

Dixon, who joined Portnox in 2022 as Global Head of Human Resources and Sales Enablement, was later promoted to Vice President of Operations, and most recently to Vice President of Customer Experience. She will now lead all customer-facing technical teams, ensuring a cohesive and integrated approach to customer experience. This change aligns with the company’s vision to transition the post-sales technical function from a reactive support model to a proactive partnership with customers.

“From the moment a customer joins Portnox, our focus is on their enduring success. The evolution of our onboarding engineers into Technical Account Managers, and now Alison’s pivotal role as Chief Customer Officer, underscores this deep commitment,” said Denny LeCompte, CEO of Portnox. “This strategic move ensures our Customer Experience team is not merely supporting, but actively driving customer value, retention, and expansion. Alison’s leadership will be key to delivering the unparalleled technical success our customers deserve.”

Under Dixon’s leadership, the newly formalized TAM team signifies our profound commitment to the enduring success of our valued customers. These dedicated strategic partners will cultivate deep, long-term relationships, proactively guiding our customers to maximize their Portnox investment and thrive in today’s dynamic security landscape. Their mission is to ensure every one of our customers receives the tailored support and strategic insight needed.

“I am honored to take on this new role and lead a team that is so essential to our customers’ success,” said Alison Dixon. “The new Technical Account Management function is about creating a true partnership with our customers. By proactively engaging with them and understanding their evolving needs, we can help them strengthen their security posture and ensure they see continuous value from their partnership with Portnox.”

Dixon holds a Master of Science in Organizational Development from the University of Pennsylvania and has a deep background in leading customer-facing teams, with a focus on building scalable processes that drive customer loyalty and retention. She is also a Board Member for the Central Texas Angel Network, supporting entrepreneurs and early-stage growth companies by serving as a key source of funding, mentorship, strategic advice, and educational resources.

 

About Portnox
Portnox provides simple-to-deploy, operate and maintain network access control, security and visibility solutions. Portnox software can be deployed on-premises, as a cloud-delivered service, or in hybrid mode. It is agentless and vendor-agnostic, allowing organizations to maximize their existing network and cybersecurity investments. Hundreds of enterprises around the world rely on Portnox for network visibility, cybersecurity policy enforcement and regulatory compliance. The company has been recognized for its innovations by Info Security Products Guide, Cyber Security Excellence Awards, IoT Innovator Awards, Computing Security Awards, Best of Interop ITX and Cyber Defense Magazine. Portnox has offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia. For information visit http://www.portnox.com, and follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.。

About Version 2 Digital

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

MSP vs. MSSP: the key differences

This article explains the core distinctions between a Managed Service Provider (MSP) and a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP). While both offer outsourced IT assistance, their primary roles and focuses are very different.

What is an MSP?

An MSP is essentially a general practitioner for a business’s IT infrastructure. Their main focus is on maintaining overall IT health and operational efficiency. Their services typically include network management, data backup, software updates, and general IT support.

What is an MSSP?

An MSSP is a highly specialized type of MSP that focuses exclusively on cybersecurity. They are the specialists, dedicated to protecting an organization’s digital assets. An MSSP’s services are centered around information security, including 24/7 security monitoring, threat detection, incident response, and vulnerability management.

Key Differences

The main differences between MSPs and MSSPs lie in their:
  • Primary Focus: MSPs handle general IT operations, while MSSPs specialize in security.
  • Core Goals: An MSP aims for IT operational efficiency, whereas an MSSP’s goal is to prevent and respond to cyber threats.
  • Services: MSP services are broad and operational; MSSP services are deep and security-specific.
  • Expertise: MSSPs employ specialized security professionals with in-depth knowledge of cyber threats and defense strategies.

Choosing the Right Provider

The choice between an MSP and an MSSP depends on a business’s specific needs, including its budget, industry compliance requirements, in-house technical expertise, and overall risk tolerance. The article concludes by noting that NordPass can support both types of providers by offering a centralized tool for securely managing client credentials.

About NordPass
NordPass is developed by Nord Security, a company leading the global market of cybersecurity products.

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About Version 2 Digital

Version 2 Digital is one of the most dynamic IT companies in Asia. The company distributes a wide range of IT products across various areas including cyber security, cloud, data protection, end points, infrastructures, system monitoring, storage, networking, business productivity and communication products.

Through an extensive network of channels, point of sales, resellers, and partnership companies, Version 2 offers quality products and services which are highly acclaimed in the market. Its customers cover a wide spectrum which include Global 1000 enterprises, regional listed companies, different vertical industries, public utilities, Government, a vast number of successful SMEs, and consumers in various Asian cities.

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