New IAMaaS service gives resellers capabilities without them having to invest.
Tech Data has launched an identity and access as a service (IAMaaS) offering to help partners enable secure hybrid working from their customers. The solution is designed to let partners resell managed services without shelling out cash on their technology.
Alison Nixon, director of cybersecurity in the Advanced Solutions unit of Tech Data, said, “Identity and access management is right on the front line of enterprise digital defences and should be a critical element of every organisation’s security posture.
“Our service breaks that impasse, providing our partners with a managed IAM service that they and their customers can trust.”
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The IAMaaS offering is the latest component of Tech Data’s RECON Security Suite, which combines cybersecurity technologies from a host of vendors – including SonicWall, Malwarebytes, and Veeam – and Tech Data’s services.
Tech Data, which was acquired by fellow US distributor Synnex last year, said that IAM is becoming increasingly important, with many employees working remotely, either temporarily or as part of new hybrid working models. As a result, businesses now have to enable more widely dispersed workforces securely.
The distie said that its IAMaaS offering uses technology from many of its vendor partners, with Microsoft’s Active Directory and Azure Active Directory providing the foundation of the service.
Tech Data boosted its services offering last year by acquiring Finance Technology. It also looked to expand its reseller base in the collaboration space through investments in Google Workspace and meeting rooms.
