Barracuda is partner at SIT Africa cybersecurity forum in Marrakech

Barracuda is a key security ISV partner for Microsoft Azure, with more firewalls running in Azure than any other vendor

June 22, 2022

two men at a conference stand — On the Barracuda Networks stand at SIT are, left, Barracuda business partner in Morocco, M. Fahd ZINBI from CEGELEC, and right, Achraf Gharib - Sales Manager – French Speaking Africa, Barracuda. Photo credit - Barracuda

Team members from Barracuda Networks were present and the company was a key Partner at the SIT Africa Forum – ‘The Meeting of African Cybersecurity decision-makers” – from May 17 to 20, 2022 at the Palmeraie Rotana Resort in Marrakech.

According to the organizers’ website, the SIT cybersecurity forum is ‘an unmissable event reserved for major players in cybersecurity’ and it attracts key African CIOs and CISOs each year in a pleasant and friendly setting, in order to discuss projects together.

a room full of people sitting in rows watching a presentation from a stage — Back to work face-to-face at SIT Africa in Marrakech. Photo credit – Barracuda Networks

Over four days there was a busy schedule of meetings, conferences and workshops as well as cocktails, evenings and events promoting informal exchange. The 2022 event was set to attract over 600 attendees, including 300 African CIOs/CISOs, and at least 50 partner businesses.

Barracuda presence at the SIT Forum was intended to reinforce its presence in Africa as a global leader in Enterprise Email Security, Application and Cloud Security, Network Security and Data Protection. According to a spokesperson, many customers and partners expressed interest in Barracuda solutions and the company has ambitious plans for the Cybersecurity market in Africa in 2022/2023.

two men and two women are seen meeting at an exhibition stand — Meeting key partners is one of the great opportunities of events like SIT. From INSOMEA, on the left, M. Nabil Youssef (GM) and second right, Ms Ines Abidi (BDM). From, Barracuda Networks, second left, is Oumaima Agoujil, Sales Engineer, French Speaking Africa and far right, Achraf Gharib, Sales Manager, French Speaking Africa. Photo credit – Barracuda Networks

According to the spokesperson, the Barracuda alliance with Microsoft is an asset, and the company has invested heavily in a variety of different cloud platforms and technologies, including its own Barracuda Cloud. Barracuda is a key security ISV partner for Microsoft Azure, with more Firewalls running in Azure than any other vendor.

“In addition, our latest Cloud-to-Cloud Backup solution is hosted in Azure and was co-developed with Microsoft Azure engineers” said the spokesperson. “We have a huge amount of experience helping companies keep their data safe, both on-premises and in the cloud, having helped thousands transition safely to Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure and Office 365.”

More about Barracuda Networks

Barracuda strives to make the world a safer place. It believes every business deserves access to cloud-enabled, enterprise-grade security solutions that are easy to buy, deploy, and use. It protects email, networks, data, and applications with innovative solutions that grow and adapt with the customers’ journey. More than 200,000 organizations worldwide trust Barracuda to protect them — in ways they may not even know they are at risk — so they can focus on taking their business to the next level. For more information, visit https://www.barracuda.com/