January 27, 2010
Coolest Security Vendors Using Cloud Computing and SaaS (via ChannelWeb)
ChannelWeb has a new slideshow out today highlighting the "20 Coolest Cloud Security Vendors" including Proofpoint. As ChannelWeb's editors note, over the last couple of years there's been a strong trend in the enterprise toward moving various security features to the cloud and a "tough economy" has only increased that momentum.
Of Proofpoint's SaaS solutions (highlighted on page 9 of the ChannelWeb slideshow), ChannelWeb's editors say:
"Proofpoint offers its comprehensive Enterprise service, based on the same platform powering its Messaging Security Gateway appliances and incorporates DLP, spam filtering and e-mail archiving services. Its hosted e-mail service, Proofpoint Protect, is also an easy-to-use, low-cost inbound e-mail security product designed for organizations that don't require outbound data privacy and e-mail encryption features. The company distinguishes itself with its single management and policy console powered by Proofpoint MLX technology, an advanced machine learning system."
It's great to be named as one of the "Coolest Cloud Security Vendors," but if you're an enterprise IT buyer, the sheer number of vendors offering SaaS and cloud-based can be exceptionally confusing. If you have questions about how to best go about evaluating and comparing SaaS security solutions, you won't want to miss our February live web seminar:
SaaS and the Global 2000: Best Practices for Deploying Security-as-a-Service (follow link to register)
Proofpoint's Dave Champine will share best practices that enterprises should follow when evaluating cloud-based security solutions, including how to address concerns around (and evaluate vendor's approaches to) security, scalability and availability. Some case studies from Proofpoint's own extensive customer base of Global 2000 organizations will be presented as examples.
And if you're not sure about this whole cloud security thing, might I suggest you check out the following Osterman Research whitepapers that discuss the cost savings and other benefits that can be had by adopting SaaS approaches to email security and email archiving? See:
