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Channel Post MEA
17-07-2025
- Business
- Channel Post MEA
Bitdefender And Scale Computing Join Hands On Edge Security
Scale Computing has announced a strategic partnership with Bitdefender to deliver advanced, integrated threat protection for private cloud and edge environments. The new joint solution combines the self-healing automation and virtualization power of Scale Computing Hypercore ( SC//Hypercore ) with Bitdefender GravityZone, a leading endpoint protection platform (EPP), to offer multilayered security for workloads, virtual desktops, and data—regardless of location. Together, the two companies provide a streamlined path to protect, simplify, and optimize modern IT environments without compromising performance. 'As IT environments become increasingly distributed and decentralized, customers need simple yet powerful ways to secure workloads across their entire infrastructure,' said Jeff Ready, CEO and co-founder, Scale Computing. 'Bitdefender shares our vision of reducing complexity while increasing security and resiliency. Together, we're delivering a joint solution that protects critical applications and data—without adding operational overhead.' Bitdefender GravityZone integrates directly with SC//Platform through a lightweight, high-performance agent or centralized scanning appliance, enabling unified threat prevention, detection, and response across hundreds of virtual machines and endpoints. The combined solution supports centralized management, streamlined deployment, and ransomware resilience, all while reducing operational burden on IT teams. 'The rise of hybrid and edge computing environments has created new security challenges—and organizations need scalable, high-performance solutions that don't get in the way of innovation,' said Dan Russell , senior director of channel for North America at Bitdefender Business Solutions Group. 'By partnering with Scale Computing, we're giving partners and customers a way to secure distributed infrastructure at the core and edge with enterprise-grade protection that's as seamless as it is powerful.' Key Benefits Include: Integrated protection for private cloud workloads, virtual desktops, and distributed applications for private cloud workloads, virtual desktops, and distributed applications Streamlined VDI security , threat detection, and real-time response , threat detection, and real-time response Efficient deployment with minimal overhead using Bitdefender's centralized scanning options with minimal overhead using Bitdefender's centralized scanning options Resilience and uptime , with self-healing infrastructure from Scale Computing , with self-healing infrastructure from Scale Computing Reduced complexity and Total Cost of Ownership for IT and security operations This partnership provides a powerful solution for organizations operating across multiple sites, especially those without on-site IT staff, seeking unified infrastructure and cybersecurity protection in a single, scalable stack.
Scoop
17-07-2025
- Business
- Scoop
Bitdefender, Scale Computing Partner On Cyber Edge Computing
Press Release – Bitdefender The new joint solution combines the self-healing automation and virtualisation power of Scale Computing Hypercore (SC//Hypercore) with Bitdefender GravityZone, a leading endpoint protection platform, to offer multilayered security for workloads, virtual … SYDNEY – 17 July 2025 – Scale Computing, a market leader in edge computing, virtualisation, and hyperconverged infrastructure, today announced a strategic partnership with Bitdefender, a global cybersecurity leader, to deliver advanced, integrated threat protection for private cloud and edge environments. The new joint solution combines the self-healing automation and virtualisation power of Scale Computing Hypercore (SC//Hypercore) with Bitdefender GravityZone, a leading endpoint protection platform (EPP), to offer multilayered security for workloads, virtual desktops, and data – regardless of location. Together, the two companies provide a streamlined path to protect, simplify, and optimise modern IT environments without compromising performance. 'As IT environments become increasingly distributed and decentralised, customers need simple yet powerful ways to secure workloads across their entire infrastructure,' said Jeff Ready, CEO and co-founder, Scale Computing. 'Bitdefender shares our vision of reducing complexity while increasing security and resiliency. Together, we're delivering a joint solution that protects critical applications and data – without adding operational overhead.' Bitdefender GravityZone integrates directly with SC//Platform through a lightweight, high-performance agent or centralised scanning appliance, enabling unified threat prevention, detection, and response across hundreds of virtual machines and endpoints. The combined solution supports centralised management, streamlined deployment, and ransomware resilience, all while reducing operational burden on IT teams. 'The rise of hybrid and edge computing environments has created new security challenges – and organisations need scalable, high-performance solutions that don't get in the way of innovation,' said Dan Russell, senior director of channel for North America at Bitdefender Business Solutions Group. 'By partnering with Scale Computing, we're giving partners and customers a way to secure distributed infrastructure at the core and edge with enterprise-grade protection that's as seamless as it is powerful.' Key Benefits Include: Integrated protection for private cloud workloads, virtual desktops, and distributed applications Streamlined VDI security, threat detection, and real-time response Efficient deployment with minimal overhead using Bitdefender's centralised scanning options Resilience and uptime, with self-healing infrastructure from Scale Computing Reduced complexity and Total Cost of Ownership for IT and security operations This partnership provides a powerful solution for organisations operating across multiple sites, especially those without on-site IT staff, seeking unified infrastructure and cybersecurity protection in a single, scalable stack. To learn more about the joint solution, visit: or About Scale Computing Scale Computing is a leader in edge computing, virtualisation, and hyperconverged solutions. Using patented HyperCore™ technology, Scale Computing Platform automatically identifies, mitigates, and corrects infrastructure problems in real-time, enabling applications to achieve maximum uptime, even when local IT resources and staff are scarce. Edge Computing is the fastest-growing area of IT infrastructure, and industry analysts have named Scale Computing an outperformer and leader in the space, including being named the #1 edge computing vendor by CRN. Scale Computing's products are sold by thousands of value-added resellers, integrators, and service providers worldwide. When ease-of-use, high availability, and TCO matter, Scale Computing Platform is the ideal infrastructure platform. Read what our customers have to say on Gartner Peer Insights and G2. About Bitdefender Bitdefender is a cybersecurity leader delivering best-in-class threat prevention, detection, and response solutions worldwide. Guardian over millions of consumers, enterprises, and government environments, Bitdefender is one of the industry's most trusted experts for eliminating threats, protecting privacy, digital identity and data, and enabling cyber resilience. With deep investments in research and development, Bitdefender Labs discovers hundreds of new threats each minute and validates billions of threat queries daily. The company has pioneered breakthrough innovations in antimalware, IoT security, behavioural analytics, and artificial intelligence and its technology is licensed by more than 180 of the world's most recognised technology brands. Founded in 2001, Bitdefender has customers in 170+ countries with offices around the world.
Scoop
17-07-2025
- Business
- Scoop
Bitdefender, Scale Computing Partner On Cyber Edge Computing
SYDNEY – 17 July 2025 – Scale Computing, a market leader in edge computing, virtualisation, and hyperconverged infrastructure, today announced a strategic partnership with Bitdefender, a global cybersecurity leader, to deliver advanced, integrated threat protection for private cloud and edge environments. The new joint solution combines the self-healing automation and virtualisation power of Scale Computing Hypercore (SC//Hypercore) with Bitdefender GravityZone, a leading endpoint protection platform (EPP), to offer multilayered security for workloads, virtual desktops, and data – regardless of location. Together, the two companies provide a streamlined path to protect, simplify, and optimise modern IT environments without compromising performance. 'As IT environments become increasingly distributed and decentralised, customers need simple yet powerful ways to secure workloads across their entire infrastructure,' said Jeff Ready, CEO and co-founder, Scale Computing. 'Bitdefender shares our vision of reducing complexity while increasing security and resiliency. Together, we're delivering a joint solution that protects critical applications and data – without adding operational overhead.' Advertisement - scroll to continue reading Bitdefender GravityZone integrates directly with SC//Platform through a lightweight, high-performance agent or centralised scanning appliance, enabling unified threat prevention, detection, and response across hundreds of virtual machines and endpoints. The combined solution supports centralised management, streamlined deployment, and ransomware resilience, all while reducing operational burden on IT teams. 'The rise of hybrid and edge computing environments has created new security challenges – and organisations need scalable, high-performance solutions that don't get in the way of innovation,' said Dan Russell, senior director of channel for North America at Bitdefender Business Solutions Group. 'By partnering with Scale Computing, we're giving partners and customers a way to secure distributed infrastructure at the core and edge with enterprise-grade protection that's as seamless as it is powerful.' Key Benefits Include: Integrated protection for private cloud workloads, virtual desktops, and distributed applications Streamlined VDI security, threat detection, and real-time response Efficient deployment with minimal overhead using Bitdefender's centralised scanning options Resilience and uptime, with self-healing infrastructure from Scale Computing Reduced complexity and Total Cost of Ownership for IT and security operations This partnership provides a powerful solution for organisations operating across multiple sites, especially those without on-site IT staff, seeking unified infrastructure and cybersecurity protection in a single, scalable stack. To learn more about the joint solution, visit: or About Scale Computing Scale Computing is a leader in edge computing, virtualisation, and hyperconverged solutions. Using patented HyperCore™ technology, Scale Computing Platform automatically identifies, mitigates, and corrects infrastructure problems in real-time, enabling applications to achieve maximum uptime, even when local IT resources and staff are scarce. Edge Computing is the fastest-growing area of IT infrastructure, and industry analysts have named Scale Computing an outperformer and leader in the space, including being named the #1 edge computing vendor by CRN. Scale Computing's products are sold by thousands of value-added resellers, integrators, and service providers worldwide. When ease-of-use, high availability, and TCO matter, Scale Computing Platform is the ideal infrastructure platform. Read what our customers have to say on Gartner Peer Insights and G2. About Bitdefender Bitdefender is a cybersecurity leader delivering best-in-class threat prevention, detection, and response solutions worldwide. Guardian over millions of consumers, enterprises, and government environments, Bitdefender is one of the industry's most trusted experts for eliminating threats, protecting privacy, digital identity and data, and enabling cyber resilience. With deep investments in research and development, Bitdefender Labs discovers hundreds of new threats each minute and validates billions of threat queries daily. The company has pioneered breakthrough innovations in antimalware, IoT security, behavioural analytics, and artificial intelligence and its technology is licensed by more than 180 of the world's most recognised technology brands. Founded in 2001, Bitdefender has customers in 170+ countries with offices around the world.
Techday NZ
17-07-2025
- Business
- Techday NZ
Bitdefender, Scale Computing partner to enhance edge security
Bitdefender and Scale Computing have entered into a strategic partnership to deliver advanced cybersecurity solutions for edge computing and private cloud infrastructure. The collaboration introduces a new joint offering that combines the self-healing automation and virtualisation capabilities of Scale Computing Hypercore (SC//Hypercore) with the endpoint protection features of Bitdefender GravityZone. This integration aims to provide multilayered security for workloads, virtual desktops and data across diverse IT environments. Jeff Ready, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Scale Computing, said the move addresses the growing need for comprehensive security across increasingly distributed and decentralised environments. "As IT environments become increasingly distributed and decentralised, customers need simple yet powerful ways to secure workloads across their entire infrastructure. Bitdefender shares our vision of reducing complexity while increasing security and resiliency. Together, we're delivering a joint solution that protects critical applications and data – without adding operational overhead." The joint solution integrates Bitdefender GravityZone directly with SC//Platform. This is achieved through either a lightweight, high-performance agent or a centralised scanning appliance. This integration is designed to offer unified threat prevention, detection and response capability for hundreds of virtual machines and endpoints. The companies report the solution supports centralised management, simplified deployment processes, and ransomware resilience, while aiming to reduce the operational burden on IT teams and service providers. Dan Russell, Senior Director of Channel for North America at Bitdefender Business Solutions Group, noted the security requirements specific to hybrid and edge computing deployments. "The rise of hybrid and edge computing environments has created new security challenges – and organisations need scalable, high-performance solutions that don't get in the way of innovation. By partnering with Scale Computing, we're giving partners and customers a way to secure distributed infrastructure at the core and edge with enterprise-grade protection that's as seamless as it is powerful." Key benefits of the partnership, according to both companies, include integrated protection for private cloud workloads, virtual desktops and distributed applications. Streamlined Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) security, threat detection, and real-time response are also identified as primary features, as is efficient deployment through the use of centralised scanning options from Bitdefender. The solution offers resilience and uptime through Scale Computing's self-healing infrastructure, and aims to reduce complexity and total cost of ownership for IT and security operations. The companies highlight the suitability of the solution for organisations that operate across multiple sites, particularly those lacking on-site IT personnel, and those seeking unified infrastructure and cybersecurity in a scalable manner. The combination of endpoint protection and self-healing virtual infrastructure is intended to address operational and security needs simultaneously, targeting sectors where distributed work environments or remote locations present logistical and security challenges. By focusing on joint management and deployment, the offering is positioned to help IT departments minimise manual administration while maintaining protection against cyber threats such as ransomware. Follow us on: Share on:
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
LOAN WATCH: Johnson's great start at Halifax plus Russell and Whitehead debuts
Alfie Johnson has scored three tries in as many games on loan with Championship side Halifax Panthers (Image: Olly Hassell/ SAM Stone made his Warrington Wolves debut on Saturday – and the two players who went on loan to Salford Red Devils as part of the deal to bring him in did similar the following day. Forwards Dan Russell and Tom Whitehead have joined Paul Rowley's side – the former for the remainder of the season, the latter for a month – and were both a part of the side beaten 38-6 by Hull FC on Sunday. Advertisement Papua New Guinea international Russell started in the back row and carried the ball 10 times for 35 metres while in defence, he completed 19 tackles with five misses. Whitehead came off the bench to complete 20 tackles with four misses, while he also made 20 metres from four carries of the ball. Another Warrington player currently out on loan in Super League is Dan Okoro, with the prop in the midst of a season-long spell at Castleford Tigers. He was the Tigers' 18th man during their defeat to Hull KR on Thursday night and in total, he has played eight times for Danny McGuire's side with the last of those appearances coming against his parent club at the end of last month. Advertisement One player making a success of his time out on loan is outside-back Alfie Johnson, who joined Championship side Halifax Panthers on a season-long deal last month. Since then, he has made a fine start to life with Kyle Eastmond's side, scoring three tries in as many appearances. Johnson made a try-scoring debut on the wing for the Panthers during a defeat to Oldham but having moved into the centres for their trip to Widnes Vikings last week, he shone by touching down twice in a 24-24 draw. He started at centre again this weekend but was withdrawn through injury during the second half as Halifax lost 32-16 at Featherstone Rovers. Johnson has been joined at The Shay of late by back-rower Nolan Tupaea, who has come off the bench in the Widnes and Featherstone games having joined the club on a season's loan.
