Nigerian Partners Discover New Opportunities at Sophos Roadshow

Sophos, a global leader in network and endpoint security, on Wednesday concluded first in its series of pan Africa partner roadshows.

Held in Lagos, Nigeria, the event kicked off a multi-city channel partner tour that will see Sophos reaching out and connecting with resellers, distributors and other partners across Africa, covering all major markets.

Conducted with the theme of “Discover Sophos”, the roadshow aims to launch full range of Sophos security products and educate partners on next generation of end-user, network and server protection solutions. In addition, Nigerian partners were also provided with understanding on what’s in store with roadmap, upcoming products & solution opportunities and channel initiatives.

Lagos partner roadshow came close on the heels of recent launch of Synchronized Security, which made Sophos the first security company to link Network and Endpoint products, (https://www.sophos.com/en-us/lp/security-heartbeat.aspx?cmp=701j0000001ZJc3AAG), to enable improved and advanced protection without the need for in-house security manpower or multiple security solutions.

Nigerian partners have access to these revolutionary security solutions from Sophos that include firewall, end-user protection, data security, mobile security and server protection.

Following its successful integration with Cyberoam, and more recently appointment of Harish Chib (a Cyberoam veteran) as new leader for MEA, Sophos has begun making rapid strides, strengthening its reach while augmenting expansion in Africa.

“Now is one of the most exciting and profitable times to target Nigeria’s network and IT security market,” said Moiz Maloo MD of Mart networks “Discover Sophos partner tour lived up to its name and provided partners with the in-depth security solutions knowledge needed to succeed in this growing market. Sophos brings balanced focus on both Network and Endpoint side and has one of the most comprehensive security portfolios in the industry. It also understands Nigeria’s unique needs, especially need for simple security. We are thrilled with new opportunities and given Sophos’ channel commitment, we’re looking forward to accelerate our security business success even faster.”

Consolidation with Cyberoam has allowed Sophos to significantly expand its presence in Middle East and Africa, with total partner count exceeding over 2000 experienced resellers.

Sharing his comment on the roadshow, Harish Chib, VP MEA, Sophos said, “Being a 100 % channel centric company is the hallmark of our success and we are proud of our Nigerian partners for adding to our growth. As we bring Sophos and Cyberoam strengths together, we are set to double down on our commitment to partners, ensuring continued growth, latest skills, simplified management of business and customers and greater profitability. Discover Sophos roadshow is our initiative to transition our partners from product-centric sales approach to solutions-based selling. With a broad range of Sophos products, we want to enable our partners to be solution provider for all sort of security needs for their customers.”

Moreover, at a time when cyber fraud, financial malware scare and other internet perils are spiralling security concerns in Nigeria and other parts of Africa, Sophos partners have a ripe opportunity to take latest security technologies and solutions to market. Africa is poised to undergo another round of ICT led transition, which would benefit its healthcare, banking & financial services, education and government projects, adding to citizens’ welfare.

However, with mobile and broadband connectivity reaching more users and businesses, cyber criminals have more targets in their radar.

Sophos, with its proven expertise in network, enduser and server protection brings tremendous opportunity to Nigerian partners to address these needs and emerge end-to-end security provider, experiencing incremental revenue growth.

Sophos' products allow users to secure every end point of their network, from laptops to virtual desktops and servers, to web and email traffic and mobile devices.

The company is the only vendor that’s placed as a leader in UTM, Endpoint and Mobile Data Protection magic quadrants of a leading global analyst, which holds testimony to its proven consistency in product delivery, and a mature vision for the technology.

The roadshow also saw Sophos announcing several partner enablement initiatives including skills development, training and certification programs and incentives for growth.

*Participants at Sophos pan Africa partner roadshows held in Lagos