CAMPBELL, Calif., Nov. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Barracuda
Networks, Inc. (NYSE: CUDA), a leading provider of cloud-enabled
security and data protection solutions, today announced it has
acquired privately held Sonian Inc. (Sonian), a leading provider of
public cloud archiving and business insights. This acquisition will
deepen Barracuda's cloud archiving, and email security and
management capabilities, as well as expand Barracuda's channel
reach with the addition of key OEM partners.
Sonian's archiving and analytics capabilities enable customers
to preserve, access and act on communications data, and apply these
insights to their business to reduce risks and increase
productivity. Using those insights, businesses can identify
potential threats in communications data before they escalate into
larger problems, which has become increasingly important in today's
dynamic threat environment. Adding these capabilities to
Barracuda's security platform deepens the security and data
protection offering to customers in their Microsoft Office 365 and
other cloud environments.
"The Sonian team has done a great job of building and delivering
a native cloud platform designed to meet the needs of partners and
customers," said BJ Jenkins, CEO and president of Barracuda. "The
Sonian platform will enable us to continue to drive differentiation
and leadership as customers move to Office 365. Further, we believe
there is an opportunity to integrate Sonian's analytics and AI with
our data protection portfolio, which combined with our leading
security solutions, provides a more complete solution to the
market."
"Flexibility, ease of ownership, and reliability of cloud
platforms continue to drive significant market demand," said
Tim McKinnon, CEO and president of
Sonian. "The potential of Sonian's technology and go-to-market
model combined with Barracuda's scale and complementary products
creates a powerful value proposition for both partners and
customers."
Highlights of Sonian and the combination include:
- Purpose-Built Cloud Platform – Born in the cloud and
designed natively to take advantage of public cloud scale and cost
characteristics, Sonian provides a powerful platform enabling rapid
expansion and high reliability via Amazon Web Services (AWS) and
other public clouds.
- Cloud Archiving – The combined cloud archiving
capabilities are powerful, yet easy-to-use for both customers and
partners, which is increasingly important as companies look to
SaaS-based solutions to fulfill their regulatory, policy
compliance, and data preservation needs.
- Business Insights – Sonian's technology illuminates data
in email discussions and attachments and makes it actionable,
proactively providing insights to customers. Barracuda intends to
leverage Sonian's analytics and AI across the security and data
protection portfolio to give partners and customers actionable
insights into their data.
- Extended Channel Reach – Sonian's platform was
designed for OEMs, managed service providers (MSPs) and end-user
customers from the ground up with white-label and administrative
APIs for easy and automatic deployments.
- Customers – Sonian brings over 32,000 new customers to
Barracuda as well as partnerships with large MSPs and software
companies.
About Sonian Inc.
An early innovator in cloud-based
archiving, Sonian preserves, protects and presents the world's
information. More than 32,000 customers in 40 countries trust
Sonian's secure platform and fast and accurate search to retain and
retrieve valuable data and to protect the intellectual property in
business email. Sonian manages more than 20 billion objects in the
cloud; every day, 17 million new documents are uploaded to Sonian's
cloud archives, which can run on the current five largest public
clouds. Boasting strong partnerships with leading technology
companies, Sonian combines innovative technology with deep
archiving expertise to satisfy customers of all sizes and
industries. For more information, please
visit www.sonian.com.
About Barracuda Networks, Inc. (NYSE:
CUDA)
Barracuda (NYSE: CUDA) simplifies IT with
cloud-enabled solutions that empower customers to protect their
networks, applications and data, regardless of where they reside.
These powerful, easy-to-use and affordable solutions are trusted by
more than 150,000 organizations worldwide and are delivered in
appliance, virtual appliance, cloud and hybrid deployment
configurations. Barracuda's customer-centric business model focuses
on delivering high-value, subscription-based IT solutions that
provide end-to-end network and data protection. For additional
information, please visit barracuda.com.
Barracuda Networks, Barracuda, and the Barracuda
Networks logo are registered trademarks of Barracuda
Networks, Inc. in the US and other countries.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement
contains forward-looking statements related to our strategy,
potential benefits of the Sonian products and technology including
cloud archiving, compliance and data analytics, market and channel
expansion, product integration, and go-to-market
strategies. You should not place undue reliance on
these forward-looking statements because they involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are, in some
cases, beyond the Company's control and that could cause the
Company's results to differ materially from those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could
materially affect the Company's business and financial results
include, but are not limited to customer response to the Company's
products, as well as those factors set forth in the Company's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
Company expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update the
forward-looking information to reflect events that occur or
circumstances that exist after the date of this press release.
Contacts
Investor Relations: Maria Riley;
415-217-7722; ir@barracuda.com
Public Relations: Jesse Kimbrel;
408-342-5683; jkimbrel@barracuda.com
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