ATLANTA and LONDON, Nov. 7,
2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Blancco Technology Group (LON:
BLTG), the de facto standard in data erasure and mobile device
diagnostics, today announced the launch of its Erasure as a Service
(EaaS) offering, which is now available through the Blancco Service
Provider Partner Program. The new offering and partner program
allow managed service providers to integrate the Blancco Data
Eraser software into their IT service offerings to help businesses
permanently erase data from all IT assets, mitigate security risks,
reduce costs and comply with data protection regulations.
The MSP partner program reflects a transition in the company's
business model, which has traditionally relied on direct sales.
Through this program, the company will look to key strategic
partners to integrate its data erasure software into their
offerings, thereby strengthening its leadership position in various
markets and delivering significant benefits to the bottom line.
Since launching the Erasure as a Service program, the company has
signed deals with 14 global and regional partners, some of which
are the world's most trusted and respected IT service providers,
including Fujitsu and Techchef.
Alan Bentley, President of Global
Sales, Blancco Technology Group, said, "Traditionally, our business
model has consisted of direct sales to enterprises, government
agencies, IT asset disposition vendors and mobile service
providers. However, as new data protection regulations are
introduced and a growing number of data breaches emerge daily, the
demand for data erasure as a service will inevitably increase among
IT service providers, whose business success relies on their
ability to provide customers with the most innovative, efficient
and secure solutions. These trends formed the impetus for our
indirect sales strategy and the development of this new offering
and partner program."
Fujitsu, the world's fifth largest IT services provider, will
offer global data erasure services to its customers using the
Blancco Data Eraser solutions. The data erasure service will be
provided by the ICT provider's Global Program Management Office
(GPMO), an integrated global service delivery center responsible
for managing and driving global on-site support services for
customers on a 24/7 basis in over 180 countries across the
Americas, Europe and Asia Pacific.
"From the first day that our customers plug in a new piece of IT
hardware, the countdown begins to the day when that asset will
reach its end of life, or the data contained on the asset will need
to be removed upon the request of customers or in accordance with
regulatory requirements," said Alex Curias, Vice President, Head of
Global Program Management Office, Fujitsu Technology Solutions.
"Blancco Technology Group is the proven leader in data erasure with
the most comprehensive solutions, has a patented method of
sanitizing solid state drives (SSDs) and holds the highest number
of certifications from governing bodies. By partnering with
Blancco, we are able to continue Fujitsu's long-standing commitment
and promise to deliver high-quality, innovative services to our
customers with the added benefits of reduced risks, reduced costs,
increased visibility and increased compliance."
Techchef, a leading service provider specialized in data
recovery and data sanitization services across India, is also partnering with Blancco to
ensure the data removal methods and software used are in line with
data sanitization standards. The company utilizes the Blancco Data
Eraser solutions to properly sanitize data from all IT assets,
including laptops/desktop computers, drives (both HDD and SSD),
smartphones and tablets. Techchef exclusively uses Blancco's data
erasure software as part of its data erasure as a service offering,
as well as standalone software provided to its customers.
"We are wholly committed to ensuring the success of our data
sanitization services through three key factors: the ability to
maximize the resale value of IT assets, the ability to properly
erase data and finally, proof that data has been properly destroyed
for auditing and compliance requirements," said Rakesh Kumar, Managing Director, Techchef. "With
Blancco, our customers will be able to prevent unnecessary data
loss, minimize their exposure to risks and ensure regulatory
compliance, while also increasing operational efficiencies and cost
savings."
By partnering with Blancco to provide global data erasure
services, Fujitsu and Techchef will be equipped to provide their
customers with complete data sanitization across all IT assets on a
single platform, including a digitally signed, tamper-proof
certificate to verify sensitive data has been permanently erased
and cannot be recovered. As a result, Fujitsu and Techchef can
enable their customers to properly manage data sanitization
practices, mitigate security risks, provide a verifiable audit
trail and comply with the growing number of data protection
regulations and standards around the world, including PCI DSS,
HIPAA, EU GDPR, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53, among others.
Alan Bentley concluded, "Our
partnerships with Fujitsu, Techchef and other managed service
providers are a testament to their ongoing commitments to provide
the most robust, efficient and secure IT managed services to their
customers. With our guidance on best practices and support, our MSP
partners can minimize their customers' exposure to and risk of data
loss, while also providing the most comprehensive solutions to
accommodate their growing IT needs."
To learn more about the data erasure as a service offering,
managed service providers are encouraged to visit the Blancco
Service Provider Partner Program page on its website.
About Blancco Technology Group
Blancco Technology Group (AIM: BLTG) is the de facto standard in
data erasure and mobile device diagnostics. The Blancco Data Eraser
solutions provide thousands of organizations with an absolute line
of defense against costly security breaches, as well as
verification of regulatory compliance through a 100% tamper-proof
audit trail. Our data erasure solutions have been tested,
certified, approved and recommended by 18 governing bodies around
the world. No other security firm can boast this level of
compliance with the most rigorous requirements set by government
agencies, legal authorities and independent testing
laboratories.
The Blancco Mobile Diagnostics solutions enable mobile network
operators, retailers and insurers to easily, quickly and accurately
identify and resolve performance issues on their customers' mobile
devices. As a result, mobile service providers can spend less time
dealing with technical issues and, in turn, reduce the quantity of
NTF returns, save on operational costs and increase customer
satisfaction.
For more information, visit our website at www.blancco.com.
Media Contacts:
SHIFT Communications for Blancco
Technology Group (US)
David Heffernan, Account Manager
T: (617) 779-1839
E: blancco@shiftcomm.com
SAY Communications for Blancco Technology Group (Europe)
Robert Hickling, Senior Account
Manager
T: 44 (0) 20 8971 6427
E: blancco@saycomms.co.uk
Blancco Technology Group
Ragini Bhalla, Senior Director of
Global Communications
E: ragini.bhalla@blancco.com
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