Na de aankondiging van Skybox Security zochten channel partners naar een alternatief. Daarop spelen FireMon en Westcon-Comstor, die al meer dan tien jaar samenwerken, in. De twee bedrijven erkennen de dringende noodzaak om het EMEA-kanaal te ondersteunen en breiden hun samenwerking verder uit. Ze werken nu samen met de voormalige partners van Skybox Security.

In reactie op de sluiting van Skybox Security heeft FireMon de enige speciale “Skybox Migration” oplossing gelanceerd die momenteel op de markt is: een geautomatiseerde Skybox-migratieoplossing die device-inventaris, policy-historie, gebruikersdata en compliance-instellingen volledig intact laat. De migratie-wizard kan ook bestaand Skybox-beleid verzamelen en integreren in FireMon's NSPM-oplossing (Network Security Policy Management), wat zorgt voor een naadloze overgang voor eindgebruikers.

Lees verder voor het volledige engelstalige persbericht:

Supporting the EMEA channel: FireMon and Westcon-Comstor deepens relationship to fill void left by those abandoned after Skybox Security closure

• FireMon and Westcon-Comstor have deepened EMEA relationship to offer the channel access to FireMon’s dedicated ‘Skybox Migration’ solution
• With Skybox Security’s sudden closure in March there’s huge potential across EMEA for the channel

FireMon, the leading network security policy management (NSPM) company that brings visibility, control, agility, and automation to enterprise cloud and hybrid network infrastructure, today announces a strengthening of its relationship with Westcon-Comstor, a global technology provider and specialist distributor, in response to the upheaval caused across the EMEA channel after Skybox Security’s sudden closure in March 2025.

After the Skybox Security announcement, channel partners serving end users were left seeking an alternative. Enter FireMon and Westcon-Comstor, who have partnered together for over a decade. The two companies recognised the urgent need to support the EMEA channel and have further cemented the relationship, and are now engaged with Skybox Security partners.

Critically in response to the Skybox closure, FireMon has launched the only dedicated automated ‘Skybox Migration’ solution in the market, an automated Skybox migration solution—preserving your device inventory, rule history, usage data, and compliance controls. The migrator is also able to collate existing Skybox policies and place them within FireMon’s NSPM solution - making the shift seamless for end users.

David Brown, SVP International Business said: “The closure of Skybox left channel partners in a challenging predicament, so it became our mission to support those partners - and we are really pleased that Weston-Comstor is fully committed alongside us. Partners have a ready made viable alternative available to them, and we are already seeing significant interest across the EMEA channel.. Our message to the channel is that we are here to support you and your customers.”

Maurizio Lavagna, Managing Director, Westcon Southern Europe, commented on the partnership: “We have built a solid partnership with FireMon over a number of years and they are a valued EMEA vendor of ours. Once the Skybox news broke our focus turned to our partners - and we are very happy to be able to call upon the heritage, support and market leading bespoke technology of FireMon to help us to do this.”

FireMon closed 2024 with its strongest overall year ever, marking half a decade of uninterrupted revenue expansion and global market penetration. FireMon recently launched several major product advancements designed to help security teams operate with greater speed and precision. With more groundbreaking solutions set to launch in 2025, FireMon remains at the forefront of redefining network security policy management for enterprises worldwide.