GEC NEWS WIREIngram Micro announced a distribution agreement with Okta, a leader in cybersecurity solutions to cover Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt.
This collaboration enables Ingram Micro to expand its security solutions portfolio for resellers and managed service providers by providing access to a growing range of options for identity and access management solutions. This includes solutions for authentication via SSO (single sign-on), adaptive MFA (multi-factor authentication), and the ability to easily manage user profiles for companies of all sizes.
Okta’s solutions, combined with Ingram Micro’s technical expertise and services, can help make identity and access management easier for customers and provide a new level of reliability when connecting to any technology from any device, anywhere.
“Cybersecurity is one of Ingram Micro’s 2023 strategic priorities in the cloud, and I’m delighted we are now an Okta distributor. Together, we can offer managed security service providers and resellers the identity solutions they need to securely connect their teams, end customers, and enterprises to technology and work smarter to avoid ransomware attacks,” said Dr. Ali Baghdadi, SVP & Chief Country Executive – MEA Region, Ingram Micro.
“Identity is central to the biggest trends driving the IT industry – from cloud computing and digital transformation to cybersecurity and artificial intelligence,” said James Bradley, Regional Vice President of EMEA Partner and Alliances at Okta. “By teaming with Ingram Micro, we look forward to offering our mutual customers across the region with comprehensive digital identity and access management solutions.”
