Microsoft Azure CASE STUDY Cooperative Takes Control of

Microsoft Azure CASE STUDY Cooperative Takes Control of IT with Barracuda Security Solutions Deployed on Microsoft Azure “Barracuda has provided us with a logical, easy, very intuitive interface that makes it simple to implement new solutions. We are looking forward to realizing real business opportunities much faster thanks to Microsoft and Barracuda solutions. ” – Pieter Wagenaar, IT architect, Agrifirm • SITUATION MICROSOFT AZURE ISV: Barracuda Networks WEB SITE: www. barracuda. com LOCATION: Campbell, CA, USA ORG SIZE: 1, 460 employees MICROSOFT AZURE ISV PROFILE: Barracuda Networks is a security provider, beginning 10 years ago with its spam firewall. Today, Barracuda, an Azure-certified partner, offers a range of security products including Web Application Firewalls and its nextgeneration distributed network firewalls that speed customers’ adoption of Azure cloud services. Agrifirm, a Dutch cooperative, considered several factors in choosing a cloud solution. Its end users are farmers who still rely on faxes and low-tech computing solutions, resulting in ongoing problems with lost orders and confusion. The nature of Agrifirm’s business is seasonal, requiring a solution that could easily scale and would keep data secure and organized while providing easy access to the applications to place orders and more. • SOLUTION Satisfied with existing Microsoft Office 365 and Azure Active Directory deployments, Agrifirm decided to leverage the public cloud for its datacenter, utilizing Microsoft Azure SQL Database, Azure Paa. S/Iaa. S, and Microsoft Azure Service Bus to create its datacenter. Customers were already leveraging Office 365 and Active Directory, so interoperability is key. Agrifirm chose the Barracuda Next. Gen Firewall F-Series to extend remote connectivity, and they now leverage the Next. Gen Firewall’s extensive monitoring and logging for all datacenter access. • BENEFITS By placing its datacenter in Microsoft Azure and leveraging Barracuda, Agrifirm’s customers have reliable, secure access to all applications. Go-To-Market Services Using Barracuda security with Microsoft Azure, Agrifirm can respond faster to threats, and benefit from enhanced logging, control, and security.