Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 23 | Page 10

NEWS Ping Identity expands into northern Europe as identity security market grows Supermicro expands European manufacturing facilities S uper Micro Computer, a global leader in enterprise computing, storage, networking solutions and green computing technology, expanded its EMEA Operations Park in ‘s-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, with the acquisition of a new multi-purpose facility. Supermicro has added a major facility to its existing EMEA headquarters. The expanded site will encompass several organisations, augment the Cloud Center of Excellence (CCoE) – a state-of-the-art server and storage lab for testing customers’ proof of concept systems onsite, or remotely – and manufacturing. Supermicro offers a wide range of server and storage solutions including Petascale All-Flash NVMe, BigTwin, SuperBlade, GPU Systems, as well as a family of high-performance embedded building blocks including motherboards, memory, HDD/SSDs, I/O expansion options, etc. so customers can configure systems for their exact requirements. Ping Identity continues to drive attention towards identity security in cybersecurity P 10 ing Identity, a pioneer in intelligent identity, has announced an expansion of its northern European operation with the opening of a new office in Utrecht, Netherlands. The growth of the identity market has been rapid across Benelux and Scandinavia, and Ping Identity continues to drive attention to the importance of identity security in the cybersecurity landscape, as well as support for its local clients and channel partners. to deliver secure access that uses identity intelligence to detect and block cyberattacks, prevent security breaches and meet regulatory requirements.” “Ping Identity is a strategic partner for us in the security space and we appreciate the commitment it has shown to support our technical needs within the region,” said an identity and access management professional with ABN AMRO. “We look forward to working closely together “The customer demand for easily integratable, standards-based technology – whether in the cloud or on premises – means Ping Identity solutions are ideally suited. We’re thrilled to see Ping’s expansion and continued commitment in the region.” INTELLIGENTCIO “Expanding the Supermicro European facilities in the Netherlands enables us to further support our EMEA customers and expand our market presence,” said Perry Hayes, President of Supermicro, B.V. “Customers will experience extended field service and manufacturing coupled with more opportunities for collaboration leveraging onsite research and design staff to address market requirements.” “Our partnership with Ping, which combines its vendor technology and our consultancy expertise, has enabled excellent delivery support to our customers in their infrastructure and security projects,” said Ian Yoxall, Co- founder, Intragen. www.intelligentcio.com