DALLAS, Aug. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- BT today
announced that it has been positioned as a "Leader" in the IDC
MarketScape: Worldwide Managed Security Services 2017 Vendor
Assessment.*
In this year's report, BT has moved into the Leaders category.
In the IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Managed Security Services,
published in 2014, BT had been named a Major Player.
The report notes that BT's differentiation comes through its
ability to be a one-stop shop for its customers thanks to its
capacity to seamlessly integrate a broad security portfolio of
managed services with a customer's BT-provided WAN, LAN and compute
solutions.
The report also highlights the fact that "an extensive network
gives BT the insight into attacks so that BT can watch, learn,
predict, and respond to the latest threats."
Specifically, the IDC MarketScape report identifies BT's
strengths such as:
- "Focus on big data analytics, threat intelligence and
complementary services."
- "BT has made strides in addressing enterprise challenges of
migrating to the cloud and as a result provides enterprises
guidance to migrate to the cloud securely using BT's cloud
partnerships and other vendor technologies."
- "BT combines its own innovation with partner technology that
may include market leaders or innovating technology from emerging
start-ups."
- "BT makes a practice of developing flexible pricing and payment
options and for methods of acquiring and retaining talent. BT uses
a variety of tools to identify talent and invests time and
resources in developing cybersecurity talent — an example is the BT
Security Academy."
The report also highlights the fact that "BT's investments are
focused on assisting customers in their digital journeys as they
operate in new environments created by cloud, virtualized services,
and IoT. BT offers advanced services that help customers transition
with confidence and exploit these new technologies."
Mark Hughes, CEO of BT Security,
said: "We are delighted to be recognised as a global leader for
managed security services globally in the IDC MarketScape report.
This validates our continued investments in security capabilities
and in enhancements of our global capabilities. We are fully
dedicated to offer scalability, flexibility and performance within
a secure environment to our customers as they embark on their
digital transformation journeys."
Sources
*IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Managed Security Services 2017
Vendor Assessment, Doc #US41320917, August 2017.
View the report here.
About IDC MarketScape
IDC MarketScape vendor analysis
model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness
of ICT (information and communications technology) suppliers in a
given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous scoring
methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria
that results in a single graphical illustration of each vendor's
position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear
framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities
and strategies, and current and future market success factors of IT
and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully compared. The
framework also provides technology buyers with a 360 degree
assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and
prospective vendors.
About BT
BT's purpose is to use the power of
communications to make a better world. It is one of the world's
leading providers of communications services and solutions, serving
customers in 180 countries. Its principal activities include the
provision of networked IT services globally; local, national and
international telecommunications services to its customers for use
at home, at work and on the move; broadband, TV and internet
products and services; and converged fixed-mobile products and
services. BT consists of six customer-facing lines of
business: Consumer, EE, Business and Public Sector, Global
Services, Wholesale and Ventures, and Openreach.
For the year ended 31 March 2017,
BT Group's reported revenue was £24,062m with reported profit
before taxation of £2,354m.
British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets
of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in
London and New York.
For more information, visit www.btplc.com
Media contact:
Victoria Harres
victoria.harrres@bt.com
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