DarkMatter and NetApp to Drive Data Management and Analytics Solutions in Middle East

DarkMatter, an international cyber security firm headquartered in the UAE, and NetApp, Inc. entered into partnership to develop secure storage and big data analytics solutions.

Left to Right: Rabih Dabboussi, SVP, DarkMatter,
and Fadi Kanafani, regional director, NetApp

With regional government and enterprise users increasingly looking to leverage big data analytics to drive business and operational improvements, large public and private cloud storage solutions are required, which not only integrate with their business processes, but also demonstrate the highest levels of security and cyber threat mitigation.

With advanced persistent threats on the rise both globally and in this region, security is urgent in the data environment – all the more so given the regular announcements of increasingly large and damaging data breaches across industries.

Through this agreement, customers in the Middle East will benefit from DarkMatter’s implementation of scalable NetApp technologies that ingest and analyse data, thereby empowering end-users with actionable insights in a predictable and efficient manner. These advantages are combined with DarkMatter’s expertise in cyber security implementation and systems integration.

In the future, regional customers will enjoy the fruits of collaboration between the two companies’ respective R&D labs. Their software engineers and developers will work on multiple flash and storage technologies with the goal of delivering cyber security defense and big data analytics solutions.

Commenting on the partnership, Rabih Dabboussi, SVP sales, marketing and business development, DarkMatter, said: “In today’s world, big data analytics is vital to business success. By working together, DarkMatter and NetApp are helping our customers solve two of today’s biggest operational challenges: deriving actionable business insights from big data and keeping that data safe. We see great value for end users through this partnership, which reflects an alignment of our shared approach to data security and risk management, innovation and technical excellence.“

The agreement recognises DarkMatter in the regional cyber security field and its technical capabilities in NetApp solutions, having been named a NetApp Gold Partner.

“Organisations across the region are adopting a data driven approach and there is strong emphasis on the requirement for resilient and compliant data protection solutions that safeguard business-critical applications. Together with Dark Matter, we are looking at developing effective and secure solutions that enable enterprises to envision, deploy, and evolve their IT environments,” said Fadi Kanafani, regional director for Middle East and Africa, NetApp.

The two companies have already begun work on specific areas of shared research interest, as well as a solutions framework to address the requirements of regional customers.