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 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. 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 next-generation distributed network firewalls that speed customers’ adoption of Azure cloud services. 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 PaaS/IaaS, 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 NextGen Firewall F-Series to extend remote connectivity, and they now leverage the NextGen 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. Using Barracuda security with Microsoft Azure, Agrifirm can respond faster to threats, and benefit from enhanced logging, control, and security.