Tech Data partnership adds to security portfolio
October 9, 2019 - Tech Data Corp. (Nasdaq: TECD), a Clearwater IT distributor, has joined forces with Akamai Technologies (Nasdaq: AKAM) in a partnership aimed at increasing cybersecurity for clients. Tech Data customers in the U.S. and Canada can use any of three Akamai packages: web application firewall protection, accelerated performance of web and mobile applications, or enterprise traffic protection and remote application access, a news release said. The additions to Tech Data’s security portfolio provide a cloud- and data-center-agnostic delivery platform with a defense-in-depth approach, a deeper and broader approach to cybersecurity, the release said.