Kaspersky and Tech First Gulf forge strategic partnership in Africa

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Akashdeep Singh-Chief Strategy Officer at Tech First Gulf

Tech First Gulf, a prominent value-added distributor in the Middle East and Africa, has announced the establishment of a strategic distribution alliance with Kaspersky, a globally renowned cybersecurity solutions provider, with a focus on Africa.

The historic partnership marks a turning point and was formally established in May of 2024.

In addition to fulfilling its obligation to provide excellence and value-added services to its wide network of partners, Tech First Gulf seeks to solidify its standing as a leading supplier of cutting-edge IT solutions in the African market as it takes on the duty of promoting Kaspersky’s all-inclusive business solutions.

Akashdeep Singh, Tech First Gulf’s Chief Strategy, said the collaboration will improve service delivery.

“We are thrilled to unveil our strategic distribution partnership with Kaspersky, a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions. Together with Kaspersky, we are poised to empower businesses to navigate the evolving threat landscape effectively. In addition to regional expertise, we aim to address the unique cybersecurity challenges prevalent in the region. Remarked Akashdeep Singh.

“In the ever-changing world of cybersecurity, strategic distribution partnerships are pivotal in bringing success to partners and robust support to customers. We highly value the commencement of this partnership with Tech First Gulf, and hope together we can make cyberspace in Africa more safe by providing organizations high-end solutions to protect all types of clients’ digital assets from all types of cyberthreats,” said Samer Malak, Head of channel, Middle East, Turkey and Africa at Kaspersky.

With over 3,500 partners spread throughout the Middle East and Africa, Tech First Gulf is a distribution specialist for IT solutions. In the MEA region, the company has 13 strategically located regional offices.

It specializes in offering customized solutions to major industries like government, BFSI, oil and gas, healthcare, education, and defense.

Tech First Gulf is a distributor that offers solutions/technologies across Audio-visual, Infrastructure & Cybersecurity, Extra Low Voltage (ELV) and Volume solutions that are there in Gartner Magic Quadrant, while Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity and digital privacy company, protects devices from emerging cyberthreats and targeted attacks.

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