Azlan's new UK Security business unit is to be headed up by newly appointed Security Business Unit Manager Robert Stockford who leads a team of 20 staff pulled together from within the company and ten new recruits.
The team has particular expertise in vendors such as Cisco, IBM, Landesk, McAfee, Sonicwall, Symantec, Veritas, VMware and BlackBerry/Good Technology.
Stockford joined Azlan in July 2016 with a remit to work on the development of a security value proposition. he was previously Director of Channel Sales at Forcepoint.
"With more customers now looking to make the most of virtualised and hyper-converged infrastructures, software-defined solutions and cloud-based appliances and services to enable much more flexible, scalable and networks and mobile environments, the need for expert advice and professional services on security has never been greater," said Stockford.
"Azlan is providing the specialist support and professional services that will allow resellers to address the security challenges faced by end users and the opportunities that presents for resellers.
"Azlan will also focus on virtualised data centre, workspace mobility and data management to create propositions that address the whole spectrum of security needs, across platforms, networks and devices or all kinds."
Azlan UK MD Rob Tomlin added: "Security is the one key strategic area that needed a clear and defined focus. We now have the team and the partnerships in place and, combined with our capability and scale, we're ready to execute on our strategic plans and become a force in this important sector of the market."