Arrow Electronics has announced the integration of Check Point’s key tools into the ArrowSphere Cloud platform, making them available to channel partners in 17 EMEA countries. This provides MSSPs with an environment with automated provisioning and consolidated billing, eliminating many of the traditional operational barriers.
The integration covers Check Point’s broad portfolio of solutions: from CloudGuard Network Security Virtual Gateway, to MDR, to Harmony packages (Email & Collaboration, SASE, Mobile, Browse and Endpoint). All components communicate via APIs, allowing Arrow partners to automatically deploy and manage from within the ArrowSphere platform.
For MSSP partners, this means significant simplification – including a consolidated billing dashboard and usage metrics, access to training and support, and flexible pricing models designed for a services approach.
This enables MSSPs to configure, price and offer security solutions to customers more quickly, operating the whole thing from a central dashboard.
The selection of countries where the integration is taking off (including Poland, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the UK) allows Arrow to reach key European markets and coordinate MSSP offerings in these areas.
From a technical perspective, the integration resembles the trend of consolidating cloud platforms and security services – providers increasingly need mechanisms that allow them to operate with greater scale and minimal operational overhead. Incorporating scheduling, APIs and operational data in a single layer is a move that, if managed well, can become a market advantage.
Consistency of user experience and integration with customer environments (heterogeneous architectures, different regulatory requirements) remains a key challenge. The success of this initiative will depend on how well it manages to ensure seamless interoperability and transparency in billing – especially in consumption-based models.
