Awards and Certifications

ChannelPro Network online visitors and magazine readers voted for the most SMB-and partner-friendly products, technologies, services, programs, and professional organizations in the IT channel today.

CRN’s annual Products of the Year Awards are given to standout products and services that represent best-in-breed technological innovation backed by a supportive channel partner program.

Barracuda Networks was recognized for Backup Appliances and Backup Vx as the product of the year by IT Professional media publishers. The awards recognize products that, in the opinion of the editors, are the best in terms of specification, competitive advantage and value for the customer.

Barracuda’s cloud-delivered web application firewall (Barracuda WAF-as-a-Service) won the  Security – Web & Email: Technology subcategory in CRN's 2018 Products of the Year. 

Products and services named on this list represent best-in-breed technological innovation, financial opportunity for partners, and customer demand. For the third year in a row, the winners were determined through a combination of editorial selection and a survey fielded to solution providers, who are currently selling both the technology and specific vendor product, to accurately capture real-world satisfaction among partners and their customers.

Barracuda was again recognized in CRN's annual guide to cloud partner programs. CRN’s Cloud Partner Program Guide highlights companies that have evolved their partnering strategies to meet new cloud challenges.

Barracuda was recognized for Best Email Security in the 2018 Channelnomics Security Awards. Winners were selected by a panel of judges. 

Jessica Meek, Editor of Channelnomics, said “As security becomes the beginning, middle and end of everybody’s business, large or small, innovative leaders in the security space are more important now than ever before. The winners of the Channelnomics Security Awards are the leading lights in the security industry, the people who think security 24/7 so the rest of don’t have to. It is vital, therefore, that we recognize and honor their drive, passion and commitment to the industry, as without them we would all be significantly less secure”

In the ChannelPro Network 2018  Readers' Choice Awards, Barracuda was recognized as the Gold Winner for Best Email Security. Winners of the ChannelPro Readers’ Choice Awards were selected by readers of ChannelPro magazine and visitors to the magazine's website.

This year, CRN honors more than 600 women whose channel expertise and vision are deserving of recognition.

The 2018 Partner Program Guide offers the information solution providers need to evaluate IT vendors they work with or are considering working with.

CRN Channel Chiefs list is a complete look at the executives shaping today's enterprise tech channel.

CRN's annual Cloud Partner Program Guide highlighs companies with partner programs that are best positioned to boost a solution provider's business.

SC Media Reboot Leadership awards were designed and launched to showcase and acknowledge industry luminaries who are positively impacting and advancing the cybersecurity arena.

The winners of the 2017 Storage Awards, 'The Storries' XIV, were announced at a gala awards ceremony at The Grand Connaught Rooms on June 15th.

The winners of the 2017 Storage Awards, 'The Storries' XIV, were announced at a gala awards ceremony at The Grand Connaught Rooms on June 15th.

Support as well as service of products and services sold are critical components of any contract. For many organisations that seek out help from information security vendors and service providers, the assistance they get from customer service representatives is crucial to the deployment, ongoing maintenance and successful running of the technologies they’ve bought and to which they have entrusted their businesses and sensitive data.

CRN editors select the Women of the Channel honorees based on their professional accomplishments, demonstrated expertise and ongoing dedication to the IT channel.

This annual guide is the definitive listing of partner programs from technology vendors that provide products and services through the IT channel.

The companies on CRN's Security 100 list have demonstrated creativity and innovation in product development, as well as a strong commitment to delivering those offerings through a vibrant channel of solution providers.

The executives on this annual list represent top leaders in the IT channel who excel at driving growth and revenue in their organizations through channel partners.

Info Security Products Guide, the industry's leading information security research and advisory guide, has named two Barracuda solutions Silver and Bronze winners at the 2017 Global Excellence Awards®:

·        Silver: Innovation in Next Generation Security for Barracuda NextGen Firewall

·        Bronze: Innovation in Cloud Security for Barracuda Essentials for Office 365

Info Security Products Guide, the industry's leading information security research and advisory guide, has named four Barracuda solutions Gold winners at the 2017 Global Excellence Awards®:

·        Gold: Email Security and Management for Barracuda Essentials for Email Security

·        Gold: Social Media, Web Filtering, Content Security for Barracuda Web Security Gateway

·        Gold: Storage and Archiving for Barracuda Backup

·        Gold: Web Application Security for Barracuda Web Application Firewall

The 100 Coolest Cloud Computing Vendors are selected by the CRN editorial team for their creativity and innovation in product development, the quality of their services and partner programs, and their demonstrated ability to help customers benefit from the ease of use, flexibility, scalability and budgetary savings that cloud computing offers.

The 2016 ChannelPro All-Stars were selected by ChannelPro-SMB’s editors based on their assessment of the year’s biggest vendor-related storylines, as well as input from a variety of outside experts and channel partners.

Each year, the SC Awards honor the most outstanding contributions in the information security industry. We celebrate the achievements of the IT security pros in the trenches, the innovations happening in the vendor and service provider communities, and the passionate work of government, commercial and nonprofits striving to amplify the importance of our industry.

Barracuda Networks is a finalist in the following categories:

Best Vulnerability Management Solution: Barracuda for Vulnerability Manager

Best Web Application Solution: Barracuda for Web Application Firewall

Best Customer Service: Barracuda for Customer Support

Tech & Learning's Awards of Excellence program has been recognizing outstanding ed tech products for over 30 years. With a solid reputation in the industry as a long-standing, high-quality program, the AOE recognizes both creative new offerings and significantly updated products that help educators in the business of teaching, training and managing with technology.

New Product Winner - Barracuda Essentials for Office 365

Upgraded Product Winners - Barracuda Backup, Barracuda Web Security Gateway, Barracuda NextGen Firewall F-Series 

CRN's annual Cloud Partner Program Guide provides partners with the insight needed to navigate through the crowded cloud vendor landscape and identify the vendors that best meet the needs of their customers.

The annual Top Midmarket IT Vendor Executives list highlights the IT industry's most influential vendor executives who serve midmarket and midsize customers.

Readers of ChannelPro-SMB were invited to participate in the channel’s only SMB-focused Readers’ Choice Awards by casting their votes for the vendors, distributors, and professional organizations with the most SMB- and partner-friendly solutions, services, or programs in the channel today, via the publication’s website.

Microsoft Corp. announced the winners and finalists of the Microsoft 2016 Partner of the Year Awards. The annual awards recognize top Microsoft partners demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology. Barracuda was announced as the winner of the 2016 Microsoft Azure Certified ISV Solution Partner of the Year award. Microsoft recognized Barracuda for its continued technology innovation to help customers securely move workloads and applications into Azure. 

Network Products Guide, an industry leading technology research and advisory guide, has named Barracuda Email Security Service a Gold Winner in the 11th Annual 2016 IT World Awards for Email Security and Managment.

Network Products Guide, an industry leading technology research and advisory guide, has named Barracuda Backup a Bronze Winner in the 11th Annual 2016 IT World Awards for Storage Solutions - 500 - 2,499 Employees.

The women executives who comprise this annual list span the IT channel, representing vendors, distributors, solution providers and other organizations that figure prominently in the channel ecosystem. Each is recognized for her outstanding leadership, vision, and unique role in driving channel growth and innovation.

2016 marks the fourth consecutive year that Barracuda has been recognized by CRN® with a 5-Star rating for its partner pro

Barracuda made CRN’s Security 100 list - the Channel’s definitive roster of top security tech suppliers. This project recognizes the coolest security vendors in each of five categories: Endpoint Security; Identity and Access Management and Data Protection; Network Security; SIEM and Threat Detection; and Web and Application Security.

The Barracuda NextGen Firewall was a Winner in the Best SME Security Solution category at the SC Awards 2016. The SC Awards, recognized throughout the IT security industry, are the crowning achievement for IT security professionals and products. Winners of the 19^th annual SC Awards were hand-selected by a panel of IT security experts from both the private and public sector. 

Barracuda Customer Support was a Winner in the Best Customer Service category at the SC Awards 2016. The SC Awards, recognized throughout the IT security industry, are the crowning achievement for IT security professionals and products. Winners of the 19^th annual SC Awards were hand-selected by a panel of IT security experts from both the private and public sector. 

Info Security Products Guide, the industry's leading information security research and advisory guide, has named Barracuda Networks a Grand winner of the 2016 Global Excellence Awards® in Best Security Vendors Overall.

Info Security Products Guide, the industry's leading information security research and advisory guide, has named Barracuda Customer Support a Gold winner of the 2016 Global Excellence Awards® in Customer Service Department of the Year. 

Info Security Products Guide, the industry's leading information security research and advisory guide, has named Barracuda NextGen Firewall F-Series a Gold winner of the 2016 Global Excellence Awards® in Innovation in Cloud Security. 

Info Security Products Guide, the industry's leading information security research and advisory guide, has named four Barracuda solutions Bronze winners at the 2016 Global Excellence Awards®:

· Bronze – Web Application Security – Barracuda Web Application Firewall
· Bronze – Email Security – Barracuda Spam Firewall
· Bronze – Firewalls – Barracuda NextGen Firewall X-Series
· Bronze – SSLVPN – Barracuda SSLVPN

CRN_®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Michael Hughes, SVP, Worldwide Sales, to its prestigious list of 2016 Channel Chiefs. The executives on this annual list represent top leaders in the IT channel who excel at driving growth and revenue in their organizations through channel partners.

Channel Chief honorees are selected by CRN’s editorial staff on the basis of their professional achievements, standing in the industry, dedication to the channel partner community and strategies for driving future growth and innovation. Each of the 2016 Channel Chiefs has demonstrated loyalty and ongoing support for the IT channel by consistently promoting, defending and executing outstanding channel partner programs.