Connectria Launches Security Operations Center (SOC) for Microsoft Azure Customers -

Connectria Hosting has launched TRIA managed services for Microsoft Azure. Connectria says the services address Azure customers' performance management; data security; and cost optimization needs. Take a closer look and you'll notice that TRIA includes Security Operations Center (SOC) capabilities called SOCTRIA.

Dig even deeper and you'll see that SOCTRIA includes nearly 20 different managed security services. The lineup, according to the company, spans:

24/7 Incident Response & Administration

24/7 Security Incident Response

Managed Azure Firewall, VPN & Endpoint Support

Multi-Factor Authentication Support

Advanced Instance / Operating System Hardening

SOCTRIA’s 24/7 Advanced Intrusion Prevention

Advanced Security Information Event Management (SIEM) & Event Correlation

Vulnerability Scanning

Security Configuration Management / Change Control

Real-Time Endpoint Security Protection

SOCTRIA’s Advanced Compliance Services

Compliance Audit Assistance

Advanced Data Encryption Support for Data at Rest and Data in Motion

Application Access Controls

Annual Assessment and Ongoing Employee Controls (For Connectria)

NG Firewall & Intrusion Detection System (IDS) for Azure (Optional - Requires Additional Fees)

Web Application Firewall (WAF) for Azure (Optional - Requires Additional Fees)

HIPAA Compliant Business Associates Agreements & Other Security Compliance Agreements

Connectria, like many third-party hosting and cloud providers, is hedging its bets by supporting both Azure and Amazon Web Services. Indeed, Connectria's managed services were previously released for AWS. Rival Rackspace also offers managed services for AWS and Azure, and recently expanded the managed services to support Google Cloud Platform.

Back at Connectria, the company's managed services capabilities extend beyond SOCTRIA to include:

NOCTRIA's 24/7 monitoring services, a Network Operations Center (NOC) to make sure your customers' Azure environments are always up and running at peak performance.

OPTRIA cost optimization services that monitor usage and costs on a monthly basis to make sure customers get the most from Azure at the lowest cost possible.

Connectria is a Microsoft Gold Cloud Partner and has supported various Microsoft platforms for nearly 20 years, including Azure for the past three years, according to CEO Rich Waidmann.