Barracuda names Phoenix Software & partners as 2025 award winners

Barracuda has announced the recipients of its annual Partner Awards for 2025, recognising several companies from the UK and Ireland.

Phoenix Software was awarded Regional Partner of the Year UKI in recognition of its work with Barracuda on cybersecurity solutions. Jonathan Scott, Head of Cyber Advisory at Phoenix Software, stated, "We're incredibly proud to have been recognised at Barracuda's Discover event. This award is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our entire team, and it reinforces our strong partnership with Barracuda in delivering innovative, effective cybersecurity solutions for our customers."

Infinigate UK&I received the award for Distributor of the Year. Gordon Lyon, Sales Director at Infinigate UK&I, said, "For us, the Barracuda EMEA Distributor of the Year award reflects the hard work of our experienced team over the last year. The strong, long-term relationship between Infinigate and Barracuda continues to evolve, bring value to our new and existing partners and provides them with considerable growth opportunities."

The Email Protection Partner of the Year award was given to DuoCall. Andrew Ringsell, Director of Managed Services at DuoCall MSP, commented, "We're thrilled to be named best email protection partner by Barracuda. We all strive to give our customers the best protection and solutions as possible and Barracuda have provided the benchmark. We are an agile, dynamic company and we're forever looking to grow our portfolio and Barracuda's approach matches us step for step with trust and collaboration."

PMD Data Solutions was named Data Protection Partner of the Year. Matthew Gwynn, Director of Data Protection Technologies at PMD Data Solutions, said, "We are delighted and honoured to be awarded the Barracuda Data Protection Partner of the Year 2025. We have built a fantastic working partnership with Barracuda – with sales increasing year-on-year since 2020. This award is a reflection of our hard work and commitment to develop Barracuda data protection opportunities in a hyper-competitive market."

QuoStar received the Managed XDR Partner of the Year award. Neil Clegg, Managing Director at QuoStar, stated, "We're extremely proud to have been recognised as Barracuda's Managed XDR Partner of the Year. We have an excellent, long-term partnership with Barracuda, further exemplified by this award, which is a true a reflection of the dedication and hard work of the whole team."

Giovanni Goduti, SVP Sales, International at Barracuda, commented on the significance of the awards for partner relationships. "We are delighted to celebrate the achievements of our UKI partners and their commitment to helping organisations stay protected against ever evolving cyberthreats. We are a channel-first business and welcome this annual opportunity to recognise the partner relationships that help us to deliver advanced, AI-powered security products that are easy to buy, deploy and use."

The awards were presented at Barracuda's annual partner event, attended by over 200 representatives from 47 countries, including Managed Service Providers, resellers, distributors, and hybrid partners across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Phoenix Software, Infinigate UK&I, DuoCall, PMD Data Solutions, and QuoStar were named winners for their achievements in cybersecurity and service delivery during the event.