Well-known to the industry in the technology benchmarking space, Gartner release their latest Magic Quadrant report each and every year. The report can be a powerful tool aimed at validating vendors, benchmarking capabilities, and spotting market leaders, ultimately declaring who is innovating and performing at scale.

But it can’t or shouldn’t replace real-time evaluation: it doesn’t show how a tool fits your environment, how complex implementation can be, what the true cost of ownership is, or how well the platform will work day-to-day for your team. Ultimately, choosing the right security partner requires looking beyond the quadrant to consider credibility, customer advocacy, and strategic alignment.

The Role that Gartner’s Magic Quadrant Plays

Whilst the Gartner Magic Quadrant release is always a good barometer for tooling capability and offers valuable insight into market positioning, it is ultimately just one framework. Buyers need to validate not only the technology but also the credibility, stance, and customer advocacy of the partner to make the best decision for their business needs.

That’s where the value of strategic alliances with industry-leading experts comes in. These partnerships go beyond product features. They bring trust, collaboration, and shared commitment to customer success. This is why working with the right partner is critical, and why we’ve started building a relationship with Securonix to deliver greater value together.

Securonix: A Case in Point

Securonix exemplifies this balance of strong technology and partner credibility. Named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SIEM for the sixth consecutive time, Securonix demonstrates consistent execution and vision. Their platform is powered by agentic AI, enabling more efficient SOC operations through automated threat investigation and response.

Key differentiators include:

  • Unified Defence SIEM: A cloud-native architecture integrating SIEM, SOAR, UEBA, threat intelligence (TIP), and automated response (TDIR).
  • Data Pipeline Manager (DPM): Controls SIEM data costs by tiering storage for real-time and long-term needs.
  • Customer Validation: Recognised as a “Customers’ Choice” in the 2024 Gartner Peer Insights report, reflecting high satisfaction and adoption.
  • Scalable SaaS Architecture: Supports modern analytics and flexible data ingestion for large, diverse environments.

These capabilities matter, but what truly drives value is how Securonix partners with customers, advocates for their success, and works collaboratively to deliver outcomes. That’s why strategic partnerships are critical in cyber security today: they turn strong technology into real business impact.

Why the Future of Cyber Security Belongs to Strategic Alliances, Not Point Solutions

Today more than ever, success isn’t just about technology; it’s about collaboration. That’s why the partnership between our organisation and Securonix represents more than a vendor relationship; it’s a strategic alliance built on shared goals and mutual trust.

With a key focus for both organisations being around expansion, there is immense growth opportunities, underpinned by a shared vision for growth, ensuring every initiative supports a common strategy. Combined with mutual market credibility, both our reputations in the security space strengthen our position in the UK and beyond, creating further trust and confidence for customers.

“Securonix brings security back to what is most important, the end users we aim to protect and defend 24/7×365. We have strategically partnered with them and overlay our leading threat intelligence, threat hunting, detection engineering and incredible group of Security Operations Centre analysts to protect over 75 customers across Financial Services, Legal, Retail, Construction and Education”.

James Fernley – Director of Cyber Security Sales, Acora

Partnering for the new era, point solution providers are no longer enough. Businesses need integrated, full-stack approaches that deliver security, agility, and scalability. On a joint venture to help customers modernise and move to cloud-native security, together we are delivering and enabling a shift-left strategy, leveraging deep design knowledge across the full stack, not siloed disciplines, all whilst delivering a seamless service experience.

This united front ensures customers don’t just get a product; they get a partnership that drives transformation, resilience, and long-term success.

“Our partnership with Acora represents a pivotal step towards redefining security for the modern enterprise. By combining Acora’s managed security expertise with Securonix’s leading Unified SIEM platform, we’re closing gaps that many service providers often leave open, delivering faster, smarter, and more actionable protection.

Together, we’re ensuring customers stay ahead of evolving threats whilst reducing costs, enhancing security, and enabling effective AI adoption. This collaboration is built on mutual market credibility and shared strategic alignment, creating a compelling opportunity for Acora and Securonix to lead the next phase of the customer journey”.

Mark Osmond – MSSP Sales Leader Europe, Securonix

As we look ahead to 2026, we are excited to continue this exciting partnership together. Just keep your eyes peeled, ears astute and LinkedIn thumb scroll ready to read about the many adventures ahead.

About Securonix

Securonix is leading the transformation of cybersecurity with the industry’s first Unified Defence SIEM powered by agentic AI, purpose-built to decide and act across the threat lifecycle with a human-in-the-loop philosophy. Built for scale, precision, and speed, our cloud-native platform empowers global enterprises to shift from reactive security to proactive, autonomous operations. Recognised as a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SIEM and a Customers’ Choice by Gartner Peer Insights™, Securonix is driving the next era of intelligent, autonomous security operations. Learn more at www.securonix.com.

About Acora

In a fast-changing digital world, the decisions you make about technology partners are more critical than ever, and at Acora, we work alongside our customers to unlock growth, resilience, and innovation, helping them progress quickly through one central partner. As a progressive full-stack technology services partner, dedicated to helping organisations explore the art of the possible through secure, intelligent, and experience-led transformation.

We’re not just a Managed Services Provider, Managed Security Services Provider, IT consulting, professional services, or development company; we’re all of those and more. Built for the AI era, Acora helps customers achieve meaningful outcomes, often faster than expected.