Beyond wins "2026 Google Cloud Security: Managed Security Service Provider - EMEA" Award. April 21, 2026 01:00 ET | Source: Beyond LAS VEGAS, April 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Beyond, formerly Qodea, announced today that it has won the "2026 Google Cloud Security: Managed Security Service Provider - EMEA" award. Beyond is recognized for its achievements within the Google Cloud ecosystem, particularly for helping shared clients transition from human-scale defense to AI-scale defense by migrating and modernizing security operations to a Google-centric agentic SOC, providing automated and intelligence-driven protection. "The work done by Beyond for complex global organizations demonstrates the power of Google SecOps technologies when combined with expert-managed services. We are proud to recognize Beyond's ability to transform vast volumes of telemetry into reliable and actionable intelligence, offering our clients the proactive defense they need to operate confidently." Wunan Li, Director of Partner Sales and Business Development at Google Cloud Security. Beyond has redefined managed security services by co-developing a Google-centric agentic SOC and assisting companies in retail, financial services, and public sectors to evolve towards AI-scale adaptive security operations. "We are honored to be designated as the managed security service provider for the EMEA region. By evolving the agentic SOC, we transcend traditional human-scale limitations to deliver AI-scale defense that is faster, more adaptive, and designed for the complexities of 2026 and beyond." Adam Casey, Senior Vice President, Beyond Secure. Throughout 2025, Beyond generated transformative results for the security sector, including converting multi-entity environments into hybrid agentic SOCs and reducing significant alert volumes into high-value actionable tickets for its enterprise clients. These results, supported by Google Threat Intelligence and Google SecOps, set a new standard for managed security in the region. As the first "Google-first" engineering partner in Europe, Beyond continues to redefine what large-scale AI-driven enterprise security looks like. "Our team has bridged the gap between traditional outsourced security and the future of the agentic SOC. Congratulations to the Beyond Secure team." Dan Baker, CISO, Beyond Secure. Beyond operates at the heart of the Google Cloud ecosystem, serving both as a strategic deployment partner and a trusted provider for Google itself. This dual role reflects not only technical excellence but also a trust-based relationship at the highest level. As a "Google-first" partner focused on a single platform, Beyond offers its clients deep engineering expertise, enhanced security integration, and more predictable business outcomes. About Beyond: Beyond is a "Google-first" engineering company specializing in designing and deploying cutting-edge technologies at scale. With over 700 expert Google Cloud engineers across Europe* and North America, the company accelerates AI-driven cloud transformation. Fully dedicated to Google Cloud, Beyond combines evidence-based AI, proprietary platforms, and engineering rigor to modernize infrastructure and applications, strengthen security, and generate measurable enterprise-wide results. Beyond is the largest dedicated "Google-first" partner in Europe, recognized by regulated financial institutions, global retailers, and major technology brands for solving complex challenges with precision, performance, and lasting impact. Note: In Europe, the company will retain the name "Qodea... powered by Beyond" for legal reasons. Beyond at a Glance * 700 expert Google Cloud engineers * Presence: UK, Europe, North America * Domains: cloud engineering, AI activation, infrastructure modernization, security, workplace environment transformation * Recent acquisitions: TIQQE (Nordics) * Relationship with Google: strategic deployment partner + Google as a customer Executive Biographies: bio Doc Media Contact: | Laura Murphy Public Relations and Communications Solus Advisory | London Office Email [email protected] Mobile +44 7789 850837

Beyond recognised as 2026 Google Cloud Security awardee. The company has received the "2026 Google Cloud Security: Managed Security Service Provider - EMEA" award. Beyond, formerly Qodea, announced today that it has received the 2026 Google Cloud Security: Managed Security Service Provider - EMEA award. Beyond is being recognised for its achievements in the Google Cloud ecosystem, helping joint customers transition from human-scale to AI-scale defence by migrating and modernising security operations into a Google-centric Agentic SOC, delivering automated, intelligence-driven protection. "The work Beyond has delivered for complex global organisations proves the power of the Google SecOps technology when paired with expert managed services. We are proud to recognise Beyond for their ability to turn massive telemetry into high-fidelity, actionable intelligence, providing our customers with the proactive defence they need to operate with confidence," said Wunan Li, Director, Google Cloud Security Channel Sales and Business Development Beyond has redefined managed security by co-developing a Google-centric Agentic SOC and helping enterprise customers across Retail, Financial Services, and the Public Sector move to adaptive, AI-scale security operations. "We are honoured to have been awarded the Managed Security Service Provider for EMEA. By advancing the Agentic SOC, we are moving beyond traditional, human-scale limitations to deliver AI-scale defence that is faster, more adaptive, and engineered for the complexities of 2026 and beyond," said Adam Casey, SVP, Security. Throughout 2025, Beyond delivered industry-shaping security outcomes, including transforming multi-entity environment into a Hybrid Agentic SOC and reducing large volumes of findings into high-fidelity, actionable tickets for its enterprise customers. These outcomes, powered by Google Threat Intelligence and Google SecOps, set a new standard for managed security in the region. As the leading Google-first engineering partner in Europe, Beyond continues to redefine what enterprise-grade, AI-driven security looks like at scale. "Our team have bridged the gap between traditional outsourced security and the future of the Agentic SOC. Congratulations to the Beyond team," said Dan Baker, CISO. Beyond operates at the centre of the Google Cloud ecosystem, as both a strategic delivery partner and a trusted provider to Google itself. This dual role reflects not only technical excellence, but mutual trust at the highest level. As a Google-first partner and single-platform focus, Beyond delivers deep engineering capability for their clients, tighter security integration, and more predictable commercial outcomes. ABOUT BEYOND Beyond is a Google-first engineering company specialising in the design and delivery of leading-edge technology at scale. The company has 700+ Google Cloud expert engineers across Europe and North America, accelerating in AI-driven cloud transformation. Focused exclusively on Google Cloud, Beyond combines evidence-based AI, proprietary platforms, and disciplined engineering to modernise infrastructure and applications, strengthen security, and deliver measurable enterprise outcomes at scale. Beyond is Europe's largest dedicated Google-first partner, trusted by regulated financial institutions, global retailers, and leading technology brands, solving complex problems with precision, performance, and lasting impact. More news. Read the latest press releases and company updates.

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