First Distribution Signs Agreement with
Veritas Technologies
Distributor adds newly-formed information management company Veritas Technologies to its world-class
product portfolio.
irst Distribution, South Africa’s leading distributor
for datacentre, enterprise and cloud solutions, has
announced that it has been appointed as a distributor within South Africa for Veritas Technologies,
the leader in information management.
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Veritas Technologies enables organisations to harness the
power of their information, with information management
solutions serving the world’s largest and most complex environments. Veritas works
with organisations of all
sizes, including 86 percent
of global Fortune 500
companies, improving data
availability and revealing
insights to drive competitive advantage.
From traditional data
centres to private, public,
and hybrid clouds, Veritas,
together with its partner
community helps enterprises—regardless of their
environment—protect,
identify, and manage data
using intelligent information
management solutions.
With Veritas, enterprises
have the insight and availability they need to understand
what information they have, know how to keep it protected,
and realise what they should delete.
First Distribution will have access to all of the Veritas offerings including perpetual licences and appliances, xSP software (for Managed Service Providers) as well as EV.cloud
which the distributor will be offering via its cloud services
brokerage, First for Cloud. First Distribution will also be
distributing Veritas Backup Exec 2015 which is aimed at
SME markets, and will be jointly sold via First Distribution
and newly-formed First for Phoenix.
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For over a decade, Veritas has been recognised as a leader
in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for both Enterprise Backup Software and Integrated Appliances, and Enterprise
Information Archiving. This latest distribution agreement
now places First Distribution as an absolute leader in the
Information Management space, the distributor now offering
solutions from all four ‘Leading’ vendors in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Information Management.
First Distribution General
Manager, Tony Abrahall
stated that “First Distribution
is proud to have won the
distribution contract with
Veritas, following a very
comprehensive RFP process. With this latest signing
of Veritas Technologies,
First Distribution now offers
the most comprehensive
Information Management
portfolio in South Africa, and
this makes us undoubtedly
the leading distributor in this
market segment.”
Commenting on behalf of
Veritas, Nick Christodoulou, Regional Director South Africa,
said: “We are pleased to announce First Distribution as
a distribution partner for the new Veritas in South Africa.
With its extensive reach and capabilities, First Distribution
is well-positioned to meet the needs of our partners and
work with Veritas in successfully executing our growth and
development plans across the country.”
For more information on First Distribution’s range of
Veritas information management solutions, please contact Warren Eliason on (011) 540 2640 or at
[email protected].
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