Intelligent Data Centres Issue 12 | Page 7

NEWS Commvault appoints new VP for EMEA ommvault, a recognised global enterprise software leader in the management of data across cloud and on- premises environments, has announced the appointment of Marco Fanizzi as Vice President of EMEA. C Fanizzi will drive the company’s growth objectives to the 70 plus markets spanning Europe, Middle East and Africa. Fanizzi has more than 30 years in the enterprise data industry, covering multiple geographies and sectors. Fanizzi held multiple senior positions at Dell Technologies, most recently as Vice President and Managing Director, Italy. He has also held sales leadership roles with Veritas/Symantec driving sales through channel and customer engagement. Riccardo Di Blasio, Chief Revenue Officer, Commvault, said: “I am confident that Marco’s extensive experience – especially in the financial and enterprise sectors across Europe – will rapidly accelerate the expansion of our already growing EMEA business. “The calibre of our global leadership team is second to none and we have a clear objective to simplify, innovate and execute. Marco has delivered all of these by focusing on the needs of our partners and customers – and I know he will continue to do so.” Marco Fanizzi, new Vice President EMEA, Commvault Mindware unveils expansion plans for new Cloud Marketplace indware, a leading Value Added Distributor (VAD) in the Middle East and Africa, has announced regional expansion plans for the company’s new Cloud Marketplace. M The company has had success on- boarding current channel partners and actively recruiting new partners to the platform. It is also adding a number of new products on the marketplace, giving partners an opportunity to co-sell these solutions with existing Microsoft products, thereby enhancing their revenues. Mindware is currently seeing a lot of interest from the channel community in countries like UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the Northern Gulf. It will also be launching the Marketplace in Levant where the company believes there is high potential www.intelligentdatacentres.com with the growing interest in cloud services in these regions. Vijayan K Raman, Managing Director, ICT and Cloud Solutions at EMTECH, said: “We are excited about the launch of the Mindware Cloud Marketplace and the various co-sell motions the company has put into place. Over the past couple of years, Digital Transformation has become a big priority for regional enterprises. “A lot of our customers rely on our expertise as consultants to help them transition to the cloud which they see as a big enabler of their Digital Transformation. The Marketplace is a great platform for us to leverage and the various built-in features enable us to be more productive and profitable as we help customers on their cloud journey.” Vijay Kumar, CTO and cloud Director at Mindware Issue 12 7