Intelligent Tech Channels Issue 22 | Page 24

MID E EAS DL ID AL I O N E L S G E R ANN CH DLE E With a number of strong partnerships strengthening its market position, Veeam has achieved impressive growth. VEEAM SOFTWARE ANNOUNCES RECORD 2018 RESULTS history, we have solidified our position as the dominant leader in Intelligent Data Management and one of the largest private software companies in the world.” 2018 partner highlights Ÿ Ÿ Recognised twice as Microsoft ISV Partner of the Year, Veeam is now generating 1.9 million hours of Microsoft Azure consumption every month. 24 “Opportunities of data management, compliance and risk, data theft and cybercrime, are expected to continue to present businesses with challenges throughout 2019, and into the next decade. What we have seen in 2018 is that no data is entirely secure. Customers are looking for an approach to manage data that unlocks its use and potential to drive business transformation but doesn’t lock their data into one vendor or increase their risk exposure,” said Ratmir Timashev, co-founder and Executive Vice President (EVP) of Sales and Marketing at Veeam. Timashev added: “By strengthening our offering via our most powerful partnerships with Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE), NetApp, Cisco, and now Lenovo, Veeam has done just that. “Together, with our partners, customers and alliances, and with our recent announcement of general availability for new cloud data management capabilities as part of Veeam Availability Suite 9.5 Update 4, our most important product launch in company m as h V eeam Software, a leader in backup solutions that enable Intelligent Data Management, has announced results from the fiscal year 2018, fresh from a US$500 million investment from Insight Venture Partners and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) in early January, one of the largest investments in the history of storage software. The growth has occurred after the company strengthened partnerships with Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, NetApp, Cisco and Lenovo. Veeam delivered US$963 million in total bookings, 16% growth year-over-year (YoY) and its 12th consecutive year of organic double-digit bookings growth, as it added 48,000 new customers in 2018, an average of 4,000 new customers each month. This strong customer growth builds on 2017 results outpacing the industry and validates the growing demand for Veeam Intelligent Data Management solutions in businesses of all sizes. ev , co et -fo ark und & M er and EVP of Sales V at ing