Intelligent Tech Channels Issue 30 | Page 47

INTELLIGENT SOFTWARE Veeam Cloud and Service Provider programme celebrates 10 years of success Jim Kruger, CMO at Veeam V eeam Software, a leader in Backup solutions that deliver Cloud Data Management, has celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the Veeam Cloud and Service Provider (VCSP) programme with the release of programme discounts and updates and the release of new Veeam Service Provider Console v4. Veeam Service Provider Console v4 includes new capabilities that make it easier for service providers to remotely manage and monitor their customers’ Veeam environments and is offered free to VCSP partners. Launched in March 2010, the VCSP programme enables service providers to leverage Veeam software to offer reliable, revenue-generating Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) and Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service (DRaaS) offerings. Driven by more than 25,000 Cloud and Service Provider partners, the VCSP programme reported an annual recurring revenue (ARR) increase of 33% year over year (YoY) for Q4’19. A decade after launching, Veeam continues to add value and innovation to its VCSP programme. Jim Kruger, CMO at Veeam, said: “Veeam’s vision has always been to deliver simple, flexible and reliable backup solutions to customers. Some customers prefer to set up and manage their own backup and recovery solutions while others prefer this as a service. This is why Veeam has invested in building a robust ecosystem of cloud and service providers, allowing companies of any size to have a Veeampowered solution delivered in the manner that’s best suited for them. “To celebrate 10 years of the VCSP programme, we are introducing new discounts and capabilities that will help cloud and managed service providers profitably scale their managed BaaS and DRaaS business. Today, many of our VCSP partners are reporting double, even triple, digit growth in their businesses. We look forward to celebrating future successes with our VCSP partners as we focus on our ‘better together’ strategy.” In addition to new discounts and tier changes for the VCSP programme, Veeam is launching new Veeam Service Provider Console v4. Formerly Veeam Availability Console, the product now includes remote monitoring and management capabilities directly integrated with ConnectWise Automate. This integration consolidates client data into a single, proactive and centralised user interface, reducing resources and enabling faster response times. As a result, service providers can invest more time in growing their business and less time with administrative tasks. Dante Orsini, Senior Vice President of Business at iland development, said: “Veeam is a true partner who enables our growth through marketing, sales and technology partnership efforts. We have seen tripledigit annual growth over the last decade with Veeam and don’t see that slowing down as we expand our services offering. As the breadth of cloud-based services grows, we join Veeam in its on-going commitment to innovate and expand multi-cloud strategies. Our customers look to us for the best cloud solution for their business needs and Veeam enables us to offer cloud data management services to, from and within the cloud infrastructure, providing the best outcomes for our customers.” • INTELLIGENT TECH CHANNELS INTELLIGENT TECH CHANNELS Issue 30 47