Intelligent Tech Channels Issue 30 | Page 56

MARKET MOVEMENT NetApp acquires leading Virtual Desktop Infrastructure player, CloudJumper NetApp, a leader in cloud data services, has announced that it acquired CloudJumper, a leading cloud software company in the Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) and Remote Desktop Services (RDS) markets. As a result of the acquisition, the new NetApp Virtual Desktop Services (VDS) will solve the most challenging problems of VDS and application management, allowing customers to deploy, manage, monitor and optimise those environments as a total solution from a single company on the public cloud of their choice. “The ability to provide a consistent virtual desktop experience at scale while keeping data available and secure without sacrificing performance has always been important and is especially critical in today’s unprecedented environment,” said Anthony Lye, Senior Vice President and General Manager of NetApp’s Cloud Data Services Business Unit. “NetApp and CloudJumper provide a simplified management platform for delivering VDI, storage and data management across Microsoft Azure, AWS and Google Cloud with best in class Virtual Desktop Management combined with best in class storage and data services.” CloudJumper gives customers a simple and secure path to the future by managing current environments – often on-premises or using older technologies such as Remote Desktop Services (RDS) – in addition to the environment the market is moving to – cloud hosted desktops using Windows Virtual Desktops (WVD). NetApp VDS provides CloudJumper’s customers highly resilient data storage with enterprise-class features including performance, high availability, global file caching, backup, compliance and essential capabilities to help move business operations to the cloud. ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Veeam reports continued annual growth and market share gains Veeam Software, a leader in backup solutions that deliver Cloud Data Management, has announced an annual recurring revenue (ARR) increase of 21% year over year for the first quarter of 2020. Now with more than 375,000 customers, Veeam is experiencing major success in market adoption of its subscription offerings, including Veeam Universal License (VUL), reporting 97% year over year increase in bookings. “Veeam has historically led the market with innovation and ease of use, and we are already extending that into 2020 with the largest and most successful release in the history of the company (Veeam Availability Suite v10), additional new product releases, company growth and hiring momentum,” said Bill Largent, Chief Bill Largent, Chief Executive Officer at Veeam Executive Officer at Veeam. “However, the first few months of the year have been unusual to say the least for all of us. We are having to conduct business in a different way, ensuring that the Veeam community – employees, partners and customers – stay safe during this period. “I’m very proud of our 4,300 employees as we have continued to grow during this challenging time while not missing a beat on customer support. This not only validates the need for Business Continuity and data protection but also validates strong demand for Veeam’s market leading solution.” I’m very proud of our 4,300 employees as we have continued to grow during this challenging time while not missing a beat on customer support. 56