StorIT, a specialist data management solutions distributor in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, has signed a distribution agreement with Unitrends, a leading data protection and disaster recovery company.

As Unitrends’ value-added distributor, StorIT will promote and distribute Unitrends complete portfolio of end-to-end solutions in data protection, backup and disaster recovery solutions across the Middle East, North Africa and India, said a statement.

Suren Vedantham, managing director, StorIT Distribution, said: “With this partnership with Unitrends, we are now in a position to offer our customers and partners Unitrends’ well-proven hybrid solution from a single source for all requirements of scalable appliances, software and cloud-based solutions for backup, archiving, instant recovery and disaster recovery.

“By leveraging our strong channel network in the Middle East, we plan to increase Unitrends’ business and market share within the region.”

StorIT will undertake activities such as training, certifications, systems design and architecture, implementation services and support, said the statement.

The StorIT team will also work closely with Unitrends to ensure its channel network receives strong sales, marketing, and technical support to effectively sell Unitrends’ integrated physical backup appliances that protect physical and virtual environments.

Michael Orange, regional manager - Middle East and Africa, Unitrends, said:“We are looking forward to extending with StorIT our high-growth strategy into the Middle-East, to build strong relations with valuable partners and continue to provide to our customers easy-to-use and well-positioned enterprise-class backup and recovery solutions."

"The expertise of StorIT is a great asset for the development of Unitrends in the region,” he stated. 

StorIT said it will work with Unitrends to initiate channel enablement and training programs which will be followed by a road show to create awareness on the product portfolio and their technology.- TradeArabia News Service