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STC selects Commvault for backup-as-a-service offering

DUBAI, October 17, 2016

Commvault, a leader in data protection and information management, today announced an agreement with Saudi Telecom Company (STC), to deliver a backup-as-a-service solution, utilising the STC cloud environment.

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreement was signed at the Gitex in Dubai to collaborate on solutions targeting public sector and small to medium sized enterprises in Saudi Arabia with the new cloud offering.
 
STC is a leading service provider within Saudi Arabia, with more than 32 million customers in that market.  STC has a long history of industry leadership in embracing the latest technology for innovative services.  This solution continues this tradition, helping customers to realise the true value of their data, while minimising complexity and cost, said a statement.
 
“The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is witnessing tremendous growth, with huge potential for cloud adoption and backup as a service implementations. Through this cooperation with Commvault, we will be able to offer the best data management solutions available in the market to our customers.” said Dr Tarig M Enaya, senior vice president of STC Enterprise Business Unit.
 
Commvault is recognised as an industry leader by STC and was named a leader – for the sixth straight year – in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Center Backup and Recovery Software.
 
“This agreement, with an internationally recognised solutions leader like STC, represents a huge milestone for Commvault.  We see big opportunities for better data management as-a-service for hybrid, public and private cloud environments across the region, and we believe that agreements like this will help further promote the implementation of these secure and effective solutions,” said Bassam Hemdan, area vice president, Middle East, South Africa and Turkey, Commvault. - TradeArabia News Service




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