Alcion (acquired by Veeam)

🚀 Big News! 🚀 We're thrilled to announce that Alcion has been acquired by Veeam Software the #1 leader by market share in Data Resilience! 🎉 This partnership is a huge milestone, and we’re excited about the potential to bring what you love about Alcion—our ease of use, AI-driven capabilities, and robust security capabilities—into Veeam’s industry leading Data Cloud for Microsoft 365. Together, we’re positioned to set a new standard in data protection. Here’s to a bright future with Veeam! https://hubs.la/Q02Qf_8P0

"Having us infuse this fastest-growing product in Veeam's history with the talent and the thought leadership that's coming in with Niraj, and the development capabilities across the Alcion team, is going to let us enhance the product faster, add more capabilities and then add more workloads," said Brandt Urban, Senior VP of Worldwide Cloud Sales at Veeam. Read more about how Veeam's acquisition of Alcion supports push into as-a-Service and AI - Paul Crocetti shares more on TechTarget >> https://bit.ly/3zBKN2X

"Analyst Take: Specifically, it is a move on the part of Veeam to bolster its push into data protection and cyber-resilience capabilities enhanced by AI and delivered as-a-service." The Futurum Group https://hubs.la/Q02Rp4yv0

Veeam acquisition of Alcion supports push into as-a-service, AI … Now it's about going to the next level for Alcion and Veeam. “For our customers, it's just a much larger stage, getting to a much larger scale, much faster," Niraj Tolia said. Paul Crocetti TechTarget News https://lnkd.in/gM4RFHGj

"In his new role, Tolia will spearhead the product strategy and engineering efforts for the Veeam Data Cloud (VDC), which expands Veeam’s industry-leading data resilience solutions into a powerful, flexible suite of services." https://hubs.la/Q02RnPxz0

“And the real winner is customers who will be able to better protect their data and be prepared for cyberattacks.” Stephen Foskett

"Everything starts with the customer," Niraj Tolia said. "In our digital world, protecting data and ensuring its resilience against threats and outages is more critical than ever. Combining Alcion's AI and security capabilities with the robust power of Veeam Data Cloud gives us an extraordinary opportunity to enhance our solutions and reinforce Veeam's leadership in Data Resilience." Veeam Software https://hubs.la/Q02RnNBq0

"At Alcion, Niraj Tolia and Vaibhav Kamra’s software 'leveraged powerful AI techniques to learn user behavior, schedule backups intelligently, remove malware, detect ransomware, and proactively schedule backups when threat signals are detected.' We can envisage this approach being added to VDC. Protecting customer data in SaaS apps and helping customer data both on-premises and in the public cloud/SaaS environment to be more cyber-resilient are two of the main developments in the data protection market." Chris Mellor https://hubs.la/Q02QXQ2B0

Veeam Software® is pleased to announce the appointment of Niraj Tolia as its new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). Following the acquisition of Alcion, an AI-driven data management startup, Tolia brings extensive expertise to enhance Veeam’s product offerings. As CTO, he will lead strategy and engineering for Veeam Data Cloud (VDC), driving innovation in data resilience solutions. With his co-founders and deep industry experience, Tolia’s leadership will support Veeam’s mission to remain at the forefront of data protection and resilience in an increasingly digital world. Niraj Tolia | CTO | Veeam Software Anand Eswaran | CEO | Veeam Software Read More : https://lnkd.in/gd4vZAwX #Leadership #DataResilience #Innovation #DigitalTransformation #Veeam

“And I think Alcion brings a ton of cloud expertise in cloud-native application design and using that to accelerate our innovation is going to be fantastic," Urban said. CRN Australia https://hubs.la/Q02QMbFR0