Arrow Electronics and Scality Join Forces

Arrow Electronics, Inc. announced a distribution agreement with Scality SA to drive further adoption of ARTESCA, Scality’s secure object storage software for immutable, cyber-resilient backups in focused markets across EMEA.

“We are excited to have the opportunity to address our customers’ pressing demand for cyber-resilient storage solutions,” said Mike Worby, head of strategic alliances, Arrow’s enterprise computing solutions business in EMEA. “Scality’s solutions precisely target the intersection of three pivotal customer priorities: cyber resiliency, data management, and preparing for the modern AI data center. ARTESCA in particular is especially appealing for customers and channel partners alike with its low cost of entry, easy deployment models and integration with large backup vendors like Veeam.” 

The agreement comes at a time when the hybrid-cloud infrastructure market is on the rise. According to recent reporting, the overall demand for infrastructure solutions to support organizational data stored across public, private, and on-premises environments is projected to grow over the next 8 to 10 years.¹ Specifically, reports also indicate the private cloud segment will experience steady growth due to concerns over the security and protection of confidential data.²  

“The alliance with Arrow accelerates our mission to keep end-user customers protected vs. ransomware,” said Wally MacDermid, Scality VP of WW alliances and distribution. “With ARTESCA and Veeam, Arrow channel partners on the hunt for cyber-resilient infrastructures now have a turnkey, immutable solution to thwart any threat – even AI-fueled ransomware attacks.“

Arrow will distribute all Scality product SKUs with an emphasis on ARTESCA cyber-resilient storage for Veeam. According to Scality, ARTESCA has grown 5x Y/Y in revenue since 2023, with channel partners driving 100% of the business. Purpose-built for resellers, ARTESCA for Veeam makes deployment easy with flexible appliance options and a low entry price point while delivering feature-rich resiliency for unbreakable data protection.

As a VAD, Arrow is already off to a fast start and currently ramping up distribution-selling teams in focused markets across EMEA. Training programs, product certifications, and marketing campaigns are in place to support the expansion of ARTESCA adoption in strategic locations.

¹ Enterprise storage systems market 2024: Expected to grow at a highest CAGR value in upcoming year by 2032
² Fortune Business Insights, market report March, 2024