Veeam and Partners to Give Away $200 Million in Cloud Backup and DRaaS Services

Veeam Software, Inc. announced an initiative to give away up to $200 million through an exclusive free cloud services program.

Effective immediately, every customer using company solution for on-premises backup and recovery is eligible for up to $1,000 in free cloud backup and DR as a Service (DRaaS) from Veeam and its partners.

This commitment to invest in DRaaS adoption comes as demand of the Veeam Cloud and Service Provider (VCSP) program from enterprises of all sizes soars in 2017 on top of 79% Y/Y in cloud during 2016. DRaaS continues to gain momentum due to more affordable prices and enhanced functionality to meet availability and compliance requirements. Gartner estimates the DRaaS market will nearly triple within the next three years, to a revenue point of $3.4 billion by 2019.[i]

“Organizations across the globe are increasingly adopting cloud platforms for IT and business solutions, and they need an Availability platform that is scalable, reliable, secure and adaptable enough to leverage multi-cloud infrastructures,” said Paul Mattes, VP, global cloud group, Veeam. “We, along with our partners, recognize this opportunity and are fully committing to major investments supporting our partners and end-users, and further delivering on our cloud vision and strategy.“

In addition to helping customers embrace the benefits of DRaaS, the firm’s free cloud services program is designed to help traditional resellers expand in the midst of a cloud-based services market shift. Veeam is connecting resellers with VCSP partners, helping them establish cloud services businesses that generate growing monthly recurring revenue streams.

“Veeam is committed to helping our channel partners continue to grow and realize value from the shift to cloud services,” says Kevin Rooney, VP, North American channel Sales. “The Free Cloud Services Program is a an excellent catalyst for Veeam partners to create new business opportunities while delivering long-term value to their customers“.

“Veeam continues to develop cutting-edge cloud integrations for its customers,” says Ian McClarty, president, phoenixNAP LLC. “The launch of the Veeam FREE Cloud Services program is an exciting step towards always-on availability for the masses. We are thrilled that Veeam is bringing such a compelling offer to each and every one of its customers to help their users stay available 24.7.365.“

This limited time offer is available for all company’s Availability Suite, Backup and Replication and Backup Essentials end-user customers with active firm’s maintenance contracts. The free cloud services program will initially launch in North America, with plans to expand into EMEA, LATAM and ANZ region in the next few months.

[i] Gartner Inc. Magic Quadrant for DR as a Service; June 2016. Analysts: John P Morency, Christine Tenneson, Ron Blair (registration required)