Actifio and Locuz Expanding Alliance

Actifio, Inc. announced an expanded strategic alliance with Locuz Enterprise Solutions Ltd., an IT infrastructure solutions and services company headquartered in Hyderabad, India.

With this alliance, Actifio continues to expand its data-as-a-service platform with multi-cloud and data management capabilities to organizations on a global scale.

Through the alliance, Locuz has launched its managed services offering Conquo, an application-centric, SLA-driven data protection and virtualization platform powered by Actifio. This enterprise data-as-a-service solution provides users with a scalable copy data management platform that enables a series of capabilities for a company’s cloud, network and server infrastructure.

Conquo

With Actifio, Conquo is positioned to help users solve their biggest data, backup and usage issues during and after their migration to the cloud, including:

• Instant one-click DR
• Incremental forever backup capabilities
• Fast, unlimited access to data wherever it is stored
• On-demand cloud consumption pricing model with predictable usage costs

In addition to the launch of Conquo, Locuz has signed on as an Actifio MSP in India and USA.

Uttam Majumdar, president, Locuz, said: “At Locuz, we are constantly evolving our operations in order to keep up with the industry, especially in the context of cloud emergence and the rising threat to data ecosystems. By collaborating with Actifio on Conquo, we are now able to provide organizations with the tools they need to protect their data on-premise or in the cloud, regardless of its platform.“

Ash Ashutosh, co-founder and CEO, Actifio, said: “As we continue to expand our global reach, this collaboration with Locuz is instrumental in bringing our platform integration capabilities to a new region, and the launch of Conquo represents the next step in our journey. As Locuz continues to provide its customers with a range of innovative solutions, Actifio is proud to play a role in their next phase of bringing data protection and virtualization technology to customers in India and beyond.“

Ravi Kollipara, VP and country manager, Actifio India, said: “India and the South Asian region continue to be some of the world’s fastest-growing economies and IT markets. As Actifio’s platform enables organizations to manage and protect their data and provide instant access to it regardless of where it is stored, the launch of Conquo symbolizes Locuz’ impact on the current market.“