Commvault becomes Cisco Preferred Solution Partner

Commvault, which provides data protection and information management, today announced it is now a Preferred Solution Partner within the Cisco Solution Partner Program. As a Preferred Solution Partner, Commvault has achieved Cisco compatibility certification on Commvault Simpana data management software and can provide its customers with 24-hour, 7-days-a-week customer support. 

This partnership makes it possible for cloud service providers and enterprises to gain access to the Cisco Validated Design (CVD) reference architecture for backup-as-a-service (BaaS). The jointly tested and developed BaaS architecture for public/hosted, hybrid, and private cloud environments enables organisations to drive new business opportunities and accelerate time to market.

“Backup and recovery are critical to helping our clients take advantage of the cloud, and these solutions tested and validated jointly by Cisco and Commvault, two industry leaders in their respective markets, greatly enhance our cloud and managed services portfolio,” said Bob Hankins, VP of data centre solutions at Logicalis.

Said Brian Allison, VP of Worldwide Alliances at Commvault: “Cisco and Commvault, together, will build differentiated solutions with our partners and deliver compelling business outcomes for our customers, starting with the BaaS offer. Our certification on Cisco’s Unified Computing Systems infrastructure and Commvault BaaS CVD is a strong validation that our data protection and information management solutions will work as tested with the same quality customers and partners have come to expect from us and Cisco.”

The Cisco Solution Partner Program, part of the Cisco Partner Ecosystem, unites Cisco with third-party independent hardware and software vendors to deliver integrated solutions to joint customers.