UST Global Launching Application Development and Availability Service Platform

UST Global, an information technology solutions and services company for Global 1000 enterprises, announced a partnership with Actifio, Inc., in copy data virtualization.

With Actifio, UST’s customers can now develop new applications faster, while efficiently utilizing their existing server, storage and networking resources. The results are a more agile, resilient and cloud-like IT operation for organization leveraging UST’s new service platform.

“Until now, storage solutions have relied on the purchasing extra hardware that could never guarantee increased efficiency,” said Rakesh Patel, SVP and GM of global sales, UST Global. “Through our 360-degree partnership with Actifio, we’re enhancing the customer’s experiences of storing, protecting, and accessing data, while decreasing costs for these services. We’re allowing companies to focus on efficiency rather than investing financial resources on hardware.“

By virtualizing the management and retention of data, Actifio allows businesses to eliminate multiple data silos and point tools deployed for backup, DR, BC, compliance, analytics, and test and development, and instead rely on one, SLA-driven, virtualized solution.

UST’s branded Managed Storage Portfolio takes advantage of the power of Actifio’s data virtualization platform to support UST’s range of new data management services, including:

• Rapid application development and testing using Actifio workflows and LiveClone Technologies
• Simple managed storage services reducing redundant copies of data created across multiple use case
• Fast DR solution in the cloud and on-premise with Actifio’s patented DedupAsync replication
• Application-centric backups with instant restores for RTO
• Active Archive using Actifio’s SLA-based management and data retention engine

“We share UST Global’s passion for helping enterprises deliver more efficient IT operations which can transform how business is done” said Ram Shanmugam, VP cloud services, Actifio. “By making these new services widely available, UST’s customers can now experience what hundreds of Actifio’s users have known for years – More data doesn’t need to mean more infrastructure, cost and complexity.“

The joint product development agreement will also result in two new UST Global Centers of Excellence in India and Mexico, and UST Global will form a new global practice around Actifio’s copy data virtualization platform.

The expertise found within UST’s Centers of Excellence (CoEs) plays a role in the success with clients. The CoEs deliver IT solutions that allow clients to achieve their most critical business objectives. UST’s Partner Program complements the Centers of Excellence. The program aims to develop strategic relationships with organizations to provide UST Global developers with advance access to technology and educational resources.

“When CIOs are searching for partners who can give them a competitive edge, they often find UST Global with their expertise in valuable solution areas such as application development,” said Ash Ashutosh, founder and CEO, Actifio. “We’re excited to help UST continue to deliver innovative new offerings for leading enterprises around the world, and share their vision for enabling a more resilient and agile cloud-like data center.“