Marcus Chambers VP EMEA and APAC Ops, Tintri

Tintri, Inc., producer of VM-aware storage appliances, today announces its expansion into the EMEA and APAC markets following domestic growth and increasing international interest.

 The company has appointed Marcus Chambers, formerly of Riverbed and Cisco Systems, as vice president of EMEA-APAC Operations, and announced a partnership with Zycko Ltd, the international VAD of IT solutions, which has offices in 13 countries across EMEA.

Zycko will integrate Tintri VMstore into its suite of IT products and provides support to sales operations in the EMEA market. Tintri will also be employing an EMEA-based sales force to complement these efforts.

"It’s been impressive to see the inordinate amount of attention Tintri has received since its March launch. It’s indicative of the market’s readiness for a VM-aware storage appliance," says Marcus Chambers, Tintri VP of EMEA-APAC Operations. "There’s a tremendous opportunity in expanding to the European market and I’m excited to be a part of that."

Kieran Harty, Tintri CEO, adds: "Our stated mission of helping enterprises overcome storage-centric pain points to broaden virtual deployments, has been extremely well-received to date. While it was important for us to initially focus on fostering regional and national growth, we now see the potential to expand our operations to the EMEA and APAC markets. Marcus Chambers has a proven track record in EMEA and we believe that both he and the Zycko team will be an integral part of our growth there and beyond."

"The storage market is undergoing a radical transformation and Tintri has positioned itself at the vanguard of next-generation solutions," says David Galton-Fenzi, Zycko Group Sales and Marketing Director. "There’s a growing demand for VM-aware storage and Tintri has the potential to make both an immediate and lasting impact in the European market."

The expansion comes on the heels of Tintri closing an $18M series C funding round in June 2011, shortly after the company’s March 2011 launch.