Lifeboat to Distribute ExaGrid Disk Backup Appliance

Lifeboat Distribution, Inc., VAD for virtualization and BC, announced a distribution agreement with ExaGrid Systems, Inc..

Lifeboat will distribute ExaGrid’s disk-based backup with deduplication appliance to its resellers in the US and Canada.

ExaGrid’s landing zone and scale-out architecture offers fast backups, restores, recoveries, and tape copies; provides VM boots in seconds to minutes; and fixes the backup window length as data grows. The solution supports and complements over 25 backup applications and utilities, including Acronis, Dell, Inc., StorageCraft, Unitrends and Veeam Software.

“A strong, vibrant channel is key to ExaGrid’s continued growth,” said Nick Ganio, VP sales, ExaGrid. “With Lifeboat’s reputation for reseller recruitment and service, we are confident that they will help our ExaGrid value proposition reach a whole new set of US and Canadian solution providers.“

“We’re excited to partner with ExaGrid as Lifeboat’s first backup with deduplication offering,” said William R. Botti, EVP, Lifeboat. “Our resellers will see this as an exciting, high margin incremental sales opportunity, as they help their customers move to disk-based backup with data deduplication solutions.“

ExaGrid’s channel program offers resellers margins, deal registration, a trained co-selling sales team and a commitment never to take a reseller deal direct.

ExaGrid’s disk-based backup appliances will be promoted to resellers in conjunction with Lifeboat’s line of backup and recovery software offerings.