Norwegian Crayon Distributor of CommVault

CommVault Systems, Inc. announced that its data management platform would be available via EMEA cloud hosting partners through a partnership with Crayon Group Holding As, a service provider in licensing, management and consultancy headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Under the partnership, CommVault’s industry data management software platform, Simpana, will be integrated into Crayon’s portfolio of leased software solutions for EMEA-based cloud hosting service providers.

With a history of helping companies in managing software licensing, Crayon’s strategy is to identify ways in which IT requirements in large organisations can be met more cost effectively. Working with large enterprise vendors, It manages software licensing under ‘Frame Agreements’ – also known as XSP agreements – allowing hosting service providers to license software on a monthly basis, saving them money and time. Crayon has a Services Provider License Agreement (SPLA) with Microsoft, Citrix (CSP) and VMware (VSPP), and is also one of the top three Microsoft SPLA partners.

Simpana solution enables data-driven organisations to analyse, replicate, protect, archive, and search their data through a single platform. It helps businesses manage data as a true strategic asset. Combined with CommVault’s Microsoft Technology partner status, the addition of Simpana is a fit for Crayon’s service provider licensing portfolio.

“Crayon’s focus on helping its customers get the best return of investment for the intelligent provision of IT services is perfectly aligned with CommVault’s core values, making it an ideal partner for us,” said Ankush Korla, VP channel sales EMEA, CommVault. “Through this strategic alliance, Crayon’s EMEA cloud and hosting service provider customers will benefit from our industry leading Simpana software solutions, whilst CommVault can work with Crayon’s existing customer base to expand its presence amongst the growing service provider market in the EMEA region.“

“CommVault’s excellent product portfolio and close integration with Microsoft platforms makes it a perfect partner for Crayon,” said Michael Hoegh Vilain, VP xSP licensing and hosting services, Crayon. “The addition of Simpana to our portfolio allows us to deliver an industry leading data management solution to our cloud hosting customers which can be easily integrated with their current systems. We are excited to be CommVault’s first partner of this nature in EMEA and look forward to working closely together.“