Carahsoft to Distribute HYCU Data Protection for Nutanix

HYCU, Inc., an enterprise software company specializing in backup, recovery and monitoring for hyper-converged infrastructures (HCI), and Carahsoft Technology Corp., a government  IT solutions provider, announced a partnership through which Carahsoft will distribute HYCU Data Protection for Nutanix backup and recovery software to partners selling into the public sector.

“Effective data protection is a critical driver for government organizations looking to transform for the 21st century,” said Simon Taylor, CEO, HYCU. “HYCU for Nutanix has the ability to backup and recover data, when you need to, as you need to, while taking advantage of a new class of cloud platforms like Nutanix. This can have a dramatic impact on the success of government data management software initiatives such as the Data Center Optimization Initiative (DCOI) and Modernizing Government Technology Act (MGT). We are excited to team with Carahsoft and its reseller partners to accelerate HYCU’s presence in federal, state and local governments.“

Through the partnership, Carahsoft will make HYCU for Nutanix’s purpose-built data protection software available to its federal, state and local government partners. Public sector organizations will be able to protect and recover application specific workloads faster and with the same simplicity they experience from their Nutanix infrastructure investments. The relationship extends to all HYCU products across IT monitoring and data protection.

“As an emerging player in the data protection for hyper-converged infrastructure space, HYCU Inc. brings innovation and deep technology expertise to government customers, allowing them to cost-effectively manage, protect and recover one of their most important assets- their data,” said Evan Slack, director, Nutanix solutions, Carahsoft. “As the public sector distributor of Nutanix, we are pleased to add the HYCU solutions to our portfolio and look forward to making them available to our reseller partners and government customers.“