Actifio Names ValueData Technologies Distributor

Actifio, Inc. announced the appointment of ValueData Technologies Pvt. Ltd. as its authorized distributor for India and South Asia, a region that includes several of the fastest-growing economies.

Through this alliance, Actifio will be able to leverage ValueData’s value-added distribution skills and market presence to reach a large channel base and provide them with Actifio’s suite of data management solutions.

Gartner, Inc. estimates IT spending in India will reach $87.1 billion in 2018, with enterprise software the market’s fastest-growing segment.

Headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, ValueData provides its customers with a hyper-focused ‘data-to-value’ portfolio of products, solutions and services to help companies build up their data ecosystems.

As a VAD of Actifio, customers within the ValueData channel ecosystem will gain access to Actifio’s data management solutions that will enable them to design and build a customized data infrastructure, on premise or in the cloud, that can be upgraded, edited or replaced with zero effect to their business operations.

Ronald Fernandes, head of business development and sales, ValueData, said: “We are very excited to expand our alliance with Actifio in this official capacity. As ValueData Technologies has always had a focus on data-to-value, Actifio’s data-as-a-service mission through its backup management and data virtualization solutions among others complements our efforts perfectly, and we are fortunate to offer our customers a complete range of data-focused solutions under a single banner.“

Ash Ashutosh, co-founder and CEO, Actifio, said: “As we expand our global reach, this alliance with ValueData Technologies will be instrumental in providing value added distribution to accelerate our growth throughout India and the South Asia region. With ValueData Technologies customers looking to transition their technology infrastructures, Actifio is proud to offer them a prime backup management solution that will seamlessly merge into their suite of data-focused solutions.“

Ravi Kollipara, VP and country manager, Actifio India, said: “India and the South Asia region represent some of the world’s fastest-growing economies and IT markets. These are high-growth markets for Actifio because our platform enables organizations manage and protect their data and provide instant access to it regardless of hardware platform or cloud service.“