Nakivo Expands Presence in Italy with ICOS Distribution Agreement

Nakivo, a US-based provider of backup and disaster recovery solutions, has signed a distribution deal with ICOS, a value-added distributor based in Bolzano, Italy.Through this agreement, ICOS will sell Nakivo’s data protection solutions to IT resellers, system integrators and managed service providers across Italy.

ICOS brings more than 30 years of expertise in data protection, IT infrastructure and cybersecurity. With offices in Bolzano, Ferrara, Verona and Milan, the company operates throughout Italy.

“Italy has one of Europe’s most dynamic SMB and mid-market segments and it’s exactly the kind of market where Nakivo fits,” said Bruce Talley, CEO, Nakivo. “ICOS understands that audience better than anyone and we’re glad to be working with them.”

“Within the landscape of backup, replication and disaster recovery solutions, Nakivo stands out for its simplicity, speed of implementation and a pricing that meets the needs of the local market,” said Federico Marini, MD, ICOS. “In a highly competitive environment, all this represents a significant differentiating factor for partners.”

Nakivo Backup & Replication helps organisations backup and recover their data across physical servers, virtual machines, cloud services and SaaS platforms. Nakivo serves more than 16,000 customers in 191 countries, including global brands like Honda, Siemens and Coca-Cola. In addition to being one of the highest-rated solutions in its category, Nakivo Backup & Replication is recognised in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Software Solutions.