Talkin’ Cloud believes the move could trigger improved synergies between Symantec’s cloud services, managed services and traditional channel partner initiatives. Also, both Symantec and CA have introduced cloud-enabled versions of their backup and recovery platforms.Īnd in an interesting twist: John Eldh, formerly VP of sales for Symantec.cloud, is shifting into the Symantec Channel Chief position.
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Both Symantec (Backup Exec) and CA Technologies (ARCserve) have updated their backup software licensing terms to better support service providers. But it’s impossible to overlook all the market competition. Competition LoomsĮVault has a compelling story. (Talkin’ Cloud has not been able to independently verify the 40 percent figure). But details about that effort are hush-hush for now.Īlready, Cunningham claims, EVault has 40 percent of the cloud backup and recovery market, though he concedes the figure is based on some EVault figures coupled with market size figures from Gartner and IDC.
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Next up, EVault is preparing a service upgrade that will allow the company to target 80 percent of the addressable backup and recovery market, Cunningham claims. And those CCSPs can back up to our cloud.” We consider those partners cloud-connected service providers.
Those local appliances can talk to an MSP or a VAR. So you’ll continue to see on-premises backups to local appliances. I can’t imagine shop floor control systems going to the cloud anytime soon. The EVault strategy, Cunningham adds, will continue to be a “cloud-connected strategy… not a pure cloud strategy. Translation: EVault could be looking to make acquisitions. There’s opportunity here to create organic and inorganic growth.” I don’t have a VC saying flip it in a year. “Seagate is looking at this as a long-term investment. “When it’s the right time we’ll IPO it,” said Cunningham. But here’s the twist: Those BDR upstarts are often backed by venture capital, private equity or boot-strap funding.Ĭunningham believes he has the market advantage because EVault is a wholly owned subsidiary of Seagate.
Many of those vendors offer on-premise storage appliances that are tied to the cloud. The strategy is somewhat similar to a range of BDR (backup and disaster recovery) vendors that are competing in the MSP market. In the event of a complete office meltdown, the customer can still restore from EVault’s cloud. The hybrid approach ensures data can be restored quickly from the local appliance.
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The Backup Exec team made the Windows NT bet before Microsoft gained critical mass on the server, so the move was a gamble at the time. During the glory days of client-server, Veritas helped to position Backup Exec as popular platform for Windows NT Server data and application protection. The EVault effort, led by EVault President Terry Cunningham, is loaded with irony.Īfter all, it was Cunningham who helped to build the Veritas Backup Exec business before Symantec acquired Veritas in 2004. In the cloud computing storage market, EVault - a wholly owned subsidiary of Seagate - is taking aim at Symantec Backup Exec and other client-server data protection platforms.