Veeam Software, the leader in Backup solutions that enable Cloud Data Management, today announced the winners of the 2019 Veeam Impact Partner Awards for North America. These fifth annual awards recognize nine North American Veeam ProPartners and Veeam Cloud & Service Provider (VCSP) partners who have not only demonstrated success providing Veeam solutions to their customers, but who have also surpassed expectations in providing first-class support, expert knowledge, and continued product education.

"With the recent release of the new Veeam Availability Suite v10, the biggest product release in our history, Veeam continues to solidify its run as the market leader in Cloud Data Management," said Kevin Rooney, vice president of Americas channel at Veeam. "We attribute much of our continued and profitable growth to the success of our partners, our 100 percent channel model, and our ability to collaborate for the greater good of our customers. As we continue to focus on data as the cornerstone of a business's success, we'll also continue to invest and support our ecosystem of partners who share in our vision. I congratulate the 2019 Veeam Impact Partner Award winners and am excited to have them join us for Act II of Veeam - our evolution into Hybrid Cloud."

The following Veeam partners received honors for the 2019 Veeam Impact Awards:

• Veeam Growth Partner of the Year, North America: SoftChoice
• Veeam Rising Star Partner of the Year, North America: All Lines Technology
• Veeam Impact Partner of the Year, North America: CDW
• Veeam Distributor of the Year, North America: Tech Data
• Veeam Impact Federal Partner of the Year: CDWG
• Veeam Canada Partner of the Year: Long View Systems

The following VCSP partners received honors for the 2019 Veeam Impact Awards:

• Veeam Impact Cloud & Service Provider Partner of the Year, North America: iland
• Veeam Cloud & Service Provider Growth Partner of the Year, North America: OffsiteDataSync, a J2 Global Business
• Veeam Rising Star Cloud & Service Provider Partner of the Year, North America: Storagepipe

"In this new Hybrid Cloud era, it's essential that partners are able to work with customers regardless of where their data resides," said Matt Kalmenson, vice president of Americas Cloud at Veeam. "Our VCSP program not only arms our partners with the most flexible, reliable and simple solutions to achieve this, but also the latest tools, first-class support, and the most valuable training and education to ensure their profitability and mutual success. We believe 2020 is one of the most exciting years in Veeam history, and together with our partners, it will also be one the of the most successful."

"The widespread adoption of cloud demands a strong network of vendors that are capable to deliver efficient products, while providing customers with a seamless experience regardless of their infrastructure needs," said Chris Webber, Research Director for IDC Strategic Alliance. "With the release of Veeam Availability Suite v10, Veeam continues to demonstrate its commitment to innovation and partnership support. I am excited to see Veeam continue to evolve as a leading Cloud Data Management vendor."

Registration is now open for VeeamON 2020, the world's premier event for Cloud Data Management, taking place May 4 - 6, 2020, at the Aria Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. Nearly 10,000 customers, partners and influencers attended VeeamON 2019 in Miami, FL and the regional VeeamON Forum events held all around the world.