Veeam Software, the leader in Data Protection and Ransomware Recovery, has announced the winners of the eighth annual Veeam Impact Partner Awards for North America during VeeamON 2023 in Miami, FL. The awards are held annually to reward the outstanding success and the commitment of Veeam ProPartner Value-Added Resellers (VAR) and Veeam Cloud & Service Provider (VCSP) partners. With a 100 percent channel ecosystem, Veeam recognizes partners who have not only demonstrated success providing Veeam solutions to joint customers, but who have also surpassed expectations in delivering industry-leading solutions and services that keep businesses running.

"Business leaders are facing increased challenges in this era of heightened cyber-attacks and ransomware," said Kevin Rooney, vice president of Americas channel at Veeam. "We believe the combination of great technology and strong partnerships is what can help organizations protect themselves from these threats and, if the worst happens, enable them to rapidly recover and keep their business running. I'm extremely proud of our 2022 Veeam Partner of the Year Awards winners and am excited to celebrate their achievements this week as part of VeeamON 2023."

The following VAR partners received honors for the 2022 Veeam Partner of the Year Awards:

• Partner of the Year, United States: Insight
• Partner of the Year, Canada: CDW Canada
• Alliance Partner of the Year: Lenovo
• Marketing Partner of the Year: Converge Technology Solutions
• Federal Partner of the Year: StorageHawk
• Veeam Accredited Service Partner of the Year: tsunati
• Growth Partner of the Year: ePlus Technology
• Rising Star Partner of the Year: Level Solutions Group
• Distributor of the Year: TD SYNNEX

The following VCSP partners received honors for the 2022 Veeam Partner of the Year Awards:

• Veeam Cloud & Service Provider of the Year, North America: 11:11 Systems
• Veeam Cloud & Service Provider of the Year, Canada: HostedBizz, an Opti9 Company
• Veeam Cloud & Service Provider Growth Partner of the Year: IBM Cloud
• Veeam Cloud & Service Provider Rising Star of the Year: ThinkOn

"The Veeam Cloud Protection Trends Report for 2023 found that 98% of organizations utilize a cloud-hosted infrastructure as part of their data protection strategy," said Matt Kalmenson, vice president of Global Cloud and Service Providers at Veeam. "As the demand for cloud is accelerated by remote workforces and hybrid work environments, service providers are increasing their cloud strategy to remain competitive and provide differentiated cloud solutions and services. I am proud to recognize our partners' excellent achievements and celebrate our award winners for their dedication to our joint success."

The Veeam ProPartner Network is a global ecosystem of partners that work directly and indirectly with one another to build, market, and sell Veeam-powered services and solutions. Veeam is dedicated to helping its partners succeed. ProPartner VAR and VCSP partners have access to customizable programs, tools and resources designed to enable them to become more profitable and drive business growth, customer trust and competitive advantage according to their business models and objectives. To learn more about the ProPartner Network, please visit https://www.veeam.com/partner-with-veeam. Existing ProPartners can explore further here: https://propartner.veeam.com.

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