As organisations across the Middle East navigate growing cyberthreats, regulatory pressures and AI adoption, the conversation around data protection is shifting rapidly. Resilience is becoming a businesscritical priority, driven by the need for speed, simplicity and complete control over data across increasingly complex, hybrid environments.

Jawad Moghnieh,

General Manager, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, Veeam, talks through his strategy for cyberresilience in the Middle

East and how Veeam can support organisations in the region.

What are customers across the Middle East most focused on right now when it comes to protecting their data, and how is Veeam responding to those needs?

What we’ re seeing very clearly across the region is a mindset shift. Customers are no longer asking whether they need stronger resilience; they’ re asking how quickly can we implement solutions without adding any complexity.

For organisations in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, there is a growing demand to store an external copy of their data outside the country, while still maintaining full control and visibility. This is where Veeam Data Cloud and Veeam Vault play a critical role. Veeam Vault allows organisations to store an immutable backup copy in any geographical location, while also making sure that there’ s an added level of protection against any ransomware or regional disruption.

This is designed to work seamlessly with environments such as Microsoft or AWS. The focus is giving organisations a choice over where data is protected, how it is recovered and how resilience aligns with the business risk and compliance requirement.

As cyber-resilience and ransomware recovery remain top priorities, how does the Veeam Data Platform help organisations stay operational and move forward?

Veeam Data Platform is designed to improve data resilience across organisations. When the global environment becomes more volatile – whether through geopolitical tensions, cyberescalations or even economical uncertainties – resilience stops being a technical discussion and becomes a business imperative.

What organisations need most is the ability to build trust through proven resilience. Confidence to get their business up and running no matter what happens. Veeam Data Platform is designed around rapid and reliable recovery across on-premise, cloud or hybrid

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