NEWS
Veeam: Most regional growth
coming from UAE
V
eeam Software, a leader in backup
solutions that deliver Cloud
Data Management, has announced
significant growth in the first quarter
of 2019.
This period includes the January
launch of Veeam Availability Suite 9.5
Update 4, one of the largest and most
anticipated product releases in the
history of the company, which is now
one of the largest private software
companies in the world.
Veeam reported a 16% increase in
total bookings year-over-year (YoY),
celebrating more than 343,000
customers, staying consistent with an
average of 4,000 new customers each
month. Veeam’s Annual Recurring
Revenue (ARR) increased 30% YoY, due
to a new subscription pricing model for
all new Veeam products, including new
Veeam Availability Suite 9.5 Update 4.
Released to the public at the beginning
of the first quarter, it has more than
200,000 downloads to date.
The company is continuing to
experience rapid growth in the Middle
East with a 24% increase in in total
bookings year-over-year (YoY) and a
50% increase in Veeam Cloud & Service
Provider (VCSP) transactions.
Claude Schuck, regional head, Middle
East, said: “Most of our regional growth
is coming from the UAE where Digital
Transformation is high on the agenda
of both the public and private sector,
with companies looking to become more
agile and competitive.
“Digitising and modernising businesses
leads to dependency on data which
becomes the new asset.”
Claude Schuck,
regional head, Middle
East at Veeam
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Swisslog redefines the smart warehouse
at Seamless Middle East
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wisslog, a global leader in
robotic, data-driven and flexible
automated solutions, has presented
its range of automation solutions
at the Seamless Middle East
exhibition to meet the needs of
retail, e-commerce and multichannel
logistics. At the exhibition in Dubai,
Swisslog unveiled its latest solutions
for smart warehousing, including
ACPaQ, Vectura, PowerStore,
AutoStore and CarryPick for small
parts storage and pallet operations.
Alain Kaddoum,
General Manager of
Swisslog Middle East
www.intelligentcio.com
These innovative logistics automation
solutions deliver the features of an
effective smart warehouse to help
businesses across the Middle East
improve and streamline operations –
increase the speed of order fulfillment
and improve order accuracy. Order
fulfillment rates can be up to five
times faster than manual systems.
“At Swisslog we are dedicated to
finding the most innovative storage
solutions in logistics automation to
improve our customers’ day-to-day
operations. As retailers integrate
e-commerce into their operations,
employing the right systems to
dynamically process orders is of
critical importance. Our solutions
have provided our customers with
significant improvements in logistics
enabling optimal usage of the same
space,” said Alain Kaddoum, General
Manager of Swisslog Middle East.
Smart initiatives driven by the
UAE Government and Expo 2020
is placing an enormous focus on
topics like Industry 4.0, digitalisation
and omnichannel experience.
Moreover, the UAE is the major
contributor in the GCC for adopting
automation technologies.
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