Distribution Central to Deliver NetApp Syncsort Integrated Backup in Singapore

Singapore, January 17, 2012 - Distribution Central® Pty Limited, a leader in technology distribution and channel services, has signed an agreement with Syncsort to be the first distributor of the NetApp Syncsort Integrated Backup (NSB™) solution in Singapore.

“Distribution Central has a proven record of success as a distributor in Asia Pacific, offering the strong technical expertise and value-added services required to bring a modern data protection solution like NSB to Singapore,” said Arun Kant, managing director for Asia Pacific, Syncsort. “NSB combines best-in-class NetApp functions such as snapshots, replication, mirroring, deduplication and clones with Syncsort’s high-speed backup and recovery technologies into a single, integrated solution. This enables resellers to engage more strategically with clients and solve their most critical data protection challenges faster and easier.”

“NSB is a complementary addition to our vendor portfolio in Singapore, building on our commitment to deliver innovative, best-in-class technology,” said Nick Verykios, managing director at Distribution Central. “Syncsort’s strong commitment to the channel as well as Distribution Central’s sales and technical expertise form a powerful combination that will enable resellers to generate additional revenue for their existing NetApp business and sell into new accounts.”

As organizations increasingly turn to virtualization and cloud computing to gain greater efficiency, flexibility and cost savings, they face new challenges in consistently completing backups of growing data volumes within compressed timeframes. NSB provides integrated backup and disaster recovery with a new level of simplicity, control and efficiency for protecting today’s physical and virtualized server environments.

Distribution Central will deliver NSB supported by its own end-to-end channel support services including pre-sales technical support, post-sales field support, online configuration tool, online partner portal, renewal and asset management, training and education programs and channel marketing programs.

“The partnership with Syncsort and Distribution Central extends our Integrated Data Protection portfolio, enabling customers to achieve reduced backup times, rapid recovery through Instant Virtualization, bare metal recovery to dissimilar hardware, and a single pane of glass with a snapshot catalog to manage data protection. This is definitely an extension of channel partners’ backup and recovery strategies, making it easy for end customers to enjoy cost savings and optimal operational efficiencies from their existing investments,” said Scott Morris, Managing Director, NetApp, ASEAN.