Ooredoo becomes first Metallic DMaaS service provider in Qatar

Ooredoo becomes first Metallic DMaaS service provider in Qatar

Doha

Ooredoo Qatar is partnering with Commvault, making it the first managed service provider in Qatar to provide Metallic Data Management as a Service (DMaaS).

The new partnership expands Ooredoo’s capabilities in providing a SaaS-based data protection service on the Microsoft Azure cloud. By collaborating with Commvault, Ooredoo will enrich its data protection services for enterprises, since Commvault’s Metallic portfolio includes cloud-based solutions for safeguarding SaaS workloads such as Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Dynamics, virtual machines, endpoints, enterprise databases and more.

Thani Ali al-Malki, executive director, Business at Ooredoo, said: “We look forward to working with Commvault, providing a solution that enables customers to meet their backup SLA, retention, and recovery requirements to mitigate ransomware and cyber threats and to reduce or remove capital, hardware, and infrastructure expenditures.”

Fady Richmany, regional vice-president & general manager of Commvault, SEEMEA, added: “This partnership is another step forward in Commvault’s mission to provide our state-of-the-art solutions to the Middle East region. Together with Ooredoo, we will be supplying companies with Commvault’s world-class data protection against cyber-attacks and helping them make the best use of their data.

“Ooredoo is now a strategic partner for us in building on the incredible reception of Metallic in the