Evanssion, Rubrik ratify MEA distribution agreement

Karl Driesen, Head of EMEA Sales, Rubrik with Dilip Kalliyat, President of Evanssion (L-R)
Karl Driesen, Head of EMEA Sales, Rubrik with Dilip Kalliyat, President of Evanssion (L-R)
Evanssion has signed up a distribution agreement with Rubrik, to broaden its portfolio and serve a greater variety of requirements to its partner in the region.

Rubrik, a company focused on converged data management software that powers the company’s r300/r500 Series of appliances, which deliver automated backup, instant recovery, unlimited replication, and data archival at infinite scale. The company was recently named a Gartner Cool Vendor in Storage Technologies.

Dilip Kalliyat, President of Evanssion added: “Evanssion’s strategy is to provide its partners with a strong and diverse portfolio, by bringing vendors that offer differentiation in their solution offerings. Rubrik brings a new approach to data management and protection with its solutions that has helped organisations simplify and meet their stringent data management requirements. Our aim is make this technology available, so organisations can benefit from Rubrik’s end-to-end data protection solutions.”

Rubrik has also announced the appointment of IT industry veteran Karl Driesen, as Head of EMEA Sales. As the former Vice President, EMEA at Palo Alto Networks, Driesen built a team of over 200 employees and a $200 million business in five years. Most recently, Driesen was a Vice President with Elastica.