In the recent3rd annual VMware Cloud Index report, 83% of respondents in the study are turning to cloud computing to empower their businesses.
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"Cloud, like virtualization, has grown from niche to the norm and there areobvious business benefits to both," Goh said. "However, as with all new technology adoption, it'svital that businesses have a proper plan in place. Many businesses are jumping on the cloud bandwagon but it's vital to ensure that data protection is not overlooked and it is managed effectively. Only then will the advantages be realized and the risk of failure minimized."
Goh emphasized that without virtualization, implementing the vast bank of physical servers needed to underpin a strong, reliable and flexible cloud infrastructure would be a costly and complex exercise.
Veeam Software, a provider of backup, replication and virtualization management solutions forVMware vSphere and Windows Server Hyper-V and a partner ofVMware, has seen strong uptake in its cloud services business this year, growing 58% in the last quarter alone. "Clearly, this is a market to keep a close eye on," Goh said.
Capitalizing on market opportunities for virtualization, disaster recovery and cloud technologies in the Asia Pacific, Veeam's revenue grew 67% year on year in Q3 2012 compared to the same period in 2011, and new licenses increased 48% over the same period.
The company recently opened new offices in Singapore where it has established its regional hub and plans to expand further across the region in 2013. Its Asia Pacific customer base increased by 28% this year, contributing to a new milestone of 50,000 customers worldwide