Telecom Lead India: EMC India has named Surajit Sen
as Country Manager of its Backup Recovery Systems (BRS) division in India &
SAARC.
Under this new responsibility, Surajit will manage
operations for the BRS unit and will work towards maximizing productivity,
growth and revenue course in India.
The Indian sub-continent is a hugely important and
strategic market for EMC, both in terms of innovation and growth. Surajit’s
appointment will fortify our leadership in India and help us advance in the
backup and recovery segment there,” said Michael Alp, vice president, APJ
Backup and Recovery Systems Division, EMC.
The company said that the BRS unit is a key driver of
EMC’s growth in the region in 2012. According to IDC, EMC was leading 65.5
percent of the total $2.4 billion Purpose-Built Backup Appliance (PBBA)
solutions market.
We continue to strengthen our management team in
India to capitalize on EMC’s market leadership and momentum in the industry. We
are pleased to have Surajit on board to lead the BRS division, which is a key
pillar in our overall strategy. His strong blend of technology expertise and
business acumen will be a tremendous asset in driving EMC’s next phase of
growth in the region,” said Rajesh Janey, president, EMC India &
SAARC.
The company recently upgraded its product
portfolios though EMC Data Domain and EMC Avamar deduplication systems.
EMC leads NAS/unified storage market: Gartner
Recently, EMC captured the #1 revenue market share
position in the Network Attached Storage/Unified Storage Market.
According to Gartner’s report, EMC revenue attributable
to NAS/unified storage nearly doubled year-over-year to $2.8 billion, making it
the fastest-growing NAS/unified storage vendor.
