About
Subscribe

PHD Virtual platinum partnership

Johannesburg, 02 Jun 2011

ITR Technology has entered into a Platinum Partner Agreement with PHD Virtual to offer a comprehensive, best-of-breed Citrix and VMware-based virtualisation solution for its customers.

This collaboration positions ITR Technology to leverage PHD Virtual Backup for Citrix XenServer and VMware for the protection of its customer environments. PHD Virtual Backup and Recovery is purpose built for efficiently and cost-effectively backing up virtual machines.

ITR Technology specialises in infrastructure and life cycle management solutions. “Teaming up with PHD Virtual means we can fully protect and readily restore our customers' Citrix XenServer and VMware environments with the only backup product that is purpose-built from the ground up. Our customers will experience a very robust and easy to use product with PHD Virtual that will improve the speed and flexibility of their backups and restores. Its completely virtual footprint will enable seamless and cost-effective scalability,” said Doug Chase, Channel Manager for PHD Virtual.

“ITR Technology is a great partner and this relationship exemplifies their dedication to customers seeking secure and reliable virtualised infrastructures,” added Chase.

“ITR Technology is proud to be associated with PHD virtual as our large client and reseller base will benefit from this partnership, offering a complete backup solution for Citrix XenServer and VMware in Africa,” said Abri van Tonder, Managing Director of ITR Technology. “Our existing PHD Virtual clients in Africa are proof that there is a definite need for such a comprehensive, user-friendly backup solution in this space,” Van Tonder added.

Share

ITR Technology

ITR Technology has been the sub-Sahara African Partner to ZOHO Corporation for a number of years, providing reseller and end-users local access to the Manage Engine enterprise management solutions. ITR has successfully built a strong reseller and end-user base through cost-effective solutions and management applications. Apart from Manage Engine, ITR Technology is also the distributor of: DameWare Remote Control, Prism Suite, esXpress as a VMware backup solution, Empirum Pro from Matrix42 and ActiveXperts. For more information, please visit: www.itrtech.co.za.

PHD Virtual

PHD Virtual is the only provider of virtualised backup and recovery solutions purpose-built for VMware and Citrix. PHD Virtual solutions are unique because they leverage the power of virtualisation to backup virtualisation. Built on PHD's award-winning Virtual Backup Appliance (VBA) Architecture, PHD Virtual Backup doesn't require separate physical backup/proxy servers, additional software or agents that competitive architectures require.

Editorial contacts

Abri van Tonder
ITR Technology
+27(0)11 314 7533
abri@itrtech.co.za