In the handful of months since I became Commvault’s first Chief Partner Officer, I’ve been reading the terrain, talking with our partners, and figuring out how we can better help them in the year to come. I’ve analyzed everything from program incentives to partner enablement and everything in between to plot our course. There is, however, one thing I didn’t consider. The intangible effect of being one of the coolest kids on the block.

For the 7^th year in a row, Commvault has been named to CRN’s annual Cloud 100 list! Honoring the 100 Coolest Cloud Companies for 2023 across five key categories: infrastructure, monitoring and management, storage, software, and security, we rated among the Top 20 in the storage category based on CRN’s analysis.

To make the list, which is considered by most in the partner world as the trusted resource for solution providers looking for technology vendors best positioned to support their cloud product and services needs, Commvault had to prove its commitment to channel partners as well as demonstrate our innovation in the development of cloud-based technologies.

This wasn’t difficult for Commvault, as we’re a leader in data management, protecting data wherever it lives – whether on-prem, in the cloud, or in a hybrid cloud environment. We support the broadest range of workloads in the industry and most recently expanded our cloud protection for Kubernetes, positioning us as an Outperformer and Leader in GigaOm’s Radar for Kubernetes Data Protection.

“In today’s remote-facing enterprise environment, cloud services have become the critical component needed to build comprehensive and secure IT solutions,” said Blaine Raddon, CEO, The Channel Company. “The companies selected for this year’s Cloud 100 list have shown time and again that they support partners in the ever-evolving cloud computing business with state-of-the-art products and services. Our team commends those on this year’s list and looks forward to watching them drive positive change in the cloud domain throughout the year.”

CRN’s Cloud 100 list will be featured in the February 2023 issue of CRN magazine and online at www.crn.com/cloud100.