Day: July 28, 2021

Veeam Reports 26% Growth in Q2’2021 as Modern Data Protection is at an All-Time High Priority for Organizations

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The most advanced data protection solution for Cloud, Virtual, Physical, SaaS and Kubernetes workloads drives consistent double-digit growth across all Veeam regions

Veeam® Software, the leader in backup, recovery and data management solutions that deliver Modern Data Protection, today announced another quarter of double-digit growth with an annual recurring revenue (ARR) increase of 26% year-over-year (YoY) for Q2’21. Veeam delivered more than 20 new product releases including significant enterprise-grade feature updates over the last 18 months and several major releases in 1H’21 – Veeam Backup for Google Cloud Platform and Veeam Backup & Replication™ v11. With no plans of slowing down its momentum, Veeam is preparing to release key innovations of cloud-native solutions for AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Microsoft Office 365 and the first integration of Kasten K10 for Kubernetes into the Veeam Platform in the second half of 2021.

“Now, more than ever, especially as ransomware attacks increase, data is the lifeblood of organizations. The need for Modern Data Protection to achieve operational objectives and business continuity is fueling the demand for Veeam’s industry-leading solutions,” said William H. Largent, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of the Board at Veeam. “Q2’21 isn’t just another quarter of growth for Veeam; as our fourteenth consecutive quarter of double-digit growth, it represents unrivaled results, especially during such an unstable global environment. Veeam is continuing to thrive and grow, and our commitment to deliver simple, flexible, reliable and powerful data management and protection solutions to our 400,000+ customers is unwavering.”

“Achieving two quarters of consecutive double-digit growth in 2021 and 29% year-over-year increase in annual recurring revenue (ARR) in Q2’21 in EMEA is an achievement any company would be proud of. This is a testimony to the talent, personality and resilience of our team, as well as our industry-leading technology.” said Daniel Fried, General Manager & Senior Vice President, EMEA, and Worldwide Channels at Veeam. “We will continue to be guided by our culture of agility, discipline, and fighting spirit in Q3 and beyond, working with our unrivalled partner ecosystem to find new ways of helping customers push ahead with digital transformations that are based on the solid foundations of Modern Data Protection.”

Q2 2021 Highlights

  • he most advanced data protection solution for Cloud, Virtual, Physical, SaaS and Kubernetes workloads, Veeam Backup & Replication v11 and has been downloaded by more than 220,000 users since its launch in Q1. V11 provides robust ransomware protection with multiple immutable storage options, policy-driven data lifecycle management, as well as Continuous Data Protection (CDP), further reducing downtime and data loss for all workloads on premises and in the cloud with AWS, Azure and Google.
  • Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 reported 58% growth YoY in Q2’21, with the product being downloaded 189,000 times with 6.6 million users under paid contract.
  • AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud) continues to accelerate.

[1] Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup and Recovery Solutions, Santhosh Rao, Nik Simpson, Michael Hoeck, Jerry Rozeman 19 July 2021.

Zak Zorro releases new album “Baby Dil Dena”

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Zakeer Hussain popularly known as ‘Zak Zorro’ released his latest album ‘Baby Dil Dena on July 25th 2021. An album with 11 diverse Musical tracks with flavor of Jazz, Flamenco, Pop, HipHop, RNB, Rap, Afro, Spanish, Punjabi, Latin and Arabic Influenced. The Songs namely ‘Baby Dil Dena’, ‘Bumpe Yolo Yolo’, ‘Ishara’, ‘Kali Raat’, ‘Dil Tujhpe Dhardke’, ‘Dhoka’, ‘Faasla’, ‘Marjaavan’, ‘Halka Halka Nasha’, ‘Haye Mera Dil’ ‘and Kabhi Kabhi’

Zak Zorro released his 4th Music Album “Baby Dil Dena” with unique Music.  As a leading Music Producer and Singer, he has produced over 15+ Styles of Music and Sang in 7 Languages.

Speaking on the release, Zak said “Music is my life and has become part of my daily routine with creating music, studying, experimenting, and working with different styles of music and languages. Music is Like a meditation to me, and whenever I work on a new genre or language, it’s a completely new experience from zero, as if it is my First Song production. I have a great team who understands my vision and works in my direction, and we accomplish every time unique songs and produce great album. Music is an explosive expression of love, passion, and we are all touched by it, no matter what culture, race or country we come from.”

Further expanding on his fascination for creating new styles and trends of Music Fusion in particular, he said “The thing about “Baby Dil Dena” Album is that it will take you in a trance and you can reconnect with all your beautiful moments of life and re-live them in your mind. It just uplifts your mood from the very 1st Song and makes you enjoy different melodies, and It will be a treat to Music Lovers around the world.”

The listeners have an opportunity to enjoy over 52 Songs in different genres, The Previous 13 Singles and Music Albums named “SOUL“, “Eternal Love “, “Afrolina”, and latest “Baby Dil Dena”. Zak Zorro known for his versatile vocal abilities will be bringing his unique fusion of songs to music lovers around the world in different genres, Pop, Rock, Electro-Rock. Hip-hop, Rap, Trap, RNB, Blues, Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Funk, Sufi, Qawwali, Ghazals, Reggaeton, Afro, Chill-Out, Dream-Trance, EDM, Reggae, Flamingo, Contemporary-Salsa, Arabic, New-Age Arabic and so much more.

Zak sees himself as a global artist not bound by any single genre or style.  He has always been influenced by world music and his vision is to record in as many different styles as possible.  

The Album is produced by Icon Art Productions, Songs are written by Zak Zorro, Faraz Rizvi, Waqqas Qadir Sheikh, Sammyoung, and Music Produced by Faraz Rizvi and Zak Zorro.  Sammyoung is also featured in 2 Songs in Ishara and Dil Tujhpe Dharkay.

‘Baby Dil Dena” released on 25th July ‘2021 on all the digital stores iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify, Gaana, Saavan & YouTube on the Zak Zorro channel worldwide.

Music lovers can enjoy Zak Zorro Music and Music videos on:  

YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/c/ZakZorro

Spotify     :  https://open.spotify.com/artist/7pibiAY1iDUqdWd8GPK61D

About Music Album “Baby Dil Dena” 

“Baby Dil Dena” Is A Title Track and Dance Track, Synth Waves and Heavy Kicks Along with Some Groovy Baselines.

‘Bumpe YOLO YOLO’ Is A Modern EDM Track with Catchy Hook Lines and Melodic Vocal Chops That Keeps the Listener Engaged Throughout the Song.

“Ishara” Is A Contemporary R&B/Hip Hop Vibe. Dramatically Engaging Vocal Chops Giving It a Smooth Groovy Essence.

“Kaali Raat” Is Also a Modern Jazz & Blues Orientation. Saxophone And Guitars Along with Bluesy Style Vocals Are Keeping the Retro Vibe Alive in This Track.

“Dil Tujh Pe Dharkay” Is A Modern Salsa Vibe with Funky Trumpets, And to The Point Backings Vocals as Fillers Are Spot on With the Given Pump on Bass and Kicks. Afro Verses with Hindi Chorus Are the Hooks Driving the Track.

“Dhoka” Is A Modern Pop Flamingo Track with Fresh Guitars Sounds & The Story Telling Is Taking Us Back to The Origins of Flamingo Music.

“Faasla” Is A Pop Contemporary Track Emotional as the Vocals and Synth Shines Through Out the Track. Heartbeat Vibe with The Kicks and Complementing Bass Lines Is the Aura of The Track.

“Marjavaan” Is A Modern Punjabi Track Deep Sub Kicks Round Bass and Mellow Guitar Fillers Are Complimenting the Poetry and The Genre in A Very Subtle Style.

“Halka Halka Nasha” Is Commercial Hindi-Punjabi EDM Track Loaded with Smooth Melodies. Powered Kicks with Synth Basslines and Catchy Hooks.

“Haye Mera Dil” Is A Modern Reggaeton, Latin Pop Along with Designed Guitars for The Bright Positive Vibe Over All the Song Complimenting the Lyrics.

“Kabhi Kabhi” Is Also a Contemporary Reggaeton with Latin Urban Pop Vibe.

Vocal Chops and Backing Vocals Are the Beautification Which Is Driving the Feel of The Song. Kick And Bass Itself Makes You Move.