Posts by Peter McKay

It only seems like yesterday that I stepped into my role as Veeam President and COO, but it’s actually been more than eight months — and what an amazing eight months they’ve been! When I took this role, I knew I was joining a special company, one with a rich heritage of innovation and success, a loyal customer base, passionate employees and a terrific reputation in the industry. Veeam’s vision for a highly virtualized, cloud-first era, where 24.7.365 access to information from anywhere, at any time — or Availability, as we call it — is something users can expect and not dream about hooked me.

However, what I heard about Veeam prior to joining the team was a massive understatement, ... Read more

I have now been with Veeam for around 100 days. So far, it’s been a rollercoaster ride and a lot of air miles that included two stand-out trips: VMworld US in Las Vegas and VMworld Europe in Barcelona. These events may sound the same, but to me, the experiences were a million miles apart.

VMworld US used to be my show in my previous position at VMware. And now, attending this event as Veeam President and COO was a different experience. It was different, not only because it was held in Vegas for the first time, but also because every 50 yards someone — a former VMware colleague, partner or customer — would grab my arm and say “Hey!” I ... Read more

Between celebrating our 10th anniversary, acquiring our 200,000th customer and making our biggest product announcement yet — the Veeam Availability Platform for the Hybrid Cloud — this year has already been a memorable one for Veeam. But, as incredible as 2016 has been, we expect next year to be even better. We have always known that our company has what it takes, and today, our efforts were recognized in the first-ever Forbes 2016 Cloud 100, the definitive list of the top 100 private-cloud companies in the world.

You can read more about the award from Forbes here, and find us on their slideshow here. The list was ... Read more