Global Software-As-A-Service company, CT4, announced today its data protection software Cirrus Backup is available for Indian businesses running Microsoft 365. A comprehensive data protection solution built on Veeam® Software, the leader in backup, recovery and data management solutions that deliver Modern Data Protection, Cirrus automates cloud backup of all Microsoft 365 and makes it available for rapid restore.
With the number of cyberattacks on the rise, and millions of Indian businesses using Microsoft 365, there is a huge risk to business operations and future economic performance if data is not backed up and secured appropriately.
While Microsoft manages the infrastructure for Microsoft 365 users, it does not backup the data – this is down to the business itself. Cirrus gives an intuitive and easy way to protect all Microsoft 365 data – it assures compliance with data retention requirements, mitigates ransomware and malware threats, and eliminates accidental deletion or data corruption.
"We have been working with Veeam at a local and global level to ensure Cirrus offers the highest levels of data protection for India’s millions of Microsoft 365 users,’’ said CT4 Chief Technology Officer Dan Pearson.
“With Veeam as our partner, our goal is to make it as easy as possible for all businesses – no matter the level of IT skills or size – to be able to protect their business-critical data. Today we are focused on Microsoft 365 users, but in the future, we plan to evolve Cirrus to provide greater data protection across more technologies and platforms."
A comprehensive data protection solution built on Veeam-powered modern data protection, Cirrus automatically backs up data residing in the cloud and enables it to be quickly and easily restored. Downtime is kept to a minimum, giving organizations complete peace of mind that they will face marginal disruption in the event of an attack or disaster.
“Within all SaaS platforms, including Microsoft 365, each organization owns and controls their own data, and it’s the organization’s responsibility to protect it,” said Sandeep Bhambure, Vice President, India & SAARC, Veeam. “As the Microsoft 365 backup market leader, with over 11M users under paid contract, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 experienced 73% YoY growth in FY21. That growth and momentum is strong indication that organizations are realizing the importance of managing and securing their data, and consistently trust Veeam with critical business assets. We’re looking forward to collaborating with CT4 to deliver reliable data protection to enterprises in India and in turn, increase time savings for IT departments and additional cost savings as a result of more efficient backups.”
As part of CT4’s launch into India, Malay Davda has joined the company as Partner Account Manager to help drive customer growth and support. Davda joins CT4 from Bureau Vertias India and brings 17 years of experience in the Telecommunications, Technology and Education sector.
“I am thrilled to be joining CT4 at this key moment for the company as we look to grow our support for customers across India,” said Davda. “It doesn’t matter the size of business, or what industry you work in, if you are using Microsoft 365 and don’t have data protection in place, we are here to help.”
Embee, a leading IT consulting firm, has become the first business in India to adopt Cirrus across its business, which includes over 20 customer sites and 770,000 Microsoft 365 users.
Cirrus is now available through Microsoft Azure Commercial Marketplace.
This notice applies across all websites that we own and operate and all services we provide, including our online services products, and any other apps or services we may offer (for example, events or training). For the purpose of this notice, we’ll just call them our ‘services’.
When we say ‘personal data’ we mean identifiable information about you, like your name, email, address, telephone number, bank account details, payment information, credit card details, support queries, and so on. If you can’t be identified (for example, when personal data has been aggregated and anonymised) then this notice doesn’t apply.
We may need to update this notice from time to time. Where a change is significant, we’ll make sure we let you know – usually by sending you an email.
When we refer to ‘we’ (or ‘our’ or ‘us’), that means CT4 Pty Limited and all its wholly owned subsidiaries. Our headquarters are in Australia but we operate and have offices all over the world. Address details for all CT4 offices are available on our contacts us page.
For European Union data protection purposes, when we act as a controller in relation to your personal data, CT4 Europe Limited (Company No: 09357367) is our representative in the European Union.
Our approach to data protection is built around four key principles. They’re at the heart of everything we do relating to personal data.
Transparency: We take a human approach to how we process personal data by being open, honest and transparent.
Enablement: We enable connections and efficient use of personal data to empower productivity and growth.
Security: We champion industry leading approaches to securing the personal data entrusted to us.
Stewardship: We accept the responsibility that comes with processing personal data.
When you visit our websites or use our services, we collect personal data. The ways we collect it can be broadly categorised into the following:
Information you provide to us directly: When you visit or use some parts of our websites and/or services we might ask you to provide personal data to us. For example, when you sign up for a subscription, join us on social media, take part in training and events, contact us with questions or request support. If you don’t want to provide us with personal data, you don’t have to, but it might mean you can’t use some parts of our websites or services.
Information we collect automatically: We collect some information about you automatically when you visit our websites or use our services, like your IP address and device type. We also collect information when you navigate through our websites and services, including what pages you looked at and what links you clicked on. This information is useful for us as it helps us get a better understanding of how you’re using our websites and services so that we can continue to provide the best experience possible (e.g., by personalising the content you see).
Some of this information is collected using cookies and similar tracking technologies..
Information we get from third parties: The majority of information we collect, we collect directly from you. Sometimes we might collect personal data about you from other sources, such as publicly available materials or trusted third parties like our marketing and research partners. We use this information to supplement the personal data we already hold about you, in order to better inform, personalise and improve our services, and to validate the personal data you provide.
Where we collect personal data, we’ll only process it:
If we don’t collect your personal data, we may be unable to provide you with all our services, and some functionsand features on our websites may not be available to you.
If you’re someone who doesn’t have a relationship with us, but believe that a Cirrus subscriber has entered your personal data into our websites or services, you’ll need to contact that Cirrus subscriber for any questions you have about your personal data (including where you want to access, correct, amend, or request that the user delete, your personal data).
First and foremost, we use your personal data to operate our websites and provide you with any services you’ve requested, and to manage our relationship with you. We also use your personal data for other purposes, which may include the following:
To communicate with you: This may include:
To support you: This may include assisting with the resolution of technical support issues or other issues relating to the websites or services, whether by email, or otherwise.
To enhance our websites and services and develop new ones: For example, by tracking and monitoring your use of websites and services so we can keep improving, or by carrying out technical analysis of our websites and services so that we can optimise your user experience and provide you with more efficient tools.
To protect: So that we can detect and prevent any fraudulent or malicious activity, and make sure that everyone is using our websites and services fairly and in accordance with our terms (www.cirrusbackup.com/terms).
To analyse, aggregate and report: We may use the personal data we collect about you and other users of our websites and services (whether obtained directly or from third parties) to produce aggregated and anonymised analytics and reports, which we may share publicly or with third parties.
There will be times when we need to share your personal data with third parties. We will only disclose your personal data to:
If we share data, and that would only ever be subscriber data, it will never be transferred to, and processed in, countries other than the country where you signed up to.
Security is a priority for us when it comes to your personal data. We’re committed to protecting your personal data and have appropriate technical and organisational measures in place to make sure that happens.
The length of time we keep your personal data depends on what it is and whether we have an ongoing business need to retain it (for example, to provide you with a service you’ve requested or to comply with applicable legal, tax or accounting requirements).
We’ll retain your personal data for as long as we have a relationship with you and for a period of time afterwards where we have an ongoing business need to retain it, in accordance with our data retention policies and practices. Following that period, we’ll make sure it’s deleted or anonymised.
It’s your personal data and you have certain rights relating to it. When it comes to marketing communications, you can ask us not to send you these at any time – just follow the unsubscribe instructions contained in the marketing communication.
You also have rights to:
You can exercise these rights at any time by making a support request at servicedesk@ct4.com.
If you’re not happy with how we are processing your personal data, please let us know by getting in touch from the support page. We will review and investigate your complaint, and try to get back to you within a reasonable time frame. You can also complain to your local data protection authority. They will be able to advise you how to submit a complaint.
We’re always keen to hear from you. If you’re curious about what personal data we hold about you or you have a question or feedback for us on this notice, our websites or services, please get in touch.
As a technology company, we prefer to communicate with you by email – this ensures that you’re put in contact with the right person, in the right location, and in accordance with any regulatory time frames.
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