Tech Data forges APAC partnership with Yugabyte

Global IT distributor Tech Data has forged a new partnership with distributed SQL database specialist Yugabyte covering the Asia-Pacific region.

The agreement will allow Tech Data to support independent software vendors and startups across Asia-Pacific and Japan with capabilities that will modernise their data layer and simplify data geodistribution.

It builds also on Tech Data’s strategy of driving digital transformation for its customers and partners by accelerating capabilities in cloud-native architectures.

Tech Data’s Asia-Pacific and Japan VP for Advanced Solutions, Modern Data Centres & Analytics, Bennett Wong, added that the agreement also aligns with Tech Data’s go-to-market strategy for next-generation data centres in response to growing demand from end customers.

“We have observed a trend of end customers looking to move apps to both hybrid and multi-cloud, as well as new startups building applications in the cloud,” he said.

“With a distributed SQL database built to power global-scale cloud-native applications, Yugabyte is well positioned to value-add and support their needs as their operations scale.”

Yugabyte’s VP for Business Development and Partners, Danny Zaidifard, added that the two companies share a similar vision.

“As more organisations and ISVs in Asia embrace digital transformation and app modernisation, the need for a cloud-native database is rising. YugabyteDB is built to simplify data geodistribution as well as to enable speed, scale, resiliency, security and portability, all critical for modern workloads,” he said.

“Our partnership with Tech Data will help accelerate the adoption of YugabyteDB to support partners in modernising the data layer for their customers. Tech Data’s alignment to open-source technologies and presence across the APJ market will allow us to quickly connect and engage with the partner ecosystem effectively.”

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