Company:NAKIVO

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NAKIVO Inc.
TypePrivately held company
IndustrySoftware industry
Founded2012
Founders
  • Bruce Talley
  • Margarita Matsko
  • Nail Abdalla
  • Oleksii Osypov
  • Sergey Yazvinskiy
  • Sergei Serdyuk
  • Veniamin Simonov
Headquarters
Sparks, Nevada
,
U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Bruce Talley, CEO
ProductsNAKIVO Backup & Replication
Websitewww.nakivo.com

NAKIVO Inc. is a privately held information technology company headquartered in Sparks, Nevada.[1] NAKIVO Inc. develops backup and disaster recovery software for virtual, physical, cloud, and SaaS infrastructures for both SMBs[2] and large enterprises.[3] The company has a global presence in over 140 countries with 5,000 channel partners.[3]

History

NAKIVO Inc. was co-founded in 2012 [4] by Bruce Talley, formerly CEO of VirtualFabrix and CoroSoft[5], Sergei Serdyuk, Veniamin Simonov, Nail Abdalla, Margarita Matsko, Oleksii Osypov, and Sergey Yazvinskiy. The first version of NAKIVO’s software solution, NAKIVO Backup & Replication, was released later that year.[6] NAKIVO Backup & Replication is a backup and recovery solution designed to protect the business data of SMBs and enterprises.[3] Since the first release, NAKIVO Backup & Replication has been expanded, and the latest 10.2 version supports multiple platforms: VMware vSphere,[7] Microsoft Hyper-V,[7] Nutanix AHV,[8] [9] Amazon EC2,[7] Linux and Windows-based workstations and physical servers,[10] and Microsoft 365.[11]

By the end of 2013, the company introduced the Cloud Provider Program and expanded its Partner Program to include over 400 solution providers.[12]

In 2014, the company demonstrated a 202% year-over-year revenue growth.[13]

In 2017, NAKIVO extended its reach throughout the world by increasing the number of software solution providers to over 1,700 across the Americas, Europe, Africa, Middle-East, and Asia-Pacific.[14]

In 2018, the company entered the disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity market by introducing an integrated DR functionality with Site Recovery.[15]

In 2019, launched the Managed Service Provider Program building on the multi-tenancy feature in NAKIVO Backup & Replication to allow MSPs build BaaS, DRaaS and RaaS offerings.[16]

Software

NAKIVO’s product is NAKIVO Backup & Replication, a backup and recovery software solution.[3] When first launched in 2012, NAKIVO Backup & Replication could be installed on Windows and supported backup, replication, and recovery for VMware vSphere virtual machines.[17] The software also received the VMware Ready status[18] that same year, and the company became an Elite VMware Technology partner.[4]

In 2013, NAKIVO added support for Linux systems, AWS integration, and instant file recovery to NAKIVO Backup & Replication.[19]

In 2014, the multi-tenancy functionality was added to the software solution to allow MSPs to offer BaaS, DRaaS and RaaS services.[20]

Subsequent 2014 releases added Flash VM Boot for instant recovery of full VMware vSphere VMs from backups,[21] backup verification[22] and the GFS backup scheme.[22]

Updates released in 2015 added native installation on Synology and Western Digital network-attached storage devices, backup verification, and Repository Encryption functions.[23] [24] [25]

In 2016, the product received the update that allowed it to back up, replicate, and recover Amazon EC2 instances.[26] The update also introduced Instant Object Recovery for Microsoft Exchange.[27]

The update released in 2017 introduced the support for Microsoft Hyper-V, MS SQL integration, Automated VM Failover, Automated Self-Backup, Global Search, and Flash VM Boot for Hyper-V VMs.[28]

In 2018, the solution was updated with advanced Site Recovery workflows, non-disruptive Site Recovery testing, and single-click Site Recovery.[29]

In 2020, the functionality of NAKIVO Backup & Replication was expanded with VMware vSphere 7 support, physical Linux workstation backup, physical machine recovery from backup to VMware VMs, and backup to Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage and backup to Amazon S3.[30] This year too, NAKIVO entered the SaaS data backup market with Backup for Microsoft 365. [11] [31]

Awards and Honors

2013

  • “A 2013 Emerging Technology Vendor” by CRN[32]
  • One of "The Top 50 Companies to Watch Out For" by Channel World[33]
  • One of “The Fastest-Growing Storage Companies for 2013,” according to Storage Newsletter[34]

2014

  • One of “The 10 Coolest Storage Startups of 2014 (So Far),” according to CRN[35]

2015

  • One of “The Coolest 2015 Cloud Storage Vendors,” according to CRN[36]
  • One of “The Fastest-Growing Storage Companies for 2015,” according to Storage Newsletter[37]

2016

  • One of “Top 20 Coolest Cloud Storage Vendors of 2016,” according to CRN[38]

2018

  • “Best of VMworld 2018” Gold Award for Data Protection, according to TechTarget[39]

2020

  • Named “Rising Star” in Spring 2020 by FeaturedCustomers[40]
  • VMworld Finalist in the Resilience & Recovery Category[41]

References

  1. "Contact Us". https://www.nakivo.com/company/contact-us/. 
  2. Warren, Justin (2017-09-07). "Tech of VMworld 2017: Data Protection". https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinwarren/2017/09/07/tech-of-vmworld-2017-data-protection/?sh=74738076447f. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "About NAKIVO". Nakivo.com. https://www.nakivo.com/company/about-nakivo/. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "The Fastest-Growing VM Backup Company.". Virtualizationhowto.com.. https://www.virtualizationhowto.com/nakivo-vmware-backup/. 
  5. "Management Team.". https://www.nakivo.com/company/management-team/. 
  6. "Nakivo.Yet another VMware server backup biz going bananas.". https://www.theregister.com/2014/07/18/yet_another_vmware_server_backup_biz_going_bananas/. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 "NAKIVO on NAS.". Qnap.com.. https://www.qnap.com/solution/qnap-nakivo/en-us/. 
  8. "NAKIVO.". https://www.nutanix.com/partners/technology-alliances/nakivo. 
  9. Mellor, Chris (2019-05-21). "Oh my Tosh, WD: Storage firms etch for a stretch – 15 more years of fab flash hookup". https://www.theregister.com/2019/05/21/storage_roundup/. 
  10. Yu, Johnny (2020-01-21). "Nakivo update supports tape, physical servers". https://searchdatabackup.techtarget.com/news/252477114/Nakivo-update-supports-tape-physical-servers. 
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Protect Your Microsoft 365 Environment". Vmarena.com.. https://vmarena.com/protect-your-microsoft-365-environment-using-nakivo-backup-replication/. 
  12. "NAKIVO Reports Q1 2014 Results: 600% Revenue Growth and 2,400+ Customers". http://www.backupreview.info/2014/04/30/nakivo-reports-q1-2014-results-600-revenue-growth-and-2400-customers/. 
  13. "NAKIVO Reports 2014 Annual Results: 3X Revenue Growth". https://vmblog.com/archive/2015/01/12/nakivo-reports-2014-annual-results-3x-revenue-growth.aspx#.YAh8yOgzaMo. 
  14. Kusnetzky, Dan (2017-03-30). "NAKIVO Adds Hyper-V to Virtual Machine Backup and Replication Portfolio". https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2017/03/30/nakivo-adds-hyper-v-to-portfolio.aspx. 
  15. Valsecchi, Paolo (2018-08-31). "Nakivo Backup & Replication 8.0 with automated Site Recovery". https://nolabnoparty.com/en/nakivo-backup-replication-8-0-automated-site-recovery/. 
  16. "NAKIVO Launches a New Backup Program for Managed Service Providers". https://solutionsreview.com/backup-disaster-recovery/nakivo-launches-a-new-backup-program-for-managed-service-providers/. 
  17. "NAKIVO Backup and Replication Reaches Amazon Cloud". https://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/9/prweb9947771.htm. 
  18. "NAKIVO Backup & Replication Achieves VMware Ready Status". https://backupnews.wordpress.com/2013/01/05/nakivo-backup-replication-achieves-vmware-ready-status/. 
  19. "Nakivo: Backup and Replication V3.7". https://www.storagenewsletter.com/2013/11/06/nakivo-backup-and-replication-v3-7/. 
  20. Mauro, Andrea (2018-01-15). "NAKIVO announce Backup & Replication v3.9". https://vinfrastructure.it/2014/01/nakivo-announce-backup-replication-v3-9/. 
  21. Seget, Vladan (2019-01-11). "Nakivo Flash VM Boot and how to configure and use". https://www.vladan.fr/nakivo-flash-vm-boot-and-how-to-configure-and-use/. 
  22. 22.0 22.1 Seget, Vladan (2014-07-24). "Nakivo Backup and Replication 4.1 Released – Brings automation and orchestration capabilities". Vladan.fr.. https://www.vladan.fr/nakivo-4-1-released-automation/. 
  23. Lelii, Sonia (2015-12-11). "Nakivo adds Synology support to its backup software". https://searchstorage.techtarget.com/blog/Storage-Soup/Nakivo-adds-Synology-support-to-its-backup-software. 
  24. "NAKIVO Releases v5.6 with Screenshot Verification for VMware VM". https://www.whtop.com/id/news/22753-nakivo-releases-v5.6-with-screenshot-verification-for-vmware-vm. 
  25. "NAKIVO Releases v5.7 with Full Support for VMware vSphere 6 and Repository Encryption". https://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/mediareleases/25151/nakivo-releases-v57-with-full-support-for-vmware/. 
  26. "NAKIVO Backup & Replication Version 6.2.0 – Review". http://www.vmwareguruz.com/cloud-e2e/nakivo-backup-replication-version-6-2-0-review/. 
  27. Seget, Vladan (2016-08-29). "Nakivo 6.1 Released – What's New?". https://www.vladan.fr/nakivo-6-1-released-whats-new/. 
  28. "NAKIVO Backup & Replication v7.4". http://get-cmd.com/?p=5121. 
  29. "NAKIVO unveils Backup & Replication v8". http://channelpostmea.com/2018/09/02/nakivo-unveils-backup-replication-v8/. 
  30. Lee, Brandon (2020-08-06). "NAKIVO Backup & Replication v10: vSphere, Linux support, P2V, Wasabi". https://4sysops.com/archives/nakivo-backup-replication-v10-vsphere-linux-support-p2v-wasabi/. 
  31. Yu, Johnny (2020-01-21). "Nakivo dives into SaaS backup with Office 365 protection". https://searchdatabackup.techtarget.com/news/252478969/Nakivo-dives-into-SaaS-backup-with-Office-365-protection. 
  32. "NAKIVO Reports Annual Results and Revenue Growth of 800%". https://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/mediareleases/18431/nakivo-reports-annual-results-and-revenue-growth/. 
  33. "NAKIVO Becomes One of the World's Fastest Growing Software Companies". https://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/4/prweb10589736.htm. 
  34. "NAKIVO is Named the Fastest-Growing Company in 2013 by StorageNewsletter". http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/02/prweb11594544.htm. 
  35. Kovar, Joseph F. (2014-08-16). "The 10 Coolest Storage Startups Of 2014 (So Far)". https://www.crn.com/slide-shows/storage/300073431/the-10-coolest-storage-startups-of-2014-so-far.htm/8. 
  36. Kovar, Joseph F. (2015-01-26). "The 20 Coolest Storage Startups Of the 2015 Cloud 100". https://www.crn.com/slide-shows/cloud/300075485/the-20-coolest-cloud-storage-vendors-of-the-2015-cloud-100.htm/15. 
  37. "NAKIVO Named One of the Fastest-Growing Storage Companies for 2015". https://www.arnnet.com.au/mediareleases/26926/nakivo-named-one-of-the-fastest-growing-storage/. 
  38. Kovar, Joseph F. (2016-02-01). "The 20 Coolest Cloud Storage Vendors Of The 2016 Cloud 100". https://www.crn.com/slide-shows/storage/300079516/the-20-coolest-cloud-storage-vendors-of-the-2016-cloud-100.htm/15. 
  39. "TechTarget's SearchTechTarget's ServerVirtualization.com Announces "Best of VMworld" 2018 Award Winners". https://www.techtarget.com/press-release/techtargets-searchtechtargets-servervirtualization-com-announces-best-vmworld-2018-award-winners/. 
  40. "2020 Spring Customer Success Report". FeaturedCustomers. https://cdn.featuredcustomers.com/customer_success_report/FC-CUSTOMER-SUCCESS-REPORT-SPRING-2020-DISASTER-RECOVERY.pdf. 
  41. "Winners of the Best of VMworld 2020 Awards". https://searchservervirtualization.techtarget.com/photostory/252489579/Winners-of-the-Best-of-VMworld-2020-Awards/4/Resilience-and-Recovery-2020-winner. 

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