Everpure, CDW, SoftwareOne, NCS, and Yotta named global and regional Partners of the Year
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT), delivering continuous recovery for the AI era, today announced the winners of its second annual Commvault Fearless Awards, recognizing partners that help customers protect critical data, embrace AI recovery, deliver cloud excellence, and advance cyber readiness with joint customers.
"AI ambition is only as powerful as the resilience behind it. Customers need partners who can turn that ambition into real-world protection and recovery," said Brian Lanigan, Chief Partner Officer, Commvault. "This year's winners demonstrate what's possible when deep partner expertise and Commvault technology come together: stronger protection, greater resilience, and the confidence to recover."
Announced live at SHIFT 2026, this year's top Partner of the Year recipients, by region, include:
- Global Partner of the Year: Everpure
- AMER Partner of the Year: CDW
- EMEA Partner of the Year: SoftwareOne
- APAC Partner of the Year: NCS
- India Partner of the Year: Yotta AI, Cloud, & Data Centres
"We're proud to be named Commvault's Global Partner of the Year. Working closely together, we combine secure storage with protection and clean recovery to help customers safeguard the data powering AI and strengthen recovery readiness," said Ricardo Moreno, VP, Global Partner Sales, Everpure.
"Being named Commvault's AMER Partner of the Year reflects the impact of our partnership in helping customers protect critical data and strengthen recovery readiness across hybrid environments. At CDW, we're helping customers turn AI ambition into outcomes by building the resilient technology foundation they need to move forward with confidence," said Karl Schulz, Vice President of Product and Partner Management, CDW.
"We're truly honored to be named Commvault Fearless EMEA Partner of the Year 2026," said Nunzio Panto, EMEA Services Leader, SoftwareOne. "Commvault's technology helps us deliver exceptional customer value, but it's the amazing people, their dedication, and support, who make this success possible. A big thank you for this recognition and our fantastic partnership!"
"We're honoured to be named Commvault's APAC Partner of the Year," said Lim Keong, Chief Technologist, NCS. "Together, we help organisations bridge AI innovation and cyber resilience, combining our deep services expertise with Commvault's advanced recovery technologies to keep critical data protected, resilient, and recoverable."
"As Indian enterprises put AI at the center of their business, where their data lives and how fast it can be recovered have become board-level questions," said Sashishekhar Panda, Executive Vice President, Cloud & Media Services, Yotta AI, Cloud, & Data Centres. "With regulations raising the bar, Yotta and Commvault provide sovereign infrastructure with clean, trusted recovery built in. This recognition reflects our shared commitment to keeping India's data protected, compliant, and resilient on Indian soil."
Commvault is also pleased to announce the following Partner of the Year award recipients by category:
GLOBAL
- Global Customer Impact of the Year: Hitachi Vantara
- Global GSI Partner of the Year: HCLTech
- Global Hyperscaler of the Year: Microsoft
- Global Security Leader of the Year: CrowdStrike
- Global AI Innovation Partner of the Year: HPE
- Global Resilience Partner of the Year: Deloitte
- Global Growth Partner of the Year: AWS
AMER
- AMER MSP of the Year: Kelyn
- AMER Alliance of the Year: Everpure
- AMER Breakthrough Partner of the Year: AHEAD
- AMER Growth Partner of the Year: Trace3
- AMER Impact Partner of the Year: DataPivot
- AMER Distributor of the Year: Carahsoft
EMEA
- EMEA MSP of the Year: Databarracks
- EMEA System Integrator of the Year: Kyndryl
- EMEA Alliance of the Year: HPE
- EMEA Solution Provider of the Year: MDS SI
- EMEA Breakthrough Partner of the Year: SCC
APAC
- APAC MSP of the Year: Interactive
- APAC Distributor of the Year: Dicker Data
- APAC Alliance of the Year: Hitachi Vantara
- APAC Solution Provider of the Year: Keppel Technology Solutions
- APAC Breakthrough Partner of the Year: Datacom
Learn more about the winners on the Commvault Fearless Awards page.
Celebrating real stories of resilience
Also at SHIFT 2026, Commvault is proud to launch the Commvault Impact Awards, celebrating organizations using Commvault to strengthen their resilience and prepare for the future. This year's winners are:
- The Luminary Award: LC Waikiki
- The Protector Award: University of Rochester Medicine
- The Navigator Award: Siemens Healthineers
- The Steward Award: B.L. Harbert International
Learn More at SHIFT Virtual 2026
Commvault's partners will be sharing their expertise and leading sessions during SHIFT 2026. To watch these sessions, register for SHIFT Virtual on November 18.
About Commvault
Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT) delivers continuous recovery for the AI era. We help organizations stay ready for constant disruption by returning critical data, applications, identities, and AI systems to a clean, trusted state. Our purpose-built recovery solutions span cloud-native and hybrid environments, leveraging AI to enable resilience at enterprise scale.
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