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Scality, a pioneer in cyber-resilient storage software for the AI era, announced significant growth of its global partner ecosystem, which has doubled in size year-over-year. A channel-first strategy fuelled Scality’s exceptional growth rate, with Q4 2024 alone seeing a record-breaking 60% of sales driven by the VAR community. Impressive channel growth Scality's VAR channel is now the top driver of sales for the ARTESCA product line, augmenting the continued strong business growth seen through its strategic alliance with HPE.  Coinciding with this impressive channel growth, Scality also announced winners of its second annual 2024 Partner Awards Program (listed below) that recognises partners in global regions that have demonstrated outstanding promise and customer engagement. Scality global partner ecosystem Scality global partner ecosystem includes a range of VARs, Cloud and Service Providers, hardware alliance The Scality global partner ecosystem includes a range of VARs, Cloud and Service Providers, hardware alliance, application solution providers and strategic distributors committed to delivering industry-leading, cyber-resilient storage backup solutions to customers worldwide. The unprecedented growth of the company is 100% directly driven by its partner go-to-market strategy, which includes strategic partners such as HPE and Veeam Software and now sees the VAR ecosystem playing a more prominent role in the company’s growth. Unlocking new revenue streams “Our partners are essential to our success, and we’re committed to helping them grow by unlocking new revenue streams,” said Eric LeBlanc, Channel Chief & GM of Scality’s ARTESCA Business. “With 400+ channel partners and over 1,000 Scality certified partner personnel worldwide, we empower them through innovation, simplicity, and partner-focused solutions." "Partners can sell both RING and ARTESCA, with ARTESCA specifically driving a high-velocity sales model for simple ransomware protection through industry pioneers like Veeam, making it easier to drive incremental revenue and pipeline growth.” Scality partner milestones Scality partner milestones that contributed to doubling the company’s qualified pipeline which resulted in record sales in 2024 include: The number of certified partners doubled in EMEA and APAC, significantly expanding the company’s global reach.  Signed 3 of the top worldwide distribution partners, including Ingram Micro, TD SYNNEX, and Arrow Electronics to bolster market presence.  The launch of the ARTESCA hardware appliance and the introduction of a Pay-As-You-Go pricing model through distribution created new revenue stream opportunities for partners. The Scality Cloud and Service Provider (SCSP) program allows partners to submit monthly consumption reports to Scality, enabling automated invoicing and streamlined agreements. Distribution partners operate this model seamlessly, ensuring efficiency.  Scality expands ‘channel partner of the year’ honours in 2024 The expanded list of partner winners this year reflects the explosive growth of the company’s partner network To showcase the exceptional results achieved by partners, Scality also announced winners of its second annual global partner awards program. Building on last year's initiative that honoured 10 global partners, this year’s winners showcase 22 out of more than 400 worldwide partners as either a Top Performer or Rising Star Award winner this year. The expanded list of partner winners this year reflects the explosive growth of the company’s partner network. Ten partners were named as 2024 Top Performers, demonstrating their strategic alignment to Scality’s go-to-market objectives and resulted in direct contribution to revenue growth through successful sales engagements Backup storage solution These partners also helped customers go beyond immutability to achieve end-to-end cyber resilience with their backup storage solution. Twelve partners received the 2024 Rising Star nod, showcasing an exceptional commitment to growth and innovation. These partners also implemented effective marketing campaigns that drove growth in sales engagement.  Scality’s disruptive product innovation Scality RING was recently ranked as #1 on the 2024 GigaOm Radar for Enterprise Object Storage Scality is the only 100% software-defined storage company pioneering the Gartner Magic Quadrant for distributed file systems and object storage for nine consecutive years. Scality RING was recently ranked as #1 on the 2024 GigaOm Radar for Enterprise Object Storage — achieving the highest scores across Key Features, Emerging Features and Business Criteria categories, well ahead of 17 competing vendors.  This market validation, coupled with Scality’s disruptive product innovation and partner-first growth strategy, has accelerated Scality solutions’ deployment, anchored by a growing list of global distribution partners and across a variety of industries, including banking, healthcare and government entities to name a few. Scality partner of the year award winners ACP Gruppe ATK (Kazakhstan) Bechtle Schweiz AG C-DATA CONVERGE S.r.l. DTP Group MONT Azerbaijan M2 Technology Inc. Perfekt Pty Ltd Trustteam Luxembourg

Arrow Electronics, Inc. announced that Lawrence (Liren) Chen has joined the company’s board of directors and has been appointed a member of the board’s audit committee. The addition of Chen will increase the total number of directors on the board to 10. Lawrence (Liren) Chen Chen is president, chief executive officer, and a member of the board of directors of InterDigital, Inc., a global research and development company focused primarily on wireless, video, artificial intelligence, and related technologies. Before joining InterDigital, Chen served in roles of increasing responsibility at Qualcomm Inc. for nearly 25 years, culminating in his appointment as senior vice president, global head of IP, and legal counsel. In that role, Mr. Chen oversaw Qualcomm’s global intellectual property portfolio and led technology, business strategy, product management, and global eco-system development for Qualcomm Technology Licensing. Chen is a member of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce China Advisory Committee and a member of the Council for Inclusive Innovation of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Global technology solutions provider - Arrow Electronics, Inc. (ARW) has enhanced its AI-infused ArrowSphere Cloud platform, allowing channel partners to create custom AI assistants that tap their own data, workflows, content, and vendor-specific data to deliver efficiency, cost reductions, and faster market entry. ArrowSphere’s augmented generative AI tools “ArrowSphere’s augmented generative AI tools will mark a shift in how our channel partners are able interact with their customers,” said Eric Gourmelen, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Global ArrowSphere Cloud and AI. Eric Gourmelen adds, “Channel partners can now use customised, persona-based AI assistants that work with their own data to deliver tailored information and solutions at an unprecedented speed.” ArrowSphere Assistant The recent enhancements to the ArrowSphere AI platform multiply its capabilities exponentially Arrow introduced ArrowSphere Assistant, powered by ArrowSphere AI, in March 2024. ArrowSphere Cloud users are employing the tool to address the most critical aspects of their cloud business, including FinOps, SecOps and sustainability. The recent enhancements to the ArrowSphere AI platform multiply its capabilities exponentially, which translates into tangible business benefits for channel partners to maximise their success. Enhancements to ArrowSphere AI platform ArrowSphere AI is now infused with hundreds of ready-to-use cases and prompts, designed to fast-track customisation and boost channel partner go-to-market strategies. AI assistants can be tailored to support the sales lifecycle, from marketing and sales enablement to business support and catalogues. It uses partner data sources and those of their vendors to enhance support for their end customers. The expanded ArrowSphere AI capabilities and customised assistant tools are available in limited release to ArrowSphere users.