Veeam Software has recognised its top-performing partners across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) at its 2026 Partner Advisory Council, held in Portugal. The annual event brought together key ecosystem partners to align on strategy, share insights, and address the evolving role of data resilience in the era of AI.
The awards highlight partners that have demonstrated strong growth, innovation, and customer impact, particularly in helping enterprises strengthen data resilience, reduce cyber risk, and prepare for AI-driven operations. As organizations increasingly rely on data for decision-making and automation, the role of partners has expanded beyond implementation to include advisory, governance, and long-term resilience strategies.
This year’s discussions focused on key market trends, including cloud adoption, hybrid and multi-cloud strategies, ransomware preparedness, and the need for clean, recoverable data as a foundation for trusted AI. The Council also emphasized the growing importance of governance and compliance as organizations scale AI initiatives.
“Across EMEA, our partners are central to helping organizations ensure their data is understood, secured, resilient, and AI-ready,” said Kinda Baydoun, Senior Director, Channel & Alliances, EMEA at Veeam.
Among the 2026 award winners were SoftwareOne (Partner of the Year), Ricoh Europe (Highest Growth Partner), SCC Group (Data Cloud Partner), Atea (Cloud & Service Provider), Kyndryl (GSI Partner), and Tata Consultancy Services (GSI Growth Partner), among others.
Veeam leadership highlighted that partners are playing a critical role in helping customers move from data protection to data and AI trust, ensuring data is secure, accessible, and usable for advanced analytics and AI workloads.
With over 35,000 partners globally, Veeam continues to position its ecosystem as a key driver of innovation and customer success enabling enterprises to build resilient, secure, and AI-ready data foundations across the region.
