June 9, 2025 - 3 min read
Arctera Wins Big at the 2025 Storage Awards

Simon Jelley
VP & GM of Data Protection
Honored with “Data Protection Company of the Year” and “The One to Watch”.
We’re excited to announce that Arctera took home two major awards at this year’s Storage Awards:
- Data Protection Company of the Year
- The One to Watch
Now in its 22nd year, the Storage Awards remain a leading benchmark of excellence - celebrating the best in data storage and protection. With past winners including industry leaders like IBM, HPE, NetApp and Pure. Arctera’s recognition among them makes this achievement especially meaningful.
These wins highlight the strong traction of Arctera Backup Exec and our expanding suite of data protection, compliance and resilience solutions - earning recognition from peers and the industry alike.
Data Protection Company of the Year – Powered by Backup Exec
This award is a direct nod to Backup Exec, Arctera’s flagship data protection solution. Recognized for its powerful capabilities across physical, virtual, cloud and SaaS workloads. Backup Exec continues to deliver simple, secure and unified protection - making it easier for organizations to defend against ransomware, meet recovery SLA's and keep business critical data safe.
Whether it’s anomaly detection, immutable storage support or seamless cloud integration, Backup Exec is helping customers meet today’s challenges with confidence and this award is a testament to that impact.
The One to Watch – Arctera's Momentum in Compliance, Resilience & Protection
Beyond Backup Exec, this second award recognizes Arctera’s broader innovation and leadership across data compliance, resilience and protection. From regulatory compliance and AI-powered classification to high availability, disaster recovery and cyberthreat protection - Arctera offers a comprehensive set of solutions designed to help organizations stay secure, resilient and audit-ready. Built for simplicity and scale, we empower IT teams to protect what matters most - keeping data accessible, applications running and risk under control.
Being named The One to Watch reflects our growing momentum, forward looking strategy and increasing influence across industries and use cases. We’re not just solving today’s problems - we’re shaping the future of data management.
Thank You to Our Community
These awards are especially meaningful because they’re driven by customer and partner feedback. We share this recognition with the IT teams, channel partners and advocates who continue to challenge us to raise the bar.
Looking Ahead
We’re honored by this recognition - but more than anything, we’re energized by what lies ahead. We’ll continue delivering advanced data management that’s built around your needs - because at Arctera, we believe the best solutions are the ones shaped by the people who use them.
If you want to help shape the future of Arctera’s solutions, consider joining our PACE Program - a collaborative initiative where customers and partners get early access to insights, the opportunity to provide direct feedback and exclusive rewards for their engagement.
- Explore Backup Exec
- Join the PACE Program
- Learn More About Our Compliance And Resilience Capabilities
Stay tuned - there’s more to come from Arctera.