Commvault Celebrates the Fearless Few at SHIFT NYC 2025
On November 12, 2025, Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT), known for its innovation in unified resilience at the enterprise level, celebrated its inaugural
Commvault Fearless Awards 2025 during the SHIFT NYC event. This ceremony honored partners who have showcased exceptional resilience amid mounting cyber threats, market challenges, and disruptions in business operations.
Celebrating Dedication and Innovation in Resilience
The Fearless Awards recognized
24 prominent global partners, each distinguished by their commitment to a customer-first approach and a unified, cloud-native strategy toward resilience. These partners ranged from established industry leaders to rising stars in the market, collectively embodying what it means to be fearless in the face of adversity.
Michelle Graff, Senior Vice President of Global Partners & Channel Sales, commented, "Our partners embody what it means to be fearless. These awards celebrate those who deliver exceptional outcomes for their customers, helping organizations to reduce risks and harness emerging technologies to drive growth."
Highlights of the Awards
The awards featured multiple categories, recognizing partners in various regions and areas of expertise. Some notable winners included:
- - Global Champion Award: HPE
- - AMER Champion Award: CDW
- - EMEA Champion Award: Softcat
- - APAC Champion Award: Logicalis Australia
Notable Statements from Winners
Each winner expressed gratitude and highlighted their commitment to innovation:
- - Patrick Osborne, SVP for Hybrid Cloud Technology Acceleration at HPE stated, "Being named Global Champion by Commvault reflects our shared vision to achieve comprehensive cyber resilience and data protection that spans from edge to cloud."
- - Matthew Bailey, who leads Hybrid Platforms Alliances for Softcat remarked, "This award showcases our shared values of innovation and customer-centricity, enabling us to deliver secure and intelligent solutions to complex data challenges."
- - Lisa Fortey, General Manager at Logicalis Australia noted, "Being recognized as APAC Champion underscores our shared dedication to helping customers enhance their resilience and navigate complexity with confidence."
A Complete List of Awards
The full list of honorees at this year’s Fearless Awards featured champions across multiple regions:
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Global AI Innovation Award: AWS
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Global Alliance Partner of the Year: Hitachi Vantara
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Global Cloud Partner of the Year: Microsoft
- Multiple region-specific awards recognizing resilient managed service providers and solution providers in North America, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
Conclusion: The Future of Resilience
The Fearless Awards 2025 not only honored the dedication and achievements of Commvault's partners but also reinforced the company's commitment to resilience amid the evolving threat landscape. In light of ongoing global changes, Commvault continues to drive innovations that enhance its offerings in identity resilience, cyber recovery, and cloud-native data protection. This aligns with their mission to ensure customers remain ready against threats while supporting their operational agility as they embrace AI technologies.
To learn more about the Fearless Awards and the significant contributions made by these partners, visit the Commvault Fearless Awards page. To catch all the latest updates from SHIFT 2025, join the company online on November 19.