New Commvault Channel Chief John Tavares Discusses 2021 Channel Focus
John Tavares, who joined Commvault last month after 25 years in Dell and EMC channel and sales roles, promises a renewed focus on helping the company’s solution providers take better advantage of public clouds, and promises to bring Commvault’s Metallic SaaS platform to the fore. By Joseph F. Kovar January 11, 2021, 01:18 PM EST
Data protection and management software developer Commvault has hired a new channel chief who is promising to work more with hyperscaler cloud providers to improve cloud capabilities for its partners.
John Tavares, who last month joined Tinton Falls, N.J.-based Commvault as its new vice president of global channel and alliances, also gave a few teasers about version two of Commvault’s channel program to CRN.
John Tavares, Commvault newly appointed Vice President, Global Channel and Alliances
John Tavares joins Commvault as new VP, global channel and alliances
8th January 2021
Commvault has appointed John Tavares as Vice President, Global Channel and Alliances.
In his new role, Tavares will be responsible for overseeing the growth of Commvault’s Global Partner Organisation and strengthening the company’s relationships with partners worldwide. Tavares joins Commvault from Dell EMC, where he worked in a variety of sales leadership roles, first for EMC and continuing through the merger with Dell, for the last 25 years. During his tenure with Dell EMC, Tavares grew the company’s data centre business encompassing software, hardware, and services, built a world-class sales team, and increased revenue year-over-year.