Quest Software has appointed Krishnan Thyagarajan as Vice President, Strategic Alliance, of the Worldwide Data Protection unit. In his new role, Krishnan will be responsible for strengthening relationships with global Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM), Managed Service Providers (MSP) and Cloud Service Providers for Quest’s Data Protection solution stacks.

 Globally, the demand for data volumes is growing exponentially, and securing organizational data has become a business imperative. Quest’s data protection solutions help clients prevent data loss and ensure business continuity through real-time data capture and replication for mission-critical data. The Data Protection Unit embeds intelligent Quest technology into partners’ go-to-market offerings to offer effective business solutions.

Prior to the new role, Krishnan was the Managing Director, Quest Software India, and was instrumental in setting up and leading Quest’s operations in India. Under his able leadership, Quest expanded its operations in India, registering impressive growth to offer sales and support from offices in Bangalore, Mumbai and New Delhi.