Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport and Rubrik announce new partnership

September 12, 2017 by Mercedes-Benz

• Pioneer in Cloud Data Management to work with the team to accelerate the protection of race data

• Team to use Rubrik's data backup and recovery technology at their headquarters to improve data management

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport today confirms a new team partnership with Rubrik, specialists in Cloud Data Management.

With data volumes, backup and recovery requirements becoming ever more demanding in Formula One, the team is investing in class-leading technology in order to stay ahead. Specifically, the team will be using a multi-node Rubrik cluster at their Brackley headquarters to protect the team's critical race data.

The team will also use Rubrik's REST API (Application Programming Interface) to integrate with their current tools to analyse their data utilisation. With this information, the team expects to become even more efficient in how it manages and utilises the vast volumes of race data.

'We are delighted to welcome Rubrik to Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport,' commented Toto Wolff, Head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport. 'In the fast-moving world of information technology, it' s essential to be right at the forefront, particularly for us in the area of data management, and we look forward to working with Rubrik to maximise our potential in this area.'

'Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport is at the forefront of adopting new technologies within the racing world,' said Bipul Sinha, co-founder and CEO, Rubrik. 'Rubrik's cloud data management platform will enable the team to access and manage critical race information, providing them with a new competitive edge. We are excited to partner with Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport to turbocharge their innovative approach to data management and contribute to their continued success.'

About Rubrik

Rubrik delivers instant application availability with data protection, search, analytics, archival and copy data management. Hybrid Cloud enterprises benefit from Rubrik's market-leading Cloud Data Management platform with simplicity, instant data access, app-mobility, policy-driven automation, Ransomware protection, and analytics at scale. Rubrik has been named to Gartner'o o o o o s Cool Vendors in Storage Technologies 2016 and recognized by Forbes on the Cloud 100 and as a Next Billion Dollar Startup.