Kyndryl and Veritas Technologies Announce Global Partnership to Help Customers Address Cyber Threats and Implement Recovery Solutions

SINGAPORE,June 22,2022 --Kyndryl(NYSE: KD),the world's largest IT infrastructure services provider,and Veritas Technologies,a leader in multi-cloud data management,today announced a global partnership to help enterprises protect and recover their critical data across multi-cloud environments.

Under the agreement,Kyndryl will deliver Veritas' industry-leading data management portfolio to enterprise customers as a fully managed service,"Protection and Cyber Resiliency,Powered by Veritas."

"Veritas and Kyndryl share a commitment to help enterprises manage their growing data estates as they transition to the cloud. Today,Kyndryl is building a partnership with Veritas to help some of the world's largest organizations completely transform their approach to data protection," said Kris Lovejoy,Global Security and Resiliency Practice Leader at Kyndryl. "We plan to leverage the value of Veritas Technologies to help organizations manage their data in the most efficient way to enable digital transformation."

Mike Walkey (SVP of Global Channels & Strategic Alliances,Veritas)

"Our partnership with Kyndryl addresses the biggest challenges facing the enterprise today,such as the persistent threat of cyberattacks,including ransomware and the increasing complexity of managing extraordinary data growth across multi-cloud environments," said Mike Walkey,SVP of Global Channels & Strategic Alliances at Veritas. "Kyndryl will serve as Veritas' Platinum Services Partner,enabling deployment,migration,and delivery of Veritas managed services. By leveragingVeritas' market-leading innovation in data managementtogether with Kyndryl's industry-leading services portfolio,we can empower the world's largest enterprises to manage and protect their data at the edge,on-premises and in the cloud."

The partnership with Veritas extends Kyndryl's framework of cyber resiliency services and solutions,including:

Security Assurance Services: Security,Strategy & Risk Management,Offensive Security Testing,and Compliance Management

Zero Trust Services: Identity & Access Management,Endpoint Security,Network Security,Application & Workload Security,Data Protection & Privacy,and Analytics,Automation & Orchestration

Security Operations and Response:Advanced Threat Detection,Incident Response and Forensics

Incident Recovery Services: Cyber Incident Recovery,Managed Backup Services,Hybrid Platform Recovery and Data Center Design & Facilities

For more information on Veritas and Kyndryl's partnership,visit https://www.veritas.com/partners/kyndryl.

About Veritas

Veritas Technologies is a leader in multi-cloud data management. Over 80,000 customers—including 87% of the Fortune Global 500–rely on us to help ensure the protection,recoverability,and compliance of their data. Veritas has a reputation for reliability at scale,which delivers the resilience its customers need against the disruptions threatened by cyberattacks,like ransomware. No other vendor is able to match Veritas' ability to execute,with support for 800+ data sources,100+ operating systems,1,400+ storage targets,and 60+ clouds through a single,unified approach. Powered by our Cloud Scale Technology,Veritas is delivering today on its strategy for Autonomous Data Management that reduces operational overhead while delivering greater value. Learn more atwww.veritas.com. Follow us on Twitter at@veritastechllc.

Veritas and the Veritas Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Veritas Technologies LLC or its affiliates in the US and other countries.

About Kyndryl

Kyndryl (NYSE: KD) is the world's largest IT infrastructure services provider. The company designs,builds,manages,and modernizes the complex,mission-critical information systems that the world depends on every day. Kyndryl's more than 90,000 employees serve over 4,000 customers in more than 60 countries around the world,including 75 percent of the Fortune 100. For more information,visitwww.kyndryl.com.