Cloud On Demand has formally announced a new collaboration with StorVault, a cloud-based backup, storage, and recovery company based in South Africa.
The partnership brings together scalable cloud delivery and secure, in-country data protection to help organisations manage intensifying cyber threats and compliance demands. StorVault’s solutions are specifically designed to address common causes of data loss, including malware, hardware failure, and the endpoint vulnerabilities inherent in remote and hybrid work environments.
“Organizations are under pressure to do more with less while facing rising cyber risk,” says Senzo Mbhele, managing director at Cloud On Demand. “What stood out about StorVault was its practical, locally grounded approach to data backup and recovery. It solves real-world problems without adding unnecessary complexity, which is exactly what our partners are asking for.”
The urgency for this partnership is underscored by a rapidly escalating threat landscape where the cost of a single data breach in South Africa now averages R44.2 million. However, for many local firms, the true danger lies in the total operational paralysis that follows. Industry data indicates that downtime can cost South African businesses between R2,000 and R7,000 per minute.
Despite these stakes, many organisations continue to rely solely on native cloud platform features for data protection. These built-in tools are often designed for short-term governance, such as recycle bins and limited retention policies, rather than the point-in-time recovery and business continuity required to survive a ransomware attack.
“StorVault’s platform is designed to close these critical gaps by providing independent, immutable backups for Microsoft 365 and server environments. This ensures that critical data remains recoverable even if the primary cloud tenant is compromised. Consequently, it reduces reliance on native policies that were never intended to function as full enterprise backup solutions,” says Rudi Jansen van Vuuren, general manager at StorVault.
“Beyond the technical architecture, the partnership addresses the unique economic realities of the South African market. For many local firms, global cloud costs can be unpredictable. By utilizing a ‘pay-as-you-use’ model billed entirely in Rands, the partnership helps businesses hedge against foreign currency exchange fluctuations. This transparency is reinforced by a ‘no hidden costs’ policy, which explicitly removes the burden of ingress, egress, or access fees,” adds Jansen van Vuuren.
