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Aug 29, 2023

Aiven named a Google Cloud Breakthrough Partner of the Year

HELSINKI, Finland — August 29, 2023Aiven, the trusted open source data platform for everyone, today announced it has received the Google Cloud Breakthrough Partner of the Year award for the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region.

Aiven was recognized for the company’s achievements in the Google Cloud ecosystem, helping joint customers such as ADEO, Conrad Electronic, OVO Energy, and Supermetrics to unleash the power of cloud innovation. Together, we create a seamless, trusted platform that empowers businesses to scale their data infrastructure efficiently, optimize performance and cost, and unlock new possibilities for their businesses.

Securing this esteemed award underscores Aiven’s relentless commitment to excellence, technical expertise, and customer-centric approach, and serves as a validation of Aiven’s expertise in helping customers to simplify and exploit the power of open source technologies on Google Cloud. Aiven’s cloud data platform has transformed the way organizations manage and scale their data infrastructure. By combining open source technologies and powerful automation, Aiven empowers businesses to focus on what is important for their customers while benefiting from a highly reliable, scalable, and secure cloud infrastructure.

"We are excited to be named the Google Cloud Partner in the Breakthrough Award category for the EMEA region," said Oskari Saarenmaa, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Aiven. "This award recognizes the hard work and dedication of our team, as well as our relentless pursuit of delivering exceptional value to our customers. With Aiven’s expertise in deploying, operating, and scaling open source data technologies and Google Cloud’s robust infrastructure and cutting-edge services, businesses gain a winning blend of innovation and reliability. We are proud of our collaboration with Google Cloud and look forward to driving further innovation and success together.”

“Google Cloud’s partner awards recognize the significant impact and customer success that our partners have driven over the past year," said Kevin Ichhpurani, Corporate Vice President, Global Ecosystem and Channels at Google Cloud. "We're delighted to recognize Aiven as a 2023 Google Cloud Partner Award winner, and look forward to a continued strong partnership in support of our mutual customers."

About Aiven

Headquartered in Helsinki and with hubs in Amsterdam, Berlin, Boston, Paris, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo, and Toronto. Aiven provides managed open source data technologies, such as PostgreSQL®, Apache Kafka® and OpenSearch®, on all major clouds. Through Aiven, developers can do what they do best: create applications. Meanwhile, Aiven does what they do best: manage cloud data infrastructure. Aiven enables customers to drive business results from open source data technologies that trigger true transformations on a global scale. Most recently, Aiven achieved a $3B valuation and has now raised $420M total funding backed by its investors Atomico, Earlybird, Eurazeo, IVP, Lifeline, Salesforce Ventures, and World Innovation Lab.

To learn more about Aiven, visit aiven.io and follow @aiven_io on Twitter.

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