Milestones
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History of our development and growth
2004 - 2006
- During its first two years iTernity runs in stealth mode and the basics for our Software-Defined Archiving and data management platform are built
2006 -2008
- Further cooperation with different integration partners lead to the first implementations. Customer successes open up doors and bring to light the iTernity approach of Software-Defined Archiving
- First certification from the advisory KPMG for iCAS meeting compliance needs of European tax regulations
- Setup of different distribution partners (TechData, Avnet etc.) strong channel enablement
2008
- Technology Partnership with Hewlett-Packard - Validation of various HP enterprise storage systems with iTernity Compliant Archive Software and start of joint Go-to-market activities in EMEA
- First University Hospital chooses iCAS for his PACS archive
- iCAS certification for NetApp storage
2009 - 2011
- Expansion within the DACH and EMEA Markets
- Opening of the iTernity office in the USA and first US projects
- Further large enterprise customer wins in different regions
- Brand registration internationally
- Patenting procedures complete for the iTernity CSC technology
2012
- Joint customer wins with HP in different regions
- iTernity joins the HP AllianceONE Partner program
- iTernity is announced global HP Technology Partner of the Year
2012 - 2014
- Update of the KPMG certification for iCAS
- Confirmation of Cohasset Associates on the capabilities of iCAS to meet the requirements of SEC Rule 17a-4(f) and CFTC Rule 1.31(b)-(c).
2014
- iTernity is selected for the 2014 HP AllianceONE Partner of the Year Award in the category Storage
- On the strength of its innovative and flexible approach to data archiving, iTernity wins in this category and is announced as an award winner at HP Discover in Las Vegas
2015
- TOP 100 Innovation excellence: iTernity is honored at the German SME Summit as one of the most innovative companies in the German SME sector
2016 - 2017
- iTernity takes part in the HPE Complete Program
- iCAS is globally available on the HPE pricelist
- Renewal of the HPE Technology Partnership
- Gold-Award: Storage Insider Award 2016 - Category Storage
- TOP 100: iTernity as one of the most innovative companies in the German SME sector
2018
- Opening of new iTernity office in Brussels
- Large customer wins in Australia
- Reinforced cooperation with Microsoft Azure
- Focus Business honors iTernity as Top Employer 2018 in the German SME sector
2019
- Product launch of the scale-out storage platform iCAS FS
- iTernity is for the third time among the TOP 100 medium-sized companies in Germany
- New partnership with ITH icoserve, a subsidiary of Siemens Healthineers
2020
- iTernity products are also available "as-a-service" via HPE Greenlake
- "Innovative through research" award
2021
- Product development and launch of the Special Delete Manager
- Numerous new partnerships and qualifications, including "Veeam Ready - Repository", "Veeam Ready - Object", and "Nutanix Ready"
- Storage Insider Readers Choice Gold Award for "Archiving"
2022
- New partnership with Commvault as S3-compatible object store and backup target
- Qualification as "Veeam Ready - Object with Immutability" to protect backups against ransomware
- New Technology partnership with Fujitsu
- Fourth TOP 100 award as one of the most innovative companies in Germany
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BMW Group selects HPE GreenLake & iTernity to streamline and unify data management across its global locations and the cloud
2023
- Fifth TOP 100 award as one of the most innovative companies in Germany
2024
- iTernity celebrates anniversary: 20 years of secure and efficient data archiving, starting from 2004
2025
- Having led iTernity for more than 10 years Ralf Steinemann is handing over the leadership of iTernity to Armin Weißer, who has been part of the company's management team since 2016.
- The goals: to continue iTernity's 20-year success story and further elevate the standards - with a clear focus on long-term value for customers and partners.
