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When You Think About Veeam, Think About Object First

Object First believes in a world where data is well‑protected against malicious encryption. That's why we created Ootbi - the best storage for Veeam. We did it by engineering ransomware‑proof and immutable out‑of‑the‑box backup storage that is secure, simple, and powerful!

Our Mission

Object First helps Veeam customers become cyber resilient with simple, absolutely immutable backup storage.

Our Vision

A world where no organization has to pay a ransom for encrypted data.
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Our Values

We Secure

Business data as job #1

We Create

New opportunities through innovation

We Engage

Proactively and live up to our promises

We Simplify

Complex problems to reduce business risk

We Deliver

Exceptional results and customer success

The New Standard for 
Cyber Resilience

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Our Leadership

Our Executive Board

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    Ratmir Timashev

    Co-Founder of Object First

    Ratmir Timashev is a US-based entrepreneur, technologist, and philanthropist. Ratmir co-founded and previously served as CEO of Veeam, the global leader in cloud data protection and management software, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Ratmir earned a Master’s degree in Chemical Physics from the Ohio State University in 1996, where he continues to champion education and technological innovation across the American Midwest through the Timashev Family Foundation.

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    Andrei Baronov

    Co-Founder of Object First

    Andrei Baronov has dedicated his career to building transformational software products. Before co-founding Object First, Andrei was Co-Founder and CTO of Veeam. Over the last decade, Andrei’s vision and drive have fueled Veeam to become one of the largest private software companies in the world, with sales to surpass $1 billion in 2019 and more than 3,600 employees worldwide before selling the company to Insight Partners in 2020. Andrei’s product and market vision helped Veeam become the backup, recovery, and data management leader.

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