Which vendor refused to go direct for 'the world's largest social networking company'?

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Backup vendor reveals how it insisted social media giant used a channel partner to buy its product

Rubrik refused to break its 100 per cent channel policy when "the world's largest social networking company" came knocking on its door asking it to sell direct, according to CEO Bipul Sinha. Spe...

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