Crime Inc. Begins Integrated Support for Data Protection Solutions on HPE Morpheus VM Essentials

April 10, 2026 Crime Inc.

Crime Inc. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter referred to as Crime Inc.), a provider of backup, replication, and operational management solutions for virtualized and cloud environments, announces the commencement of integrated support for data protection solutions compatible with "HPE Morpheus VM Essentials," a cloud management platform provided by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (hereinafter referred to as HPE). Crime Inc. is a rare authorized reseller in Japan handling both "HPE Zerto" and "Veeam Data Platform."

Background and Objectives

In today's IT infrastructure, transitioning hypervisors for cost optimization and to escape virtualizer vendor lock-in, along with leveraging hybrid cloud, have become urgent priorities. Amidst this, HPE is deploying "HPE Morpheus VM Essentials" as a comprehensive VM management solution.

As a team of specialists proficient in both Zerto and Veeam, a rare expertise in Japan, Crime Inc. will commence offering integrated technical support and solutions to meet customer needs for achieving both "Continuous Data Protection (CDP)" and "comprehensive backups" within the Morpheus environment.

Features of This Solution

By supporting HPE Morpheus VM Essentials, users can seamlessly perform virtual machine provisioning, management, and data protection from a single interface.

1. Real-time Protection with HPE Zerto * Achieves continuous data protection with RPO (Recovery Point Objective) in seconds. * Significantly reduces the operational burden of disaster recovery (DR) through orchestration via Morpheus.

2. Flexible Backup with Veeam Data Platform * Provides ransomware protection utilizing immutable storage and reliable recovery. * Streamlines backup and restore operations from Morpheus's self-service portal.

3. "Unified Technical Support" by Crime Inc. * Engineers thoroughly familiar with both products ensure the integrity of the entire system, including Morpheus. * Resolves the "fragmentation of support windows" unique to multi-vendor environments and provides rapid troubleshooting.

About Crime Inc.

Crime Inc. was established in 1984 and introduces cutting-edge IT solutions, primarily from the United States, to the Japanese market. Particularly in virtualization and cloud...