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Ben Young

Ben Young is the Director of Product Strategy and Field CTO for Asia Pacific and Japan at Veeam, where he leads strategic initiatives that bridge innovation, customer experience, and technical excellence. With more than a decade of specialized experience in the Managed Service Provider (MSP) and Cloud Service Provider (CSP) markets, Ben focuses on transforming enterprise data protection through AI‑powered automation, multi‑cloud resilience, and API‑driven integration.

Ben’s areas of expertise include AI‑powered data protection and automation, ransomware defense and backup security, cloud infrastructure, multi‑cloud resilience, API integration and platform engineering, MSP/CSP market strategy, product strategy and innovation, and disaster recovery and business continuity. His work centers on helping organizations build secure, adaptive systems that protect data and enable continuous business operations in highly dynamic environments.

A frequent speaker at global and regional technology events, Ben has delivered technical keynotes, workshops, and breakout sessions at major industry gatherings including VeeamON San Diego, IDC CIO Summit Singapore, and VeeamON Tour across Australia, New Zealand, and India. He has also presented at Microsoft Ignite, sharing insights on AI‑powered hybrid search and ransomware detection.

Ben regularly contributes to leading technology and security publications, offering thought leadership on data resilience and emerging AI trends. He writes about practical approaches to modern data protection on his blog and explores cutting‑edge possibilities with modern platforms on his YouTube channel, inspiring IT professionals to push the boundaries of what’s possible in the era of intelligent automation.

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YouTube Channel: Regular content on AI integration, data resilience innovation, and leveraging Veeam as a platform for AI systems
LinkedIn Video Series: Short-form technical content on emerging data protection technologies
Veeam Webinars: Protect Your SaaS series and additional technical presentations

Business | September 19, 2025 (Updated September 24, 2025) 8 min to read

Multi-Agent AI for SQL Databases: Turning Natural Language into Business Insights

Much of my focus on unlocking value from enterprise data has been on unstructured content, including documents, emails, and various file formats. But there's immense untapped value in our structured enterprise databases, both current and historical. The challenge is the data’s accessibility. Business users need insights but lack SQL expertise, while technical teams understand databases but may miss the business context behind the questions. Read more

Automation, Backup and DRaaS Data Protection & Recovery

Ben Young

Director, Product Strategy - Field CTO, APJ