Acronis

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Acronis International GmbH
TypePrivately held company
IndustrySoftware
GenreTechnology
Founded2003
FounderSerguei Beloussov, Max Tsypliaev, Ilya Zubarev, Stanislav Protassov
Headquarters
Rheinweg 9, 8200 Schaffhausen
,
Switzerland
Number of locations
18
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Patrick Pulvermueller (CEO),[1] John Zanni (President)
ProductsAcronis Cyber Protect Home Office formerly Acronis True Image, Acronis Disk Director, Acronis Cyber Protect, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, Acronis Files Connect, Acronis VSS Doctor, Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery, Acronis SnapDeploy, Acronis MassTransit
Number of employees
more than 1000 (2018[2])

Acronis International GmbH, simply referred to as Acronis, is a global technology company with its corporate headquarters in Schaffhausen, Switzerland and global headquarters in Singapore. Acronis develops on-premises and cloud software with unique integration of backup, disaster recovery, cybersecurity, and endpoint management.[3] Acronis has 18 offices worldwide. Its R&D centers, Acronis Labs, are based in Bulgaria,[4][5] the United States and Singapore.[6][7] Acronis has 37[8] cloud data centers around the world, including the United States, France, Singapore, Japan, and Germany.[9]

History[]

Acronis was founded by Serguei Beloussov, Ilya Zubarev, Stanislav Protassov and Max Tsyplyaev in 2001 as a separate business unit within SWsoft.[10] In 2003, Acronis was spun off as a separate company.[11] The company moved from a focus on disk partitioning and boot loader software to a focus on backup and disaster recovery software based on disk imaging technology.

In 2006, SWsoft partnered with Acronis to resell Acronis True Image Server for SWsoft Plesk 8.1 control panel software. The software is standalone and works with other control panels, which enables service providers to offer backup and recovery capabilities with dedicated hosting packages.[12]

In September 2012, Acronis acquired GroupLogic, Inc., which allowed Acronis to integrate mobile devices, including Apple, into enterprise environments through acquisition of software that formed Acronis Access Advanced. The acquisition expanded Acronis’ data protection on mobile devices. GroupLogic gained access to Acronis’ customer base.[13]

In May 2013, co-founder and Board Director, Serguei Beloussov, returned as CEO after working on other ventures.[14] In December that same year, Acronis announced the launch of an official research and development wing, Acronis Labs.[6]

Acronis won the Mobility Product of the Year award at the Network Computing Awards in 2014.[15] In 2014, Acronis acquired BackupAgent, a cloud backup company, and nScaled, a disaster recovery software company.[10]

The Global Partner Program through Acronis was launched in March 2015. The program gives partner companies access to the Acronis AnyData Engine.[16] Also in 2015, Acronis won the ChannelPro Readers’ Choice Award for Best Backup and Disaster Recovery Vendor.[17] In July 2015, Acronis announced a partnership with ProfitBrick to make Acronis Backup Cloud available for ProfitBrick's cloud computing platform. In 2019, it was announced that Acronis would sponsor the ROKiT Williams F1 Team and SportPesa Racing Point.[18] Acronis was the Gold Stevie Award winner under the Awards for the Innovation in Technology Development category at the 2019 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards.[19]

In 2019, company acquired 5nine Software, a cloud management and security company.[20] In 2020, company acquired endpoint Data Loss Prevention Vendor DeviceLock.[21] Acronis chief officers (Steiner in 2019, Magdanurov in 2020) confirmed their plans to integrate the capabilities of both software product lines into the Acronis Cyber Cloud Solutions portal over time.

In July 2021, founder and CEO Serguei Beloussov voluntarily stepped down from his role and was replaced by Patrick Pulvermueller - former president of GoDaddy.[22] In October 2021, Acronis partnered with Addigy, provider of the cloud-based Apple device management platform, for its latest integration of Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud.[23]

Current products[]

Acronis Cyber Protect[]

is a product that integrates backup, advanced antimalware, and endpoint protection management into a single solution. It removes the complexity and risks associated with non-integrated solutions. The product increases reliability and decreases the time required to learn, deploy, and maintain solutions.

Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery[]

Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery is built on Acronis Cyber Backup and utilizes Acronis Cyber Cloud technologies. [24] It protects critical workloads and recovers critical business applications. The product provides an all-in-one backup, storage, and disaster recovery solution with proactive AI-based cyber threat protection. It allows IT generalists to configure the cloud-based recovery server, including network configuration, failover testing, and failback,

Acronis Cyber Files[]

Acronis Cyber Files is a product that provides IT with complete control over business content to ensure security, maintain compliance, and enable BYOD. [25] It is a secure file sync and a share solution. The product is designed for enterprise organizations to transform mobile devices, including BYOD, into a natural extension of the business. Employees can use any device to access, create and edit corporate content and securely share documents with other employees, customers, partners, and vendors.

Acronis Cyber Cloud Storage[]

Acronis Cyber Cloud Storage is a cloud subscription that turns Acronis Cyber Backup into a hybrid local or cloud backup. It allows to easily back up disks, partitions, and files to Acronis’ secure storage at a remote datacenter and quickly recover selected files, folders, applications, or an entire system.

Acronis Files Connect[]

Acronis Files Connect is an AFP server that runs on а Windows server and allows Macs to connect to file shares and NAS via Apple Filing Protocol (AFP).[26][27][28][29][30][31] Acronis Files Connect reduces SMB protocol bugs, performance and compatibility problems, file corruption, permissions problems, non-functional Windows shortcuts, and more. With Acronis Files Connect, Macs can connect to file shares via AFP or SMB and perform filename and content Spotlight searches using a Mac application or the default finder.

Acronis MassTransit[]

Acronis MassTransit is a managed file transfer solution for advertising, movie production, printing, publishing, and healthcare industries. [32] The product provides FTP and SFTP support, ad hoc file transfers, notifications and alerts, and web browser support for file transfers.

Acronis VSS Doctor[]

Acronis Cyber Cloud is a product that enables service providers to deliver cyber protection using an easy and secure method. [33] With this one Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution, providers gain access to hybrid cloud backup, disaster recovery, file sync, and share services, AI-based ransomware protection, and blockchain-based file notarization and e-signature services, all managed from a single console. Acronis Cyber Cloud includes a RESTful API, enabling service providers to automate tasks and leverage pre-built integrations.

Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud[]

Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud unites a backup and disaster recovery technology, anti-malware enhanced with machine intelligence, and endpoint protection management in one solution. [34] It provides backup, prevention, detection, response, recovery, and forensic capabilities. Integration and automation provide ease for service providers.

Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office[]

Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office is a backup software that uses full-system image backup technology. It integrates backup and cybersecurity in one that protects the system from ransomware. Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office supports Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS devices.

See also[]

References[]

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  28. ^ "Acronis Access provides mobile IT file sharing and syncing". MacWindows. 5 March 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
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  33. ^ "Acronis VSS Doctor". KMI. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
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