Acronis fortifies its presence in India; launches first cloud data center in the country

SINGAPORE,June 25,2021 --Acronis,a global leader in cyber protection,today announced the availability of a new Acronis Cloud Data Center in Mumbai,launched jointly with local partners – Compuage India,Ingram Micro and Crayon Software Experts India. As one of the 111 new data centers being deployed by the company globally,it gives service providers access to a full range of cyber protection solutions upon which they can build new services while delivering faster access,constant data availability,and data sovereignty to their clients.

With news about cyber-attacks appearing weekly,despite the prevailing pandemic concerns,cyber protection has simply never been in higher demand,with data compliancy among the top priorities for companies in India.

Rustom Hiramaneck,Acronis General Manager in South Asia,said,"Having a local Acronis Cloud Data Center was extremely important to our partners in India – and we are proud to collaborate with companies that remain focused on delivering best data security and business continuity solutions to their clients. With one less thing to worry about,they now know their clients' data is locally backed by a global partner who is on standby 24x7 – ready to resolve any issues."

All Acronis CloudData Centersare designed to meet and exceed corporate and regulatory requirements. The initiative includes global management for all data centers,geographic redundancy,control for local partners,and a local disaster recovery site – all with competitive pricing. As a result,service providers have no trouble meeting the ever-changing compliance,data sovereignty,and performance requirements.

"With more businesses moving to the cloud,the demand for local data centres in India has shot up in recent years. Cyber protection is critical nowadays,and Acronis is by far the leading expert in this area. It was a no brainer for us to leverage this opportunity – it will be a win-win situation for both our partners and end customers,given the overwhelming interest in cloud," saysBhavesh Mehta,Compuage Director & COO.

The global network of Acronis Cloud Data Centers already includes locations in the U.S.,Canada,U.K.,Switzerland,France,Germany,Japan,Australia,New Zealand,Bhutan,South Korea and Singapore. With the new data center in India,local service providers now have a location within the country where they can store business-critical data for their clients. Managed service providers (MSPs) will also benefit from the full range of managed cloud solutions and cyber protection solutions available via theAcronis Cyber Cloudplatform.

"The reality in knowing where your corporate data resides and ensuring it remains secure has become a necessity in a global partner community – and having your data stored locally provides complete data control both to you and your clients. The investment by Acronis in a new cloud data center guarantees just that," says Vikas Bhonsle,CEO of Crayon Software Experts India.

Among the solutions now available through the new data center isAcronis Cyber Protect,a unique integration of backup,disaster recovery,next-gen antimalware,cybersecurity,and endpoint management tools – all managed via a single pane of glass. The solution is VB100 certified and its unique capabilities earned Acronis Cyber Protectthe 2020 New Product Innovation Award for Data Protectionfrom Frost & Sullivan.

All of Acronis solutions are designed to address the Five Vectors ofCyber Protection,ensuring the safety,accessibility,privacy,authenticity,and security (SAPAS) of an organisation's data,applications,and systems. In the same way,Acronis Cloud Data Centersare designed to deliver the highest levels of data availability,security,and safety – with each facility featuringstate-of-the-art equipment as well as the best operational and security controls.

India-based service providers interested in learning more about the advantages and opportunities of cyber protection solutions available through the Acronis Cyber Cloud platform are encouraged to visithttps://www.acronis.com/en-us/cloud/service-provider/platform or contact us at marketing-RM-APAC@acronis.com.

About Compuage

Compuage Infocom Ltd is a distribution house creating opportunities for its channel partners through aggressive market development backed by efficient supply chain management. The company acts as a strategic link between vendors (brands) and partners (resellers),equipping them for unprecedented levels of business performance. Compuage has its footprints in 7 countries across SAARC nations with focus on Enterprise solutions,Cloud computing,PCs & Peripherals. With 46 offices,25 warehouses,69 service centres and a team of over 750 professionals across the country and region,Compuage supports over 12,000 online & offline retailers,resellers and system integrators. Visit us at: https://www.compuageindia.com

About Crayon India

Crayon,a global leader in IT and digital transformation services and the largest independent 'cloud economics' practice,strongly believes in the "Pay-per-usage" model – organizations must pay for the IT resources they actually need. Crayon is the most reliable and trusted technical advisor for many of the world's leading organizations. Through unique people,tools,and systems,the company ensures the best ROI from complex technology investments. Crayon – specialized in software asset management (SAM),cloud and volume licensing and associated consulting services,is headquartered in Oslo,Norway with offices around the world. For more information,visit: www.crayon.com

About Acronis

Acronis unifies data protection and cybersecurity to deliver integrated,automated cyber protection that solves the safety,and security (SAPAS) challenges of the modern digital world. With flexible deployment models that fit the demands of service providers and IT professionals,Acronis provides superior cyber protection for data,and systems with innovative next-generation antivirus,backup,and endpoint protection management solutions. With advanced anti-malware powered by cutting-edge machine intelligence and blockchain-based data authentication technologies,Acronis protects any environment – from cloud to hybrid to on-premises – at a low and predictable cost.

Founded in Singapore in 2003 and incorporated in Switzerland in 2008,Acronis now has more than 1,600 employees in 33 locations in 18 countries. Its solutions are trusted by more than 5.5 million home users and 500,000 companies,including 100% of the Fortune 1000,and top-tier professional sports teams. Acronis products are available through 50,000 partners and service providers in over 150 countries in more than 40 languages.