Singapore, July 2nd 2015. Acronis, a global leader in new
generation data protection, today announced it has been recognized
in the top 20 of the world's most attractive cloud providers. The
CRN Cloud 100 rating included Acronis in The 20 Coolest Cloud
Storage Vendors segment. CRN acknowledged the company's cloud
storage products and introduction of new capabilities in 2014, such
as high-speed provisioning and high-speed search of NAS
environments. The acquisitions of nScaled for
disaster-recovery-as-a-service and BackupAgent for service provider
solutions were also noted as a factor in increasing the company's
cloud capitalization. According to Serg Bell, founder and CEO of
Acronis, data storage is the most promising development on the
cloud market today. "This market segment grows at a speed of 33
percent per year worldwide and is expected to reach $57 billion by
2019, according to experts. Since the cloud technology is the main
development direction for Acronis, it is only natural for us not to
hold back when fighting for a share in this vast market," Serg Bell
said. But despite ever increasing cloud storage adoption, local
storage devices still lead the way in protecting critically
important data, CRN noted. However, more everyday users and
business consumers choose cloud services for disaster recovery,
archiving and other scenarios, where high-speed access to stored
data is not critical. A recent study conducted by Acronis together
with industry analysts demonstrated that many clients are ready to
adopt the cloud for data security and storage. From those surveyed,
70 percent acknowledged their lack of resources for disaster
recovery, and nearly a half of the respondents (46 percent) said
they are ready to start protecting their infrastructure with the
help of a cloud. The main trigger for moving user data to the cloud
is the ever-growing volume, which becomes less and less feasible to
keep on local computers and servers. "It is important to note that
Acronis storage services not only include storage space, but also
data backup and restoration functionality for the event of a system
failure. This way we offer a complete solution to our clients,
allowing them to solve main data management tasks in one place,"
Serg Bell said. _______________________ CRN is a trusted authority
for IT growth and innovation. The annual Cloud 100 rating
recognizes some of the most innovative cloud service providers in
the five categories: infrastructure, platforms and development,
security, storage and software.
About Acronis:
Acronis is a global cyber protection company that provides natively integrated cybersecurity, data protection, and endpoint management for managed service providers (MSPs), small and medium businesses (SMBs), and enterprise IT departments. Acronis solutions are highly efficient and designed to identify, prevent, detect, respond, remediate, and recover from modern cyberthreats with minimal downtime, ensuring data integrity and business continuity. Acronis offers the most comprehensive security solution on the market for MSPs with its unique ability to meet the needs of diverse and distributed IT environments.
A Swiss company founded in Singapore in 2003, Acronis has 15 offices worldwide and employees in 50+ countries. Acronis Cyber Protect is available in 26 languages in 150 countries and is used by over 20,000 service providers to protect over 750,000 businesses. Learn more at www.acronis.com.