24 April 2024
Press release

Acronis joins the UAE data center foray as demand for cloud computing poised to grow by CAGR of 36% by 2030

Acronis Cyber Cloud Data Center will provide partners in the region with access to a wide range of advanced need-driven cyber protection solutions.

Dubai, UAE – April 25, 2024: Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection, announced today the opening of a new Cyber Cloud data center in Abu Dhabi, signaling a deliberate push to tap into the region’s accelerated technological advancements and increased digitization.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) newest data center comes against a backdrop of the country’s steady increase in IT load capacity, with projections estimating a compound annual growth rate of 16 percent by 2029.

Marking its debut in the UAE’s data center market, the Acronis Cyber Cloud Data Center is set to demonstrate the company's dedication to providing secure and reliable cybersecurity protection solutions that underscore its commitment's strength.

The Acronis Cyber Cloud Data Center, which is ISO 27001 and IEC 22237 compliant, is poised to offer updated solutions that cater to emerging customer needs. The new data center will integrate advanced hardware components, and provide robust network infrastructure, and high-performance storage systems that rival those of leading data centers globally.

Following its launch, the Acronis Cyber Cloud Data Center will also provide Acronis partners in the region with access to a wide range of advanced need-driven cyber protection solutions – a welcome development that will empower them to create new services and enable them to manage their partner’s data protection needs more efficiently and effectively. The data center will also allow faster access, continuous data availability, and the additional benefit of data sovereignty.

“As cyber threats continue to rise regionally and globally, our new Acronis Cyber Cloud Data Center will be instrumental in helping organizations get access to robust cyber protection and effective data recovery solutions. With businesses in the region constantly battling sophisticated cyberattacks, emphasizing the region's urgent need for advanced cyber protection, Acronis' integrated solutions, combining cybersecurity and data protection powered by AI and machine learning, are uniquely poised to meet these emerging challenges​​", said Ziad Nasr, general manager Middle East, Acronis. 

          

New product offering

The new Acronis Cyber Cloud Data Center accompanies Acronis’ recent expansion of its product lineup with new and tailored-made solutions for the Middle East and North Africa market.These include Managed Detection and Response (MDR) – a continuously efficient endpoint security service built for Managed Service Providers (MSP), which includes native integration with data protection to deliver unmatched business resilience to clients and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), which offers MSPs a complete security solution to easily launch and implement a comprehensive security framework that includes rapid recovery capabilities in the event of a successful attack. It also offers compliance and protection to enable MSPs to protect against modern threats, readily comply with cyber insurance requirements, and achieve greater efficiency, helping MSPs minimize administrative overheads through a single security platform.

As part of its long-term strategy to boost its regional growth, these solutions and the new data center will further solidify Acronis' dedication to combatting evolving cyber threats and ensuring the security of businesses of all sizes in the region.


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.
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