London, 8 October 2018. Swiss-Singapore cyber protection
and hybrid cloud storage specialist Acronis has today been confirmed as
an official partner of ABB FIA Formula E Championship team NIO,
with the two parties having agreed a multi-year partnership.
Commencing for Season 5, which begins on 15th December at the Ad
Diriyah Street Circuit in Saudi Arabia, the agreement will run
through multiple seasons and will see Acronis providing cyber
protection for NIO's Formula E team through its full complement of
backup,disaster
recovery and file sync
and share solutions.
Acronis will also utilise AI to help transform the predictive
analytics capabilities of the NIO race team, affording the squad
increased capacity with which to deal with any unexpected events in
the racing environment, as well as becoming even more
proactive.
With software set to be integrated in order to help protect end
users from existing and future cyber threats, NIO staff will be
able to work collaboratively from anywhere in the world sharing
ideas and information, safe in the knowledge data is not only
backed up but also, vitally, fully protected.
Acronis was founded in
2003 and the company has grown significantly since that time,
today trusted by more than 5 million consumers and 500,000
businesses across the globe. Notably, 79 of the top 100 most
valuable brands utilise Acronis' solutions.
Consistently setting the standard for cyber protection and cloud
storage through key innovation with its secure backup, AI-based
ransomware protection and blockchain-based data authentication,
Acronis protects all data, applications and systems in any
environment and IT infrastructures of any size.
John Zanni, President of Acronis:
"Acronis' technology fits the busy lifestyle of motorsport
teams. It covers all five vectors of cyber protection - safety,
accessibility, privacy, authenticity, security - and offers
unparalleled data management flexibility on the road and in the
factory. We are proud to be associated with one of the most
innovative teams on the grid and look forward to a successful
partnership together."
Gérry Hughes, Team Principal, NIO Formula E Team:
"We are delighted to announce our partner Acronis, a world
leader in the field of cyber security and disaster recovery
software. While we are entering into a new technical arena which
will open up new mechanisms of data analysis and predicative
capability in the often-turbulent world of street racing, the
partnership with Acronis extends to the wider NIO business. Hence,
this is truly a global partner which we are proud to have alongside
us."
About Acronis:
Acronis is a leader in AI-native cyber protection, unifying data protection, cybersecurity, IT operations and hybrid infrastructure to deliver business continuity, security and compliance with less cost and complexity. More than 21,000 service providers trust Acronis to protect over 750,000 businesses in 150 countries. Acronis is headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. For more information, visit www.acronis.com.