--- title: Arsenal FC seamlessly transitions to working from home during lockdown with help from Acronis description: Video case study shows how Arsenal FC seamlessly transitioned to working from home during lockdown with help from Acronis canonical_url: https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/arsenal-fc-seamlessly-transitions-working-home-during-lockdown-help-acronis/ locale: en last_updated: 2026-10-27 --- [Acronis Blog](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/) # Arsenal FC seamlessly transitions to working from home during lockdown with help from Acronis Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, Arsenal had been working hard to implement new technology to allow its workforce to work from home on an ad-hoc basis. This included the implementation of collaborative and cloud-based technology. Then the crisis hit. According to Christelle Heikkila, IT Director at Arsenal, “we had a seamless transition for our entire workforce to work from home as soon as lockdown started, from every department around the world as far as Singapore and Australia.” Acronis has been with Arsenal every step of the way, taking proactive measures to keep Arsenal cyber safe, including the provision of backups for its cloud-based data to give it additional peace of mind. Arsenal was also an early adopter of Acronis Cyber Protect, which has cybersecurity features like a full-stack antivirus solution, vulnerability assessments, patch management, and URL filtering. Here's a look at how their transition went. [Learn More](https://www.acronis.com/en/products/cyber-protect/) [![Image 2: Joshua Beil](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/7a0219b9944f4911fd18f485cf1edf82.png)](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/joshua-beil/ "Joshua Beil") [Joshua Beil](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/joshua-beil/) 1 min read Last updated 14 August 2020 For nearly two years, [Arsenal Football Club has partnered with Acronis for cyber protection solutions](https://www.acronis.com/en-us/pr/2018/07/26-20-13.html#:~:text=As%20part%20of%20the%20partnership,building%20schools%20in%20developing%20countries.). Acronis protects Arsenal’s data, applications, and systems, such as the team’s Microsoft OneDrive and [Microsoft 365](https://www.acronis.com/en-us/business/backup/office-365/) accounts. In addition to data protection, Arsenal benefits from the AI-based [Acronis Active Protection](https://www.acronis.com/en-us/ransomware-protection/), which actively monitors systems in real-time for suspicious and malicious behavior, enabling it to detect and stop attacks automatically. Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, Arsenal had been working hard to implement new technology to allow its workforce to work from home on an ad-hoc basis. This included the implementation of collaborative and cloud-based technology. According to Christelle Heikkila, IT Director at Arsenal, “we had a seamless transition for our entire workforce to work from home as soon as lockdown started, from every department around the world as far as Singapore and Australia.” Acronis has been with Arsenal every step of the way, taking proactive measures to keep Arsenal cyber safe, including the provision of backups for its cloud-based data to give it additional peace of mind. Furthermore, Arsenal has been an early adopter of [Acronis Cyber Protect](https://www.acronis.com/en-us/business/cyber-protect/), which has cybersecurity features like a full-stack antivirus solution, vulnerability assessments, patch management, and URL filtering. As a commitment to its partnership, Acronis also considered Arsenal fans, launching a [cyber protect quiz on Arsenal.com](https://www.arsenal.com/areyoucyberfit) to help fans keep cyber safe. Watch this short video case study in which Christelle Heikkila provides additional details about the transition to working from home in 2020 and the role Acronis played in helping Arsenal with this transition. [Video 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1LChhZX9Ns) [Cyber protection](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/cyber-protection/) [Data protection](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/data-protection/) ## Written by ![Image 3: Joshua Beil](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/7a0219b9944f4911fd18f485cf1edf82.png) Joshua Beil [Previous post](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/comptias-channelcon-nailed-it/) [CompTIA’s ChannelCON nailed it!](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/comptias-channelcon-nailed-it/) [Next post](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/setting-sail-channel-strong-positive-vibes-tour/) [Setting Sail on the Channel Strong: Positive Vibes Tour](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/setting-sail-channel-strong-positive-vibes-tour/) 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. 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