--- title: It’s Racing Time! description: "The start of the 2017 Grand Prix season is a big occasion for Acronis. We are proud of our fruitful relationship with Scuderia Toro Rosso and we’re excited about the new season. Even though we operate in different industries, we share common values of being #1, Fast, and Innovative." canonical_url: https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/its-racing-time/ locale: en last_updated: 2026-10-27 --- [Acronis Blog](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/) # It’s Racing Time! The start of the 2017 Grand Prix season is a big occasion for Acronis. We are proud of our fruitful relationship with Scuderia Toro Rosso and we’re excited about the new season. Even though we operate in different industries, we share common values of being #1, Fast, and Innovative. [Learn More](https://www.acronis.com/en/products/cyber-protect/) [![Image 2: Guennadi Moukine](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/4ebd2c6ab90855a20d45286557169382.png)](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/guennadi-moukine/ "Guennadi Moukine") [Guennadi Moukine](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/guennadi-moukine/) 3 min read Last updated 20 November 2022 It’s that time of the year again! The 2017 Formula 1 season starts this weekend and we have a lot of goodies prepared for our partners, customers, and friends. As you already know, Acronis has a very fruitful partnership with Scuderia Toro Rosso, an Italian Formula One team based in Faenza. With the entire sport fully [dependent on data](http://www.acronis.com/en-us/blog/posts/interview-toro-rossos-head-it), there is a great need to keep data secure, protected, and available. Scuderia Toro Rosso generates over 15TB of new data every day. This data needs to be stored and protected. And this is exactly Acronis’ core business. ## #1, Fast, Innovative The start of the 2017 Grand Prix season is a big occasion for Acronis. We are proud of our relationship with Scuderia Toro Rosso and we’re excited about the new season. Acronis is on schedule with its aggressive product development plans. We have introduced [Acronis Notary](http://www.acronis.com/en-us/personal/blockchain-data-authentication/)™ and [Acronis ASign](http://www.acronis.com/en-us/personal/whats-new/)™ blockchain-based data verification technology and continue to roll out [Acronis Active Protection](http://www.acronis.com/en-us/personal/ransomware-protection/)™ (real-time protection against ransomware) across our products. As it stands, Acronis has the world’s only [data protection solution](http://www.acronis.com/en-us/business/backup/) that fully meets today’s business needs. A bold statement? Try our products yourself and see if you can find anything on the market that can match the power and flexibility of Acronis data protection technology. In Q2 2017 we are planning to announce a new addition to our product line — Acronis Backup 12 Advanced. It will bring the above-mentioned features and expanded functionality to the award-winning backup solution for small business — [Acronis Backup 12](http://www.acronis.com/en-us/business/backup/). ![Image 3: It’s Racing Time!](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/870e00ad5f34b45f10fe97f555a11a64.png) ## Acronis Racing Weekends We also have good news for our partners and customers: we will continue holding Acronis Racing Weekends in key regions around the world. But this year it’s going to be different. We’re going to introduce a new format that will turn these events into a fountain of great ideas, innovation, and networking opportunities. Stand by for more news. These events will bring a new dimension to the global cloud industry scene. To all our partners, customers, friends, and supporters — thank you for supporting Acronis. This is going to be a huge year for us and we’d like you to be part of it. READ MORE: * [Scuderia Toro Rosso’s New STR12: From Concept to Life](http://www.acronis.com/en-us/blog/posts/scuderia-toro-rossos-new-str12-concept-life) * [Toro Rosso F1 2017 Launch: Spectacular New STR12 Car](http://www.acronis.com/en-us/blog/posts/toro-rosso-f1-2017-launch-spectacular-new-str12-car) * [Interview with Toro Rosso's Head of IT](http://www.acronis.com/en-us/blog/posts/interview-toro-rossos-head-it) * [Datacenter in a Suitcase: A Day in the Life of a Racetrack IT Engineer](http://www.acronis.com/en-us/blog/posts/datacenter-suitcase-day-life-racetrack-it-engineer) [Cybersecurity](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/cybersecurity/) [Cyber protection](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/cyber-protection/) ## Written by ![Image 4: Guennadi Moukine](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/4ebd2c6ab90855a20d45286557169382.png) Guennadi Moukine [Previous post](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/vmware-quiesce-or-not-quiesce/) [VMware: "To Quiesce or not to Quiesce?"](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/vmware-quiesce-or-not-quiesce/) [Next post](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/world-backup-day-what-it-and-why-it-important/) [World Backup Day: What Is It and Why Is It Important?](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/world-backup-day-what-it-and-why-it-important/) 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. [Add as a preferred source on Google](https://google.com/preferences/source?q=acronis.com) ## Related stories Want to learn more? Read the latest stories featuring this solution on our blog. 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A veteran cybersecurity CEO, Panjwani previously served as CEO of WatchGuard Technologies and SafeNet. **October 15, 2026**2 min read ![Image 7: Acronis expands MDR toward broader workspace protection](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-card/18e90e89f5ec4ef0901f19008d4ccbf2.png) [Acronis expands MDR toward broader workspace protection](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-expands-mdr-toward-broader-workspace-protection/) Acronis is expanding the MDR service with capabilities that make this expertise easier to deliver and help partners address more risks. The developments build on a broader commitment to managed security: helping service providers protect the connected workspace while giving customers access to the expertise needed to investigate threats, respond effectively and maintain business continuity. **October 13, 2026**6 min read