Consumerization of IT, Mobile Computing and Big Data Drive
Need for Corporate Content & Systems to be Accessible and Available
Anytime, Anywhere
Hong Kong, China - September 17, 2012: Acronis, a leading provider of
disaster recovery and data protection solutions for physical,
virtual and cloud environments, today announced that it has
acquired secure enterprise file access, sharing and -syncing
software company GroupLogic to help organizations keep their dynamic
data accessible and available at all times, on any platform, from
creation to storage.
The acquisition of GroupLogic is a significant component of
Acronis' vision to address new market demands for data
availability, accessibility and protection against the rise in
enterprise mobility, the volume and velocity of content creation,
user driven collaboration tools and rising storage costs.
Since joining Acronis in January 2012, President & CEO
Alex Pinchev has recognized that powerful forces in the market
are causing CIOs to re-think their approach to data. "Our customers
are facing a new IT environment. The growth of big data, the drive
for greater collaboration and the rise in mobile working have introduced new devices and
insecure file sharing practices into the enterprise. Confidential
corporate content is regularly leaving the network on iPads,
smartphones or via a public Cloud. With the acquisition of
GroupLogic we are positioned to help organizations of all sizes
realize the benefits of enterprise mobility and secure
collaboration, while keeping corporate content and systems
available and accessible at all times," said Pinchev.
IDC Analyst Laura DuBois said, "Applying Acronis' strong heritage
of providing easy-to-use backup and recovery technologies for any
type of IT environment to the enterprise social collaboration
market, gives enterprises a way to not only protect data, but also
enable secure and centralized corporate file sharing, access and
synchronization. When combined with the demands for storage
optimization, Acronis is significantly expanding its offering to
prepare organizations for the third platform of computing, which is
built on cloud services, mobile workers, social business and Big
Data."
"GroupLogic and Acronis share a common vision that software for
the modern IT organization has to be easy to use, support a
diversity of platforms and most importantly, reduce operating costs
while mitigating risk," said Chris Broderick, the former CEO of GroupLogic who has
joined Acronis as SVP, Mobility Solutions. "Together, we can give
CIO's the tools that address secure collaboration and data
accessibility from creation at the edge of the network, to making
sure that data is easily recoverable from storage. Helping IT
organizations manage the diversity of file types, platforms,
environments and devices that end users are demanding, is a
critical mandate of the enterprises we talk to today."
In addition to secure enterprise file sharing and syncing for
mobile workers, GroupLogic solutions enable organizations to
provide seamless collaboration without compromising their corporate
data protection or storage optimization strategies. Furthermore,
GroupLogic solutions provide seamless integration of Apple® devices
into enterprise server environments.
GroupLogic was founded in 1988 in Arlington, VA. GroupLogic's
employees will be joining the Acronis team, and GroupLogic CEO
Chris Broderick will join the Acronis Executive Management
team.
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.