Singapore, 19 October, 2015 - Acronis®, a global leader
in new generation data protection, today announced that The China
Navigation Company Limited (CNCo) has deployed Acronis Backup on
its fleet of deep sea vessels.
Any computer downtime and data loss can potentially result in
costly delays and compliance fines from maritime inspectors. With
Acronis Backup, CNCo is protected against data loss and system
downtime at sea with the ability to quickly recover data and
systems if needed without the need for on-shore technical
support.
CNCo has deployed Acronis Backup & Recovery with Universal
Restore software on 29 vessels, covering over 150 servers and
workstations. Each vessel has a computer network consisting of a
Windows®-based server and a number of client workstations
responsible for the overall systems operation, data collection and
staff management. It is a mission-critical system, failure of which
may leave the ship stranded at sea.
Acronis Backup software is installed on the server and client
workstations. Previously backup had to be triggered manually from
each workstation. Now the new system allows management of all
backups from the server.
Backups are stored on a local disk partition and on network
attached storage devices, which would allow the server to be
restored within minutes even on dissimilar hardware. Acronis Backup
is scheduled to run in the background to make sure important data
is never lost.
"While computer failures are not frequent, they do occur. In
the past, we often had to send a specialist to come onboard to
restore the system, which is costly and time-consuming. Acronis
Backup has become a powerful tool for data restoration while out at
sea without any need for outside help," said Lewis Too, Fleet
IT Manager, CNCo. "
"The only effective way to protect data is to do a complete,
full system backup that can restore everything, allowing companies
and users to continue working without re-configuring their systems
and settings," said Serg Bell, CEO and co-founder of Acronis. "We
are honored to work with The China Navigation Company to meet their
data protection needs today and in the future."
About The China Navigation Company Pte. Ltd. (CNCo):
CNCo is the wholly owned, deep-sea ship owning and operating arm
of the multi-national Swire Group. CNCo was founded in 1872 in
Shanghai and started its operations trading on China's Yangtze
River. Since then the company has expanded globally while its
primary operational focus remains in the Asia-Pacific region. The
company operates a global network of multipurpose liner services
for the transportation of containerised, break-bulk, heavy lift and
project cargoes in addition to providing dry bulk and bulk
logistics services on a worldwide basis, through its three core
operating divisions - Swire Shipping, Swire Bulk and Swire Bulk
Logistics.
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.