iPortalis, a Cloud Services company specialising in ICT*
brokerage, aggregation and portfolio management, today announced a
strategic partnership with Acronis, a global leader in hybrid cloud
data protection and storage, to deliver fully integrated and
turn-key backup and disaster recovery solutions to Enterprises and
Hosted Service Providers (HSPs).
As a result of the agreement, iPortalis will make the full range
of Acronis backup and disaster recovery solutions available through
its global cloud brokerage. It will also integrate Acronis into
version 6.7 of the iPortalis Control Portal (iCP) software.
Used by both large Enterprises and Hosted Service Providers
(HSPs), the iCP consolidates terms and conditions, license
management, pricing, billing, delivery, governance, reporting and
service support for ICT service portfolios across all users,
products, subsidiary companies and geographies. It also works
across multiple languages and currencies for simplified global
billing. The Acronis integration will give iPortalis' clients
rapid and easy access to the industry's most complete backup and
disaster recovery solution for on-premises, cloud and mobile
environments - and is expected to be completed by the end of March
2017.
Today's businesses face new challenges when it comes to data
protection, including massive increases in data volume, man-made
and natural disasters, and cyber-threats, such as ransomware.
According to Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG), data backup and
recovery consistently rank among the top IT priorities for
organisations of all sizes, but especially for mid-sized
organisations.
By adding Acronis' backup and disaster recovery offerings to its
product portfolio, iPortalis addresses this demand for business
continuity solutions. Its customers will be able to backup data in
the cloud, creating a geographically diverse, scalable, and
inherently highly available storage repository. They will also be
able to perform backups from any on-premises or virtual
environment, while managing and monitoring backup activities via a
single, centralised management console with a modern user
interface.
"We are delighted to announce the addition of Acronis to our
brokerage product portfolio and to the industry-leading products
that we support through the iPortal Control Portal" said Eric
Hanig, Chief Technical Officer at iPortalis. "The integration will
deliver significant value to our Enterprise clients, and at the
same time empower our Service Provider customers with
enterprise-grade solutions and valuable new revenue
opportunities".
Based on the new Acronis Hybrid Cloud architecture and powered
by the Acronis AnyData Engine, Acronis
Backup Cloud is the #1 backup solution for service providers.
It provides fast, easy, complete, and safe data protection for any
data, in any environment, and in any location. Acronis Backup Cloud
supports physical Windows and Linux, virtual VMware, Hyper-V, Xen,
RHEV, KVM, and Oracle VMs, as well as Microsoft 365,
Microsoft Exchange, SQL, SharePoint, Active Directory, and mobile
devices. Acronis' multi-destination support can store backup data
anywhere - onsite, in the Acronis Cloud or within the US Signal
datacentre.
"Data protection is a core requirement for all businesses.
According to various reports, over 70 percent of companies go out
of business after experiencing a major data loss. Acronis Backup
Cloud is specifically designed for service providers and their
customers to make Data protection easy. We are excited to be part
of iPortalis Turn-key Backup and Disaster Recovery Solutions,
giving their customers a best in class data protection offering,"
said John Zanni, CMO at Acronis.
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.