The efficient and highly available appliance is a
ready-to-use cyber protection solution that integrates proven,
tested hardware and software in one unit that's easy to install and
operate.
Acronis, a global leader in cyber
protection and hybrid
cloud storage, today announced the availability of
Acronis SDI Appliance, a universal infrastructure solution
based on a significantly updated, pre-configured Acronis
Software-Defined Infrastructure software.
Acronis Software-Defined Infrastructure (formerly Acronis
Storage, a software-defined storage solution) transforms standard
customers' hardware into a protected enterprise-grade
hyper-converged system, and designed specifically for cyber
protection for all data, applications and systems.
The appliance simplifies the complex tasks of cyber protection,
giving partners and customers an easy way to store and manage the
data protected by the company's Acronis
Backupand Acronis
Backup Cloud solutions. Acronis SDI Appliance reinforces
Acronis' ability to deliver complete cyber protection to customers
and partners, addressing all five vectors of cyber protection -
safety, accessibility, privacy, authenticity, and security. The
result is a comprehensive approach that ensures easy, efficient,
and secure protection for all data, applications, and systems
"We help our customers and partners integrate the best cyber
protection approach into their infrastructures. Our
software-defined infrastructure - which is integrated, preinstalled
and extensively tested on reliable hardware - is the solid
foundation for Acronis' data protection services. It is fundamental
to our vision of delivering complete end-to-end cyber protection.
The new solution brings the ultimate level of reliability,
cost-efficiency and universality, simplifying the data protection
processes of customers so they can focus on their core business,"
said Serg Bell, CEO of Acronis.
"The new Acronis SDI appliance is a pretty robust in terms of
data storage and data management, said Phil Goodwin, research
director, IDC. The plug-in-play hardware has virtualization and
software-defined storage for cyber protection in private or public
clouds. We believe it's the optimal backup destination for Acronis
Backup and Acronis Backup Cloud users. Acronis is leveraging its
partners' ecosystem, having served the market for over 15 years and
is taking a natural next step by introducing a purpose-built backup
appliance."
Working closely with manufacturing and logistics partner, the
German-based RNT RAUSCH GmbH, Acronis designed and developed a
hardware solution that complements its software solutions to ensure
Acronis SDI Appliance meets the data center needs of customers
looking to optimize their use of Acronis software.
In addition to manufacturing the hardware for Acronis SDI
Appliance, RNT will be accepting orders and shipping the appliance
to the countries of availability. Among its customers is Racing
Point Formula 1, a motorsport team that
uses RNT RAUSCH GmbH hardware and Acronis software to securely
store multiple terabytes of engineering data.
Acronis Software-Defined Infrastructure, which powers Acronis
SDI Appliance, offers reliable, cost-efficient, scalable, and
universal solutions that combine compute, networking, block, file,
and object storage workloads using industry-standard hardware. It
delivers cyber protection by incorporating Acronis CloudRAID and
Acronis Notary with blockchain, ensuring data immutability and
preserving the authenticity of essential data and sensitive
documents.
Other features include virtualization for high-performance and
high-availability hyper-converged computing, AWS S3 compatibility,
software-defined networking, and monitoring.
Acronis SDI Appliance will be shipped in 3U rack mount
form-factor, carrying five nodes, each equipped with an Intel 16
cores processor, 32 GB RAM (up to 256 GB) and 3x Seagate 4/8/10/12
TB enterprise SATA HDD. Acronis SDI Appliance is capable of storing
up to 180 TB of raw data. Acronis SDI Appliance is currently
available in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Germany, Switzerland, Austria,
and North European countries.
To learn more and request a quote, please visit
https://www.acronis.com/en-us/business/hyper-converged-infrastructure/
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.