SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland, February 16, 2021- Acronis, a global leader in cyber
protection, today announced a significant investment in the
Nordics, opening a new Acronis Cloud Data Center in Helsinki,
Finland. The new sustainable cloud data center gives all service
providers access to a full range of cyber protection solutions upon
which they can build new services, while delivering faster access,
constant data availability, and data sovereignty to their clients.
Today Acronis announced a significant investment in its 15-years
history in the Nordics, after Denmark
last year, introducing Finland this year as the location for its
next sustainable cloud datacenter region and a comprehensive
commitment for its more than 100 Nordic partners. Powered by
renewable energy, the datacenter will provide Finish partners and
customers of all sizes faster access to the Acronis Cloud,
world-class cyber protection and the ability to store data at rest
in the country. While Acronis already has distribution managers in
the Nordics, the company is also looking to hire an additional
distribution manager to focus on Finland.
With the new data center in Helsinki, Finland, service providers
will benefit from the combined service of data management from
their local service providers and the full range of managed cloud
solutions and cyber protection solutions available via the Acronis
Cyber Cloud platform.
"As the market is moving forward rapidly to cloud solutions, we
are very confident our partners will benefit from the new Acronis
cloud data center und from providing Acronis ´cloud solutions known
for their efficiency, performance and reliability", said Mikael
Johansson, Strategic Partner Manager Nordics at Acronis.
The new data center, is one of the 111 new data centres being of
Acronis´s global network of
Acronis Cloud Data Centers. Among the solutions now available
through the new data center is Acronis Cyber Protect, a unique
integration of backup, disaster recovery, next-gen antimalware,
cybersecurity, and endpoint management tools - all managed via a
single pane of glass.
All Acronis Cloud
Data Centers are designed to deliver the highest levels of data
availability, security, and safety - with each facility featuring
state-of-the-art equipment as well as the best operational and
security controls.
"With the cyber threat landscape constantly evolving and
cyberattacks increasing, we are glad that Acronis invests into a
cloud datacenter in Finland because this will enable us and other
Acronis partners and customers to store data here in compliance
with European GDPR and the Finnish data protection legislation
while also benefiting from the full range of managed cloud
solutions and cyber protection solutions available via the Acronis
Cyber Cloud Platform", said Heikki Rakkolainen , Director, Channel
& Corporate Sales at Crayon Oy.
Service providers interested in learning more about the
advantages and opportunities that are created by offering the cyber
protection solutions available through the Acronis Cyber Cloud
platform are encouraged to visit https://www.acronis.com/en-us/cloud/service-provider/platform/.
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.