Acronis

Acronis is a cybersecurity and data protection company headquartered in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. The company offers antivirus, backup, disaster recovery, endpoint protection management solutions, AI-based antimalware, and blockchain-based data authentication technologies through service provider and IT professional deployment models.

The company was founded in Singapore in 2003 and incorporated in Switzerland in 2008. Originally a spinoff from virtualization software company Parallels, Acronis initially offered data recovery and backup solutions but has since expanded to provide an all-in-one package of services including continuous data protection, patch management, anti-malware protection, and more. Acronis has delivered products to over 5.5 million home users and 500,000 companies through 50,000 partners and service providers in over 150 countries and forty languages.

Acronis offers a range of products for service providers, businesses, and individuals.

Acronis Cyber Cloud is a cyber protection platform designed for Managed Service Providers (MSPs). An all-in-one platform, Acronis Cyber Cloud allows MSPs and their customers to access and manage services from a single console, which includes the following:

• hybrid cloud backup
• disaster recovery
• ransomware protection
• file sync and share
• blockchain-based file notarization
• e-signature services

Expanded services are available through advanced protection packs. There are three deployment options for Acronis Cyber Cloud: Acronis-hosted (turnkey SaaS solution), hybrid (hosted and cloud storage), or service provider-hosted (private cloud).

Acronis for service providers includes a variety of cloud solutions:

• Managed anti-malware protection
• Ransomware protection and recovery
• Vulnerability assessments
• Patch management
• URL filtering and categorization
• Windows security solutions management
• Threat feed and smart protection plans
• Forensic data collection

• Managed server backup and recovery
• Application backup and recovery
• Cloud applications backup
• Continuous data protection
• Cloud backup
• Managed disaster recovery
• Data storage and retention in the cloud
• Backup to public cloud
• Off-site data protection

• Disk partitioning and management
• Disk cloning
• Data protection maps and compliance reporting
• Vulnerability assessments
• Security posture evaluation
• Patch management
• URL filtering and categorization
• Windows security solutions management
• Disk health monitoring
• Remote desktop and assistance
• BYOD protection and remote wipe
• Zoom, Cisco Webex, Microsoft Teams, Citrix Workspace protection
• Continuous data protection
• Forensic data collection
• Automated customer onboarding

Acronis offer a range of products for businesses:

• Acronis Cyber Protect
• Acronis Disk Director
• Acronis Cyber Files
• Acronis Snap Deploy
• Acronis DeviceLock DLP
• Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery
• Acronis Cyber Cloud Storage
• Acronis Cyber Infrastructure

Acronis Cyber Protect integrates cybersecurity, data protection and management to protect endpoints, systems, and data. The solution is available in a range of flexible deployment options.

Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office (formerly Acronis True Image) offers a range of features for individuals, including antivirus and backup and recovery. Acronis offers three cyber protect home office plans: Essentials, Advanced, and Premium.

Acronis offers cyber protection solutions designed specifically for the US public sector through Acronis SCS, based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Original Acronis Logo.

The company's beginnings go back to 2001 and the founding of a new division within SWsoft. SWsoft was a server automation and virtualization software company that is now known as Parallels (name change in 2008). Acronis was founded in 2003 in Singapore by Serguei Beloussov, Stanislav Protassov, and Yakov Zubarev spinning off from Parallels. In 2003, the new company released Acronis True Image 7.0 a solution for protecting data applications and workstation systems, opened a US office in San Francisco, and began distribution in Japan and Germany.

In 2004, Acronis added server data protection services releasing Acronis True Image Server, doubling the company's revenues. They earned two Editor's Choice Awards from PC Magazine for data protection solutions and received investment from Insight Venture Partners.

In the following years, Acronis expanded into the enterprise market (Acronis True Image Enterprise Server), built Acronis Europe, acquired German software distributor PEZ, relocated their US office to Burlington, Massachusetts, and reached $100 million in revenues. In 2008, the company was incorporated in Switzerland, moving its corporate headquarters to Schaffhausen.

In 2010, the company added recovery to dissimilar hardware capabilities with the release of Acronis True Image Home 2011 and launched multiple OEM partnerships with companies including Intel, Western Digital, Seagate, Micron, and PNY. In 2011, Acronis released vmProtect a disaster recovery and data protection solution for virtual machines and partnered with Red Hat to improve data protection reliability in virtual environments. Acronis acquired GroupLogic in 2012, adding file sync and share solutions to their data protection products.

Acronis founder and CEO (2013-2021) Serguei Beloussov

In 2013, company founder Serguei Beloussov became CEO of Acronis, a position he held until 2021 when he was succeeded by former President of Partner Business at GoDaddy, Patrick Pulvermueller. In 2014, Acronis International HQ and R&D Center was opened in Singapore; the company released its cloud data protection for service providers, and acquired nScaled and BackupAgent.

In 2015, Acronis introduced hybrid cloud architecture to all their products, enabling customers to store data locally, in the cloud, and in hybrid scenarios, including Acronis, partners’ and customer’s data centers. In 2017, the company launched True Image 2017 New Generation a personal backup solution containing anti-ransomware and blockchain-based capabilities.

2019 saw the launch of the Acronis Cyber Platform and an investment round of $147 million led by Goldman Sachs. In 2020, Acronis Cyber Protect was launched and the company acquired DeviceLock, Inc., and CyberLynx.

In May 2021, Acronis raised $250 million in equity led by CVC, valuing Acronis at over $2.5 billion.

In February 2021, the company launched the Acronis #CyberFit Partner Program, updating their existing partner program with an added emphasis on partner development for cloud-based services. The Acronis #CyberFit Partner Program offers sales and marketing resources, support, and training to the company's partners including:

• service providers,
• resellers,
• developers and ISVs,
• OEM partners, and
• affiliate partners.

The Acronis #CyberFit Academy offers training for partners through a range of courses to help build technical and sales experience.

Acronis has global headquarters in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, and Singapore, US Offices in Burlington, Massachusetts, and Tempe, Arizona as well as offices across Europe (Bucharest, Munich, Milan, Paris, Sofia), Asia (Tokyo, Seoul), and Australia (Sydney). Acronis has sales facilities located around the world in twenty-nine countries.

Acronis operates thirty-two data centers, in the follow locations:

• Americas (Brazil, Canada, USA x4)
• Europe and the Middle East (Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic Denmark, France, Germany x2, Greece, Israel, Liechtenstein, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, UK)
• Asia and the Pacific Ocean (Australia, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Singapore, Taiwan)

Additionally, Acronis has three Google Cloud (Canda, UK, USA) and four Microsoft Azure (USA, Ireland, Netherlands, India) data centers.