new cloud data centre launched in India
Acronis, a global cyber protection leader collaborated with local partners Compuage India, Ingram Micro and Crayon Software Experts India to launch the Acronis Cloud Data Centre in Mumbai, India.
Founded in Singapore in 2003 and incorporated in Switzerland in 2008, Acronis has 33 locations in 18 countries. Its solutions are used by more than 5.5 million home users and 500,000 companies, including 100% of the Fortune 1000, and top-tier professional sports teams.
Acronis provides cyber protection for data, applications, and systems with next-generation antivirus, backup, disaster recovery, and endpoint protection management solutions. With advanced anti-malware powered by cutting-edge machine intelligence and blockchain-based data authentication technologies, Acronis protects any environment – from cloud to hybrid to on-premises – at a low and predictable cost.
All of Acronis solutions are designed to address the Five Vectors of Cyber Protection, ensuring the safety, accessibility, privacy, authenticity, and security (SAPAS) of an organisation’s data, applications, and systems. Acronis Cloud Data Centres are also 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.
Compuage has its footprints in 7 countries across SAARC nations with focus on Enterprise solutions, Cloud computing, PCs & Peripherals. With 46 offices, 25 warehouses, 69 service centres Compuage supports over 12,000 online & offline retailers, resellers and system integrators. The company acts as a strategic link between vendors (brands) and partners (resellers), equipping them for high levels of business performance.
Crayon, headquartered in Oslo, Norway is a global leader in IT and digital transformation services and the largest independent ‘cloud economics’ practice.With offices in India it is a technical advisor for many of the world’s leading organizations.
With news about cyber-attacks appearing weekly, despite the prevailing pandemic concerns, cyber protection has never been in higher demand, with data compliancy among the top priorities for companies in India. The Acronis Cloud Data Centres are designed to meet corporate and regulatory requirements. The initiative includes global management for all data centers, geographic redundancy, control for local partners, and a local disaster recovery site.
Rustom Hiramaneck, Acronis General Manager in South Asia, said, “Having a local Acronis Cloud Data Centre was extremely important to our partners in India – and we are proud to collaborate with companies that remain focused on delivering best data security and business continuity solutions to their clients. With one less thing to worry about, they now know their clients’ data is locally backed by a global partner who is on standby 24×7 – ready to resolve any issues.”
With the new data centre in India, local service providers now have a location within the country where they can store business-critical data for their clients. Managed service providers (MSPs) will also benefit from the full range of managed cloud solutions and cyber protection solutions available via the Acronis Cyber Cloud platform.
