Acronis Adds Acronis Notary™ with Blockchain and Acronis CloudRAID™ to Software-Defined Storage, Offers Immutable Data Authenticity Verification and Universal File, Block and Object Support

Singapore,
October 20th, 2016 — Acronis, a global
leader in hybrid cloud data protection, is proud to announce the release of Acronis
Storage, the world’s first software-defined storage product with blockchain-based
data authentication and universal file, block and object support.

The world around us is becoming
increasingly digital and the creation and value of data has expanded to include
all parts of business and personal lives. This puts extreme pressure on service
providers who find themselves responsible for the integrity, safety and
authenticity of customers’ data stored on their servers.

Acronis Storage addresses these issues.
A fast, universal, safe, easy, scale-out, cost-efficient,
proven software-defined storage solution with Acronis CloudRAID™ and Acronis
Notary™ with blockchain immutable validation, Acronis Storage unites block,
file, and object workloads using commodity hardware.

This presents an excellent business
growth opportunity to Service Providers. The software-defined storage market
size is expected to grow from $4.72 Billion in 2016 to $22.56 Billion in 2021,
expanding at a CAGR of 36.7%.* Such market growth is driven by the advantages
of software-defined storage solutions over traditional storage systems and the
need for cost optimization and easy management.

Based on Acronis Hybrid Cloud
Architecture and together with Acronis Backup, Disaster Recovery, Acronis Files
Cloud, and Monitoring, Acronis Storage completes the product set available to
Service Providers enabling them to meet the needs of their customers in the
most efficient way.

Earlier this year Acronis announced a long-term
partnership with Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula One racing team. For both
organizations, leading-edge engineering is a huge component of success. Both Acronis
and Scuderia Toro Rosso focus on leadership, high performance, and technology
excellence, drawing success from vision, drive, teamwork and operational
excellence. These shared characteristics can be summarized in three concepts:
#1, Fast, and Innovative.

“Digital world is all around us. Just
like many of our partners, Scuderia Toro Rosso fully depends on data. Our
success on the track depends on data availability, making data protection a
critical element in our business. We are proud to use Acronis technology to
store and protect our most valuable asset — data,” said Scuderia Toro Rosso
Team Principal Franz Tost.

Acronis and Scuderia Toro Rosso will
celebrate the launch of Acronis Storage together with partners and customers at
Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, during the United States Grand Prix
this weekend. Toro Rosso is part of the most technologically advanced and data
intensive sport, and Acronis has the technology to store and protect valuable
data. The partnership between the two companies is a perfect example of
technological collaboration, innovation, and understanding the needs of today’s
always-on digital world.

Acronis
Storage is fast.
It delivers high speed performance through SSD caching, auto load balancing,
auto data distribution, and parallel replication. Internal tests, for example,
showed that Acronis Storage is 5 times faster than Ceph.

Acronis Storage is universal. Acronis Storage provides a universal solution for all data storage
needs — hot and cold, and currently
supports block and object data and will support files in the next update. It
provides a complete set of industry standard storage connectivity and APIs
including Amazon S3 and iSCSI.

Acronis
Storage is safe. It
provides configurable levels of redundancy for stored data through Acronis
CloudRAID™ and allows data authenticity verification through blockchain-based
immutable logging and watermarking.

Acronis Storage is efficient. Acronis Storage enables Service Providers to control the TCO of
their storage infrastructure and increase storage capacity from GB to PB
without hurting the budget. For example, compared to Ceph, Acronis Storage
delivers up to 55% lower TCO. It is achieved through lower hardware resource
usage, adjustable redundancy, smart automation, better resource management,
and, powerful centralised web-based management console.

Acronis
Storage is proven. With
five years on the market powering Acronis’ own global cloud infrastructure,
Acronis Storage has undergone rigorous testing in the real world. The 2nd
Generation software is currently powering a global network of 12 datacenters,
protecting over 50PB of data for more than 125,000 devices.

“Acronis is the first data protection
company to adopt the blockchain as a data notarisation platform. We are
delighted to work with Acronis and look forward to developing the Ethereum
ecosystem for the benefit of all users,” said The Ethereum Foundation’s chief
scientist, Vitalik Buterin.

Acronis Storage is suitable for all
Service Providers, business and organizations who have the need to manage their
data storage capacity without any downtime. With five minutes to install and 14
clicks to configure, it can be installed and managed even by those without any
system administration experience. It has a modern touchscreen-friendly web
console and comes with a comprehensive manual and troubleshooting guide.

“I’m very excited by Acronis Storage
following our testing in the last few weeks. The capabilities of the product
and Acronis’ forward thinking vision are going to make them a game changer in
the storage market,” said Sebastian Nölting, CEO of Rausch Netzwerktechnik
(RNT), a global distributor of datacenter server and storage solutions.

“A software-define storage
solution that supports both cold and hot data, and different
workloads, will be  welcomed
by the service providers’ community. And blockchain-based
watermarking of data is a big plus,” said Alex Miroshnichenko, CEO of
FlashGrid, a company specialising in developing open storage software for
Oracle cloud customers.

“This year Acronis released the most
complete set of data protection products based on our new hybrid cloud architecture.
Just like the rest of our products, Acronis Storage is #1 in its class. Acronis
Storage allows Service Providers to take control over their data and we are
committed to helping them grow their business by providing
the world’s best and fastest data protection solutions,” said Serguei
Beloussov, the founder and CEO of Acronis.