Acronis
Files Cloud completes the product set of Acronis data protection and storage services.
It enables Service Providers to meet the growing demand for business-grade file
sync & share while keeping control of the physical location of customers’
data. The service is easily configured through Ingram Micro’s Odin Automation
or via a REST API.

Acronis
simplifies Service Providers’ business when offering multiple Acronis cloud
solutions with unified pricing model.

31-October, 2016 — Acronis, a global leader
in hybrid cloud data protection and storage, today announced the immediate
availability of Acronis Files Cloud, a proven file sync & share solution
that enables Service Providers to offer public-cloud-like services from their
own infrastructure. It enables Service Providers to expand their product
portfolio, realize incremental revenues and reduce customer churn.

Initially
Acronis Files Cloud will be available for partners who manage their services
through Odin Automation or other platforms via a REST API. Full support and
integration with the Acronis Cloud provisioning portal is expected in 2017.

The world is becoming increasingly digital and
dependent on continuous data availability and secure file sharing between
devices. This puts extreme pressure on companies and organizations faced with a
challenge to open access to their data, for example, through a Bring-Your-Own
Device (BYOD) program, while staying in control of user permissions and the physical
location of shared data.

For
Service Providers, it presents a billion dollar opportunity. According to the
latest IDC Worldwide SMB Business File Sync & Sharing Forecast, revenue
from SMB consumption of business file sync & share services is expected to
reach $1.3 billion in 2019, growing at an average annual rate of 18%. It is
driven by the ever-increasing demand for BYOD solutions that allow employees to
use their own devices while ensuring the safety of company’s data.

Traditionally,
public cloud file sync & share services have not been popular with Service
Providers because of low margins and the inability to prevent customers from
moving data from one public file sync & share service to another. Acronis
Files Cloud changes that.

First, it
enables Service Providers to utilize their own data storage infrastructure,
rebrand the service, and bundle it with their existing services and data
protection products such as backup or disaster recovery. Bundled services
increase customer retention rates. With Acronis Files Cloud, customers not only
have complete control over their data, but also the knowledge where the data is
physically stored. This is critical when complying with local or national data
sovereignty regulations.

Second,
Acronis Files Cloud, similar to other Acronis products, has a simple licensing
model. It lets Service Providers to set their own margins and start providing
services without any upfront investment in software. Acronis helps Service
Providers to offer the most services at the best possible prices, enabling them
to focus on building their customer base.

The technology
behind Acronis Files Cloud has already been in production for almost a decade, powering
Acronis Access Advanced, which is an on-premise enterprise class solution trusted for security and performance by a
number of Fortune 500 financial, insurance, pharmaceutical, and public sector
firms, with hundreds of thousands users.

Acronis Files Cloud is also future proof. For
data storage, it is integrated with the recently released Acronis Storage, the
world’s leading software-defined storage solution with built-in Acronis
CloudRAID™ redundancy and Acronis Notary™ with blockchain data watermarking.

Christoph Herrnkind, CEO of myLoc managed IT
AG, who participated in the Acronis Files Cloud beta program, shares his
experience: “As an innovative provider of hosting and data protection
solutions, we have seen strong demand from our customers for a File Sync &
Share service offering. Through our long standing collaboration with Acronis we
have had great success with Acronis Files Cloud and we are excited to expand
our adoption to meet customer demand.”

#1,
Fast, and Innovative

Based on Acronis Hybrid Cloud Architecture and
together with Acronis Backup, Disaster Recovery, Acronis Storage, and Acronis Monitoring,
Acronis Files Cloud 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 the 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.

Franz
Tost, the Team Principal of Scuderia Toro Rosso Formula One racing team stressed
the importance of using a proven data sharing technology: “With over 20 races
in different countries every year, secure data sharing with partners and
suppliers is critical to our business. Knowing that our data is protected and
isolated from other teams is very important, because data is our most valuable
asset.”

“We have
the most complete set of data protection and storage solutions, leading the
industry through continuous research and innovation. Our new hybrid cloud
architecture is all about giving our partners and Service Providers control
over their customers’ data. Data is the lifeblood of today’s always-on business
and Acronis has all the required tools to protect it,” said Serguei Beloussov, the founder and CEO of Acronis.

For more
information visit http://www.acronis.com/en-us/provider/files-cloud/