Acronis Opening R&D Center in Scottsdale, AZ

Acronis International GmbH opened its office in Scottsdale, AZ with a ribbon cutting ceremony and announcement of a new R&D center in AZ.

Scottsdale mayor W.J. ‘Jim’ Lane, together with the representatives from the AZ Commerce Authority (ACA), Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) and the City of Scottsdale, attended the event marking Acronis’ commitment to bringing new jobs and high-tech investments into the region.

Acronis’ new office is initially focused on sales and is actively hiring sales employees. That is just the start, as it pledged a $10 million investment into the city over the next three years through future R&D projects in machine learning and AI-based ransomware protection, involving local talent. The company will provide extensive training and mentoring for all new team members of the R&D center.

To mark this momentous event, Acronis employees assembled Huffy bicycles to donate to the AZ Association for Foster & Adoptive Parents. Joe Jacober, director of the Association, accepted the bikes on the charity’s behalf. In addition, with the support of the ACA, GPEC and the City of Scottsdale, the vendor donated backpacks full of school supplies and presented them to Jacober, continuing Acronis’ emphasis on science and education.

“We are excited that Acronis selected Scottsdale as its location for expanding its US presence,” said Lane. “We have worked hard to make the city welcoming and attractive to global businesses and this is another proof point of those efforts. We are all embracing disruptive technologies and the next wave of innovation that will shape our future. Acronis and Scottsdale are at the forefront of those efforts.“

“AZ is known for our pioneering spirit and culture of innovation,” said Sandra Watson, president and CEO, AZ Commerce Authority. “Acronis – a global leader in next-generation technologies – fits perfectly into this culture. We are proud the company has chosen to call AZ home, and congratulate them on the official opening of this new Scottsdale operation.“

Acronis was founded in 2003 in Singapore with a primary focus on offering data protection solutions to consumers, businesses and service providers. To meet the growth demands, the company expanded overseas, opening its corporate HQs in Schaffhausen, Switzerland and established a presence in key markets, including US, Germany, Japan, Russia, and Australia. The Scottsdale, AZ office is the third US office for Acronis, who has a presence in Massachusetts and Virginia as well.

“Scottsdale has a strong pool of young, energetic and smart talent. We believe it could be the next Silicon Valley and our AZ office is another step forward in our company’s larger global growth plans and corporate strategy,” said John Zanni, president, Acronis. “We continue to have a strong focus in developing leading edge technology while investing in education and supporting the local community where we have presence and in areas of need – as demonstrated by our charity efforts in Scottsdale, our continued economic development efforts in the regions where we do business and our recent opening of a school in Myanmar.“

Acronis provides data protection solutions for businesses of any size and individual users. Products built on hybrid cloud architecture offer data management flexibility, AI-based ransomware protection capable of blocking zero-day cyber-attacks, and blockchain-based data certification for immutable proof of data validity.

In the last year alone, Acronis True Image business increased by 20%, Acronis Backup by 25% and Acronis Access business by over 200% as of September 2017. Acronis Backup Cloud, Backup-as-a-Service for service providers also continues to grow at a rate of more than 100% a year, accompanied by a 350% growth in the number of protected devices and 400% growth of data stored in the Acronis cloud.

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2017.10.03 | Press Release