Acronis Announcing Cyber Protection and Singularity City Project

Acronis International GmbH celebrate its 15-year anniversary at the corporate HQs in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, announcing ‘cyber protection’ and the ‘Singularity City Project’.

The start of the official celebrations comes on the back of growth in its cloud business and continuous global expansion. In the last year alone, the company established a number of high profile partnerships with global technology vendors, including Google, and inspired research in Microsoft Corp.

The firm also reported a 200% Y/Y growth of protected devices and 151% Y/Y growth of corporate clients. Acronis’ reliable, efficient, secure and private cyber protection solutions are used by 46% of Fortune 250 companies and the company’s presence continues to grow.

Cyber protection
The company announced cyber protection, a category of protection in the modern digital world that is needed to address the challenges of the growing data, sophistication of application and systems, and new security and privacy threats. Cyber protection covers safety, accessibility, privacy, authenticity, and security – the five vectors of protection covered by Acronis’ solutions.

Singularity City
Singularity City is a new project that will include a privately-funded university and technology park. The planned university will focus on industry-driven research and software development in the area of AI, quantum computing, and blockchain. The technology park will be designed to provide business incubation and R&D facilities for established companies and start-ups. The company plans to invest €10 million, making the Europe-based project self-sustainable over the next ten years.

Acronis’ 15th Anniversary kick-off event

Rich history of cyber protection
The firm was founded in Singapore in 2003 and incorporated in Switzerland five years later. During the past 15 years, the company has grown into a global leader in cyber protection. Today, the firm’s solutions are powered by over 100 patents and developed by more than 500 engineers in 26 offices across 18 different countries.

Innovation never stops. The company consistently releases versions and updates to its cyber protection solutions. Acronis Backup for enterprise infrastructures, Acronis Data Cloud for service providers, and True Image for consumers receive updates to provide ultimate cyber protection to its users.

“Acronis is founded on the principle of optimism that all evils are caused by insufficient knowledge. Knowledge is data, and by protecting data Acronis protects knowledge. Since the release of our first product in 2003, we’ve focused on making data protection easy, reliable, efficient, secure, private, and accessible to all. Today we are celebrating 15 years of Acronis, which have been filled with innovation and market-leading solutions, providing exceptional cyber protection to millions of users worldwide,” said Serguei Beloussov, co-founder and CEO, Acronis.

Success in automotive industry
The company’s products are suited for automotive and manufacturing environments that require high reliability and performance. The firm’s backup, storage, and anti-ransomware technologies are used to protect production lines, R&D, engineering, and field test data. With more than 30% of new enterprise business originating from these areas, the company continues to invest in these industries, including motorsports, triggering more growth and brand recognition. Today, 51 out of the top-100 manufacturing and 41 out of the top-100 automotive brands use the firm’s solutions to protect their data. There is also an increasing number of motorsport teams, including Formula E team Renault e.dams and Formula 1 teams Williams Martini Racing and Sahara Force India, using the company’s solutions. (Acronis Motorsport Technology portal).

Acronis President John Zanni
with Renault e.dams Formula E driver Sebastien Buemi

“Data is one of the most important things in our lives and in racing. And every year data is increasing and becoming more important. This is where Acronis cyber protection is a big help and will be a greater help in the years to come. Acronis has become part of our world in Formula E and Formula 1. Acronis is a strong company – something that’s very important because we need to be certain that our data will be safe in the future. Congratulations on your 15-year anniversary and thank you for being a partner with us this year,” said Alain Prost, four-time Formula 1 World Champion, and co-founder, Formula E Renault e.dams team.

“Acronis is founded on the principle of optimism that all evils are caused by insufficient knowledge. Knowledge is data, and by protecting data Acronis protects knowledge. Since the release of our first product in 2003, we’ve focused on making data protection easy, reliable, efficient, secure, private, and accessible to all. Today we are celebrating 15 years of Acronis, which has been filled with innovation and market-leading solutions, providing exceptional cyber protection to millions of users worldwide,” said Beloussov.