Attaining APS 2 Certification, Acronis Takes the First Step in Series of Data Management Offerings That Parallels Channel Can Offer to SMBs
Woburn, MA (PRWEB) June 02, 2014 -- Today, Acronis®, the global leader in new generation data protection, and Parallels, a leading hosting and cloud services enablement provider, announced that Acronis has released a certified APS 2 package for its Backup as a Service ‘pay-per-use’ offering and technology.
With the addition of Acronis’ Backup as a Service to the APS ecosystem, hundreds of the world’s leading service providers can utilize the new generation data protection, powered by the Acronis AnyData Engine. It can now be offered to over 3.1 million Parallels Automation customers to completely and quickly provide a backup and recovery service of their infrastructure in case of a disaster. This first step in providing data management services opens the Parallels channel to what IHS estimates to be a $174.2 billion market for infrastructure and services related to the cloud.
Acronis Backup as a Service, powered by the Acronis AnyData Engine, is a white-labeled, turnkey offering for value added resellers, hosting companies and service providers. With the offering, they can back up their customers’ files or entire system images from virtual or physical environments and recover to any hardware or virtual machine, ensuring a safer, complete and quick recovery.
Acronis Backup as a Service also directly enables service providers to add new revenue streams and customer retention. With zero entry costs, and pay-per-use scalability, service providers who have deployed the Parallels Automation platform can leverage their existing customers and assets to grow recurring revenues, increase customer stickiness and ensure large profits.
"Acronis is known for its advanced technology and deep knowledge of Data Protection," said Birger Steen, CEO at Parallels. “We are thrilled they worked so closely with us to incorporate the advanced capabilities of APS2 in their solution. This gives service providers worldwide access to enterprise-grade cloud backup for customers of all sizes.”
“I am very excited to be back leading Acronis, which also helps me drive profitability for the Parallels channel,” said Serguei Beloussov, Acronis CEO. “Acronis Backup as a Service is the first in a series of offerings that will enable service providers supporting APS 2 to easily tap into the cloud infrastructure and service related market that according to IHS was approximately $145 billion in 2013. I’m looking forward to our continued partnership with Parallels and making it easy for companies to ensure the safety of their data.”
APS is the industry’s most popular free and open standard for cloud services. It continues to expand with over 10 times growth in end-users of APS certified service in 2013 alone. APS creates a simple and fast way for cloud service providers to offer new services. ISVs “package” their applications, such as Acronis Backup as a Service, and services according to the standard’s specifications that cover selling, provisioning, management, and integration of cloud-based services and applications. Cloud service providers can then quickly deploy applications that are APS-packaged and easily integrate them “off-the-shelf” into their offers.
About Acronis
Acronis sets the standard for New Generation Data Protection through its backup, disaster recovery, and secure access solutions. Powered by the AnyData Engine and set apart by its image technology, Acronis delivers easy, complete and safe backups of all files, applications and OS across any environment—virtual, physical, cloud and mobile.
Founded in 2002, Acronis protects the data of over 5 million consumers and 300,000 businesses in over 130 countries. With its more than 50 patents, Acronis’ products have been named best product of the year by Network Computing, TechTarget and IT Professional and cover a range of features, including migration, cloning and replication.
For additional information, please visit http://www.acronis.com. Follow Acronis on Twitter: http://twitter.com/acronis.
About Parallels
Parallels® is a global leader in hosting and cloud services enablement and cross-platform solutions. Parallels began operations in 2000 and has developed into a fast-growing software company with more than 900 employees across offices in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. For more information, please visit http://www.parallels.com/spp, follow us on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/ParallelsCloud, and Like Us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ParallelsCloud.
Acronis® is a registered trademark of Acronis International GmbH in the United States and other countries.
Dan O'Mahony, Acronis, http://www.acronis.com, +1 617-945-1915, [email protected]
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