Acronis facts for kids
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| Privately held company | |
| Industry | Software |
| Genre | Technology |
| Founded | 2003 |
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| Headquarters |
Rheinweg 9, 8200 Schaffhausen
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Number of locations
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15 |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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| Products | Acronis True Image (a.k.a. Acronis Cyber Protect Home Office), Acronis Cyber Protect, Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, Acronis Cyber Files Cloud, Acronis Files Connect, Acronis VSS Doctor, Acronis Cyber Disaster Recovery, Acronis SnapDeploy, Acronis MassTransit |
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Number of employees
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1800+ (2024) |
Acronis International GmbH, often called Acronis, is a technology company from Switzerland. It helps protect computers and data from online threats. Acronis creates special software that combines cybersecurity (keeping things safe online), backup (making copies of important files), and disaster recovery (getting things back to normal after a problem).
Acronis has its main office in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. It also has a global office in Singapore. The company has 15 offices around the world. Its research and development centers, called Acronis Labs, are in places like Bulgaria, the United States, and Singapore. Acronis also has 55 cloud data centers globally, where they store information safely.
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How Acronis Started
Acronis was first created in 2001 by Serg Bell. It began as a part of another company called SWsoft. In 2003, Acronis became its own separate company. At first, it focused on tools for managing computer hard drives. Later, it changed its focus to making software for backing up data and recovering it after problems. This software uses a special method called disk imaging.
Growing the Company
In 2006, Acronis worked with SWsoft to offer its backup software to more people. This helped service providers give backup options to their customers.
In September 2012, Acronis bought a company called GroupLogic. This helped Acronis add new features to its software. These features allowed people to use mobile devices, like Apple phones and tablets, more easily with business computer systems. This made data protection better for mobile devices.
New Ideas and Awards
In May 2013, Serg Bell, who helped start Acronis, came back as the CEO (Chief Executive Officer). Later that year, Acronis started a special research and development group called Acronis Labs. This group works on new technologies.
Acronis won an award in 2014 for its mobile products. In the same year, Acronis bought two other companies: BackupAgent, which focused on cloud backup, and nScaled, which made disaster recovery software.
In March 2015, Acronis launched a program to help its partner companies. This program gave them access to Acronis's special technology. Acronis also won another award in 2015 for being a top company in backup and disaster recovery. In July 2015, Acronis partnered with ProfitBrick to make its cloud backup available on their platform.
Recent Developments
Acronis continued to grow and make new partnerships. In 2019, it sponsored the ROKiT Williams F1 Team and SportPesa Racing Point in Formula 1 racing. Acronis also won a Gold Stevie Award in 2019 for its new technology.
In 2019, the company bought 5nine Software, which focused on cloud management and security. In 2020, Acronis bought DeviceLock, a company that helps prevent data from being lost from computers. Acronis leaders said they planned to combine these new features into their main cloud services.
In July 2021, Serg Bell stepped down as CEO, and Patrick Pulvermueller took over. In October 2021, Acronis worked with Addigy to connect its software with Apple device management. In October 2023, Patrick Pulvermueller left the company. Ezequiel Steiner, who had worked at Acronis for almost 20 years, became the Acting CEO.
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See also
In Spanish: Acronis para niños
