Acronis, a hybrid cloud data protection and storage provider, has launched the Acronis File Cloud, a file sync and share solution that allows service providers to expand their product portfolio, realize incremental revenues, reduce customer churn, and offer public-cloud-like services from their own infrastructure.
Acronis File Cloud will initially 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.
Traditionally, public cloud file sync and 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 and 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. 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.
Christoph Herrnkind, CEO of myLoc managed IT AG, who participated in the Acronis Files Cloud beta program, shared his experience, saying “As an innovative provider of hosting and data protection solutions, we have seen strong demand from our customers for a File Sync and 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.”