In a move that promises to reshape the landscape of data protection and cyber resilience, StorMagic—a company at the forefront of solving edge data challenges—has joined forces with Acronis, a leader in cyber protection, to provide a groundbreaking integrated solution. This partnership heralds the immediate availability of Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud integration with StorMagic SvSAN, aiming to deliver an unparalleled highly available data protection solution. At its heart, this collaboration is designed to address the critical needs of Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and their clientele by keeping data perpetually accessible, secure, and recoverable, all while significantly reducing costs.

The significance of this alliance, announced on March 19, 2024, lies in its potential to transform how organizations approach the complexity and cost of data protection. With cyber threats becoming more sophisticated and the volumes of data growing exponentially, businesses are under increasing pressure to ensure their data is not only protected but also continuously available. This is particularly crucial for organizations operating at the edge, where connectivity can be intermittent, and traditional data storage and security solutions may fall short.

The integration of Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud with StorMagic’s SvSAN presents a robust solution that simplifies the complex landscape of cyber protection and virtual storage area networks (vSAN). SvSAN, StorMagic’s flagship software, eliminates the need for physical SANs by creating a virtualized storage area network, making it a perfect match for Acronis’s comprehensive cyber protection platform. This conjunction offers a hyperconverged solution that supports any two x86 servers and hypervisor, providing continuous uptime, data encryption, and easy scalability—all at a fraction of the cost of traditional solutions.

Furthermore, the collaboration introduces the Acronis Cyber Protect integration with StorMagic SvSAN, catering to organizations preferring to manage their data protection in-house. This aspect of the partnership underscores a shared vision between StorMagic and Acronis: to democratize access to advanced, highly available data protection solutions that are as accessible and cost-effective for small to medium enterprises as they are for larger organizations.

This alliance is not just a technical integration; it’s a strategic response to the evolving challenges faced by MSPs and businesses. As noted by Pat Hurley, RVP of Acronis, the combination of Acronis’s cyber protection capabilities with StorMagic’s SvSAN offers an end-to-end solution that is highly available, fully controllable, and remarkably cost-efficient. This sentiment is echoed by Bruce Kornfeld, StorMagic’s Chief Marketing and Product Officer, who highlighted the demand for storage solutions that are not only high in availability (HA) and data protection but are also simple, flexible, and reliable.

The availability of these integrated solutions marks an important milestone in the pursuit of more resilient, agile, and cost-effective data protection infrastructures. As cyber threats continue to evolve and data continues to be an invaluable asset, partnerships like that of StorMagic and Acronis play a pivotal role in ensuring organizations can safeguard their data with confidence, regardless of their size or the complexity of their IT environments.

As information continues to be the lifeblood of modern business operations, the vision shared by StorMagic and Acronis offers a promising path forward. It’s a path that simplifies the complex, demystifies the technical, and delivers peace of mind in an age of uncertainty. This collaboration is not just about cutting-edge technology; it’s about making that technology accessible and manageable for those tasked with protecting our digital world.