Acronis releases APS 2 package for Parallels Channel to Offer to SMBs

Acronis and Parallels have 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.