Acronis Archival Storage – long-term data protection with predictable costs

Acronis, a global leader in cybersecurity and data protection, launches Acronis Archival Storage, a long-term and cost-effective storage solution for managed service providers services (MSP) and their small and medium business (SMB) customers. The solution is designed for secure and compliance-ready storage of large amounts of data that are rarely used, with fast access when needed.

Acronis Archival Storage is adapted for today's data-heavy and rule-driven IT environments and offers S3-compatible object storage that is fully integrated into Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, including unified management and billing. The solution provides the reliability, sustainability and cost predictability that MSP providers needs to meet customers' long-term data retention requirements.

”For many organizations, legislation and industry standards require data to be stored for several years,” says Gaidar Magdanurov, CEO of Acronis. ”With Acronis Archival Storage can MSP providers offer their customers an archive solution designed to meet regulatory compliance, cost control and ease of use. The tight integration with Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud makes archive storage a natural part of the existing platform.”

Main features and benefits:

• • S3-compatible object storage with integrated management and billing in the Acronis platform.
• • Millisecond access, 11×9 durability, and 99.5 percent availability for reliable long-term storage.
• • Encryption and immutability (WORM) that ensures data integrity and compliance.
• • Predictable total cost with no fees for data extraction or API usage.
• • Designed to complement hot backup storage in regulated industries.
• • Easy implementation with preconfigured plans, S3 API support, and integrated controls.
• • Global reach through seven strategically located data center for improved connectivity and compliance coverage.

As regulatory requirements for long-term data storage As data storage becomes increasingly expensive, traditional archiving solutions have become both costly and impractical. Tape-based systems are slow and difficult to work with, while public cloud services often involve unpredictable costs for data retrieval and API calls. Acronis Archival Storage addresses these challenges by providing a low-maintenance archiving solution with stable pricing and fast access to data for audits, investigations, and AI-based analysis.

”The real value in data arises when it can be stored, accessed and used securely,” says Melyssa Banda, Senior Vice President, Edge Enterprise Storage and Services at Seagate. ”The partnership with Acronis ensures that archive data is protected and available for compliance, AI and future uses, with economic predictability and security through Seagate Live Cloud.”

For MSP providers, this means Acronis Archival Storage new opportunities to differentiate their services and create predictable margins through integrated billing and the absence of outbound data costs. By combining archival storage with Acronis broad cybersecurity ecosystems, service providers can offer scalable and comprehensive data management, now including cold storage.

Acronis Archival Storage is now available through the Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud platform.