Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud (now Acronis Cyber Platform)

Acronis Cyber Platform (formerly Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud) unifies data protection, cybersecurity, remote monitoring and management (RMM), and professional services automation (PSA) into an integrated solution designed for managed service providers (MSPs), IT service providers, and enterprise IT departments. The platform operates through a single web console and a single endpoint agent across x86 and ARM architectures (supporting Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android devices), allowing administrators to manage security policies, backups, and IT operations across multi-tenant client environments from one administrative surface.

Core Capabilities & Architecture

• Data Protection & Recovery: Full-system, file-level, and application-aware backup across physical, virtual, cloud, and operational technology (OT) environments, including Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, virtual machines (VMs), and hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI). Includes cloud storage, disaster recovery compute, and offsite retention options.
• Cybersecurity & Threat Protection: Endpoint security capabilities including antivirus, anti-malware, endpoint detection and response (EDR), managed detection and response (MDR), data loss prevention (DLP), email security, and security awareness training.
• IT Operations & Management (RMM & PSA): Unified endpoint management tools including automated patch management, vulnerability assessments, real-time hardware and software asset inventories, remote desktop access, and automated ticketing and service desk triage.
• Intelligence & Automation: Vendor-described artificial intelligence (AI) automation features (Cyber Studio and Cyber Intelligence) for automated incident remediation, alert handling, continuous framework compliance monitoring, and automated usage reporting for tenant chargebacks.
• Integrations & Ecosystem: According to the vendor, the platform includes more than 300 pre-built integrations with third-party PSA platforms, security information and event management (SIEM) tools, security operations center (SOC) systems, and extended detection and response (XDR) connectors.

Deployment & Hosting Models

The platform supports three primary deployment configurations:

• Cloud Hosted: Managed through Acronis's cloud infrastructure across more than 50 global datacenters, providing cloud-first management, IaaS compute, and hosted backup storage.
• Local / On-Premises: An on-premises management plane (Acronis Management Server) can be deployed inside a private local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN) on dedicated infrastructure for air-gapped OT sites, sovereign private cloud environments, and enterprise edge installations.
• Hybrid: Combines cloud-based console management with local on-premises storage appliances, private compute resources, or third-party public clouds (including Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform).

Commercial & Licensing Structure

According to the vendor, licensing options differ by target operator:

• Service Providers: Billed in arrears on a monthly pay-as-you-go / consumption basis calculated against actual usage, with options to license resources per workload or in bundled packages. A base set of core protection features is provided without upfront platform fees.
• Corporate IT Departments: Licensed as annual or multi-year subscriptions (1–3 years) bundled by use case and workload, available for either cloud-hosted or dedicated on-premises deployment. (The vendor notes that usage-based billing is unavailable when deploying a dedicated on-premises Acronis Management Server due to metering constraints).