The Ocean Race joins forces with Acronis

Acronis, a global provider of cyber protection, will be the Official Cyber Protection Partner of The Ocean Race, the renowned round-the-world sailing race, announced a company press release.

According to the announcement, the relationship will be backed by Ingram Micro, a global distributor of innovative technology products and services, as the Official #CyberFit Partner, in line with the Acronis #TeamUp Program.

Acronis expressed pride in supporting The Ocean Race, which is committed to sustainable operations in all aspects of the Race. The use of Acronis Cyber Protect will allow the organisation to optimise its cybersecurity operations, which is another step towards reducing its carbon footprint.  

The Ocean Race, a fully-crewed, around-the-world yacht race, is often considered as the most difficult test of a team in the sport, sending participants to some of the world’s most isolated sections of the ocean on a race itinerary that includes seven stages and visits nine prominent international cities.

See the full race programme and schedule here – link to https://www.theoceanrace.com/en/news/12970_Stopover-dates-announced-for-The-Ocean-Race-2022-23.html 

“Protection plays a key role in The Ocean Race, both through keeping our sailors safe at sea and striving to protect our ocean through science and learning initiatives. With Acronis, we will now take this a step further through protecting our technology infrastructure as we travel around the world,” said Rik Roukens, Technology Director of The Ocean Race.

Acronis has a diverse portfolio of sports agreements around the globe, including racing, football, baseball, and sailing. The Ocean Race will benefit from Acronis’ significant experience in providing creative solutions to world-class sporting organisations.

Jan Jaap Jager, Acronis CRO and Board Advisor said: “The Ocean Race is the toughest test of a team in sport – as the longest and hardest professional sailing event in the world, where the team must come together to battle mother nature, at its finest. Just as cyber protection requires an integrated and constantly evolving solution to provide superior protection in today’s turbulent cyber world. That is why we are very excited to welcome Ingram and the Ocean Race as our latest Acronis #CyberFit MSP and sports partner.”

Managed service providers (MSPs) are invited to review the Acronis #TeamUp Program and support elite sports teams in their area. For more information, please visit https://www.acronis.com/en-us/lp/msp-sports/