Acronis has announced the availability of a new Acronis Cyber Cloud Data Center in Lagos, Nigeria. Based on a release, the new data center gives service provider partners access to a full range of cyber protection solutions. The opening of the Nigerian data center is part of the Acronis Global/Local Initiative, an effort that includes global management for all data centers, geographic redundancy, control for local partners, and a local disaster recovery site.

According to an official release, Tony Ojobo, President of the Board of Trustee of the ICT Foundation and Former Public Affairs Director of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and a few other industry representatives attended the launch event that took place at the Lagos Oriental Hotel in the city of Lagos.

Chidi Oliseowe, Team Lead, Madonna Systems Nigeria Limited said, “Today the world depends so much on data to the point where we can say data is life, and data security cannot be over emphasized. We at Madonna Systems are so proud to be associated with Acronis, a foremost leader in cyber protection. With the opening of their new Data Centre in Nigeria, Acronis demonstrates its level of commitment to the Africa Market.”

“A local presence is a necessity for modern cloud businesses and we are proud to deliver the Acronis Cyber Cloud Data Center in Nigeria,” said Peter French Regional General Manager Middle East & Africa at Acronis. He added, “now, Nigerian companies, and businesses from neighbor countries too, will be able to store their strategic data locally while being backed by a global partner who is on standby 24/7/365 to address any issues.”