Premier League: Acronis (cyber security) extends partnership with Manchester City FC

Acronis, a Singaporean company with headquarters in Schaffhausen (SUI), specialised in computer storage and data protection, has extended its agreement with Manchester City FC (Premier League) and become "official cyber protection partner," announced the club on 25/07/2022.

Acronis has the status of global partner, the first level in the club's sponsorship hierarchy. As part of the new agreement, the American information technology company Ingram Micro will become the club's "#TeamUp partner" an initiative by Acronis which enables its service providers to deliver Acronis Cyber Protect - a data protection and cybersecurity solution - to sports teams around the world. Ingram Micro will also receive a variety of sports marketing rights in order to promote Acronis' cyber protection solutions.

"Manchester City has an ever increasing amount of data that helps drive our critical operations, both on the pitch and off it. This data needs protecting, and we have been delighted to work with Acronis to help us to do so since 2018," said Greg Swimer, chief information and technology officer at…