Acronis’ total investment in R&D in Singapore is expected to surpass S$55 million over the next five years. The company aims to hire local engineers and will provide extensive training and mentoring for all new team members of the R&D centre, nurturing them to become senior engineers and managers in the future.
“Our strategy focuses on global technological leadership. Acronis’ research facility in Singapore will become a software R&D centre that may be one of the largest and most advanced in the region three years from now. Acronis will be hiring dozens of local engineers starting this year, both experienced researchers and fresh graduates. We will establish direct relationships with the universities and specific education departments to expand the pool of available IT specialists. In addition to internal research, Acronis is planning to conduct joint research with A*STAR institutes and other local organisations,” said Mark Shmulevich, Acronis' Chief Strategy and Operations Officer.
Acronis has already offered internships and mentorship opportunities to a number of universities and polytechnics in the country and is open to form more partnerships in order to facilitate skill transfer and create opportunities for the new graduates to make a career with a global IT company.
The company is open for collaboration with technology incubators, startups, innovation centres and other players in the region’s innovation ecosystem. The company is already exploring collaborations with the Data Storage Institute (DSI), Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), and Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC) under A*STAR. Negotiations are under way to establish close ties with local institutes of higher learning, including NUS, NTU, SMU and Temasek Polytechnic.
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“Acronis is looking to participate in national projects that involve the collection and computing of big data in order to improve services. Any city that depends on data needs that data to be protected,” said Serguei Beloussov, CEO of Acronis, a Singaporean national and the company’s co-founder.
"For Acronis, it is a logical development. It is our way to give back to our home country and stimulate the economic development and productivity growth in Singapore, contributing to Singapore’s initiative to become a Smart Nation.”
“The establishment of Acronis’ R&D centre in Singapore is not only a testament to our proposition as a trusted regional data hub but also enables companies to go beyond delivering value through Singapore to innovating and creating new business value from Singapore. We warmly welcome the setup of this centre and look forward to partnering Acronis in its growth,” said Kiren Kumar, Director of the Infocomms and Media Division, Singapore Economic Development Board.
Acronis was founded in Singapore in 2001 as a part of SWsoft, a technology firm which pioneered web hosting automation software. In 2003 Acronis branched out as a separate business unit, enlarging its footprint in the Asia Pacific region, Japan and the western countries. In September 2014 Acronis brought its international headquarters back to Singapore from Switzerland, to continue operations from this neutral technology and business hub.
“Singapore is a convenient location for international technology business. The country is well connected to the rest of the world; more than 50% of world’s population and economy is in the distance of 8-hours flight from here. Singapore serves as a business and technology hub in Asia; it is a good place for a truly global company,” Beloussov said.
As well as being a politically neutral, stable and a truly independent country, Singapore has great infrastructure, network connectivity, talent pool and a strong work ethic, the company said.
“The establishment of Acronis’ R&D centre in Singapore is not only a testament to our proposition as a trusted regional data hub but also enables companies to go beyond delivering value through Singapore to innovating and creating new business value from Singapore. We warmly welcome the setup of this centre and look forward to partnering Acronis in its growth,” said Kiren Kumar, Director of the Infocomms and Media Division, Singapore Economic Development Board.
Acronis was founded in Singapore in 2001 as a part of SWsoft, a technology firm which pioneered web hosting automation software. In 2003 Acronis branched out as a separate business unit, enlarging its footprint in the Asia Pacific region, Japan and the western countries. In September 2014 Acronis brought its international headquarters back to Singapore from Switzerland, to continue operations from this neutral technology and business hub.
“Singapore is a convenient location for international technology business. The country is well connected to the rest of the world; more than 50% of world’s population and economy is in the distance of 8-hours flight from here. Singapore serves as a business and technology hub in Asia; it is a good place for a truly global company,” Beloussov said.
As well as being a politically neutral, stable and a truly independent country, Singapore has great infrastructure, network connectivity, talent pool and a strong work ethic, the company said.
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