Liquid Web Launches Scalable Disaster Recovery Solutions for VMware with Acronis

Liquid Web, a leader in dedicated servers, WordPress, VPS, GPU, and cloud hosting solutions for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), today announced the expansion of its disaster recovery solutions with the launch of Acronis Disaster Recovery.

Designed to protect VMware workloads, this self-service solution delivers rapid failover, seamless recovery, and secure data replication, all with a predictable fixed monthly fee, a competitive edge compared to traditional disaster recovery providers.

The High Cost of Downtime: Why Businesses Need Disaster Recovery

Unplanned downtime can have catastrophic consequences for businesses, leading to significant financial losses. Downtime is expensive, and the costs are rapidly growing. In fact, downtime costs over $100,000 in total losses in more than 60% of outages, a figure that’s grown a staggering 39% from 2019, according to a recent Acronis study. And 16% of outages cost top $1 million, The Uptime Institute found.

In addition to hard financial losses, businesses also face substantial soft costs, including:

• Reduced workforce productivity due to interrupted operations.
• Missed business and revenue opportunities during downtime.
• Exposure to regulatory penalties for compliance violations.
• Diversion of internal resources from strategic goals to recovery efforts.

Declining employee morale and increased workplace stress further compound the damage caused by downtime. In an environment where uninterrupted service is expected, companies facing frequent disruptions not only risk losing customer confidence but also their competitive advantage.

By proactively implementing Acronis Disaster Recovery with Liquid Web, businesses can ensure continuous availability, protecting revenue, reputation, and internal stability from unexpected disruptions.

Acronis Disaster Recovery with Liquid Web is ideal for organizations with critical compliance needs, including GDPR, HIPAA, SOX, and BCP requirements. It provides seamless and scalable disaster recovery for businesses hosting VMware workloads or controlling their own DNS, delivering business continuity unmatched by backups alone.

“Backups alone fall short when downtime strikes, recovery can drag on for hours or even days, and manual intervention adds costly delays. Businesses need more than backups; they require rapid, automated failover and complete data protection without gaps,” says Ken Wallace, Product Manager at Liquid Web.

“Acronis Disaster Recovery with Liquid Web delivers exactly that: enterprise-grade disaster recovery tailored for VMware workloads. It ensures continuous availability, empowering businesses to maintain operations securely and seamlessly, regardless of disruptions.”

Key Benefits of Acronis Disaster Recovery with Liquid Web

• Automated Failover: Minimize downtime and ensure rapid recovery with seamless VMware integration and failover capabilities supported by Acronis Cloud infrastructure.
• Non-Disruptive Testing: Test disaster recovery plans in a self-service portal without affecting live production environments, ensuring business continuity without any interruptions.
• End-to-End Encryption: Secure data replication and recovery through TLS encryption, meeting compliance standards such as HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, SOX, and BCP.
• Configurable RTO/RPO: Tailor recovery time objectives (RTO) and recovery point objectives (RPO) to meet unique business needs with on-demand disaster recovery.
• Multi-Site VPN Support: Ensure uninterrupted business operations across multiple locations with IPsec multisite VPN and site-to-site VPN connectivity.

Ideal Use Cases for Acronis Disaster Recovery

• Organizations using VMware infrastructure — the solution offers seamless failover and recovery without complex configurations.
• Businesses already using Acronis Cyber Backups — it allows for even faster disaster recovery implementation.
• Companies who control their own DNS and are confident in their ability to failover.
• Organizations with a business continuity requirement for a short Recovery Time Objective (RTO).

“Our goal is to deliver the market’s most dependable disaster recovery solution with complete transparency, no hidden costs or surprises. As the only hosting provider offering Acronis Disaster Recovery at a fixed monthly fee, we’re eliminating the cost uncertainties traditionally associated with disaster recovery,” says David Eblen, Sr. VP of Product Innovation & Delivery at Liquid Web. “Our white-glove implementation further ensures customers can quickly and confidently deploy with personalized support from our expert team.”

Acronis Disaster Recovery with Liquid Web is available today as an add-on for existing customers or can be purchased alongside new VMware hosting solutions. To ensure the best-fit solution, interested businesses are encouraged to speak with a Liquid Web solutions specialist to explore their disaster recovery options.