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advancing operational efficiencies. Acronis will provide the club with cutting-edge data protection and cybersecurity solutions, including backup, recovery, and threat protection, all integrated into one natively integrated platform – Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud.

OpSys will support the partnership by offering their expert cybersecurity services and future-focused IT strategies to the sports team through Acronis’ # TeamUp program.

“ We are always looking for ways to improve every area of our operations and we feel this partnership is another important step forward in our digital transformation,” said Tim Silvers, Crows’ Chief Executive Officer.

“ We are excited to partner with the Adelaide Crows, reinforcing our commitment to securing sports organizations with world-class cyber protection solutions,” said Pasha Ershow, Senior Vice President Asia Pacific Japan, Acronis.

“ This partnership will ensure that the Adelaide Crows’ data remains safe, enabling the team to stay focused on winning.”

Matthew Fabri, Managing Director of OpSys, said:“ We’ re proud to support the Adelaide Crows alongside Acronis. OpSys’ proven capability in the security space provides enterprise-level cybersecurity to businesses of any size. Our partnership combines cutting-edge cybersecurity and IT services, giving the Adelaide Crows the protection and resilience they need to succeed in the digital age.”

Crows become the first AFL club to join Acronis’ global # TeamUp program – marking a major milestone in the company’ s sports partnership roster.

The Adelaide Football Club( the Crows) is the biggest sporting organisation in South Australia and one of the most recognisable brands on the national sporting landscape with more than 75,000 members.

As digital transformation continues to shape the sports industry, the Crows seek to strengthen the team’ s cybersecurity posture while

The Adelaide Football Club is the biggest sporting organisation in South Australia and one of the most recognisable brands on the national sporting landscape with more than 75,000 members.

The club played their first official game in 1991 and now have two teams competing at the elite level in the men’ s( AFL) and women’ s( AFLW) national competitions, as well as a men’ s team in South Australia’ s state league( SANFL).

The club won AFL premierships in 1997 and 1998 and is the AFLW’ s only three-time premier after triumphing in 2017, 2019 and 2022.

Off the field, the Club invests heavily in its community programs and makes a significant impact on the lives of young people through the Adelaide Crows Foundation. p

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