Case Study: Proud Innovations achieves GxP-compliant, tamper-proof data integrity with Acronis Cyber Notary (Acronis)

Proud Innovations Leverages Acronis Cyber Notary to Provide GxP Compliance to Pharmaceutical Industry

Proud Innovations is a Dutch IT consulting firm that helps pharmaceutical Quality Assurance (QA) departments achieve GxP compliance and modernize long‑term recordkeeping. Facing legacy paper archives, demanding traceability for 20‑year records, frequent regulatory scrutiny (clients face 60+ audits per year) and the risk of data tampering, Proud Innovations turned to Acronis — specifically Acronis Cyber Notary as part of Acronis Cyber Backup — to address digital integrity and auditability requirements.

Acronis implemented blockchain‑based notarization (Acronis Cyber Notary) to create tamper‑proof cryptographic hashes and time‑stamped certificates for archived files, and Proud Innovations adopted a policy to immediately back up and notarize new records. The Acronis solution enabled migration away from paper, improved access and searchability, drastically reduced the time spent responding to audits, and supported Proud Innovations’ growth from a one‑person shop to a seven‑person firm while keeping clients ahead of anticipated regulatory expectations.

Proud Innovations

Steven Trommel

President and Owner