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23 April 2025  — 4 min read
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23 April 2025  — 4 min read
Introducing Acronis Email Archiving for Microsoft 365
Acronis Email Archiving for Microsoft 365 is designed to enable managed service providers (MSPs) to efficiently expand service portfolios to include in-demand email archiving for Microsoft 365.
22 May 2023  — 2 min read
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22 May 2023  — 2 min read
Supercharge your MSP business with M365 protection: Join our exclusive webinar
As one of the world’s most popular productivity suites, Microsoft 365 is a prime target for cybercriminals — and its baked-in security features are often not sufficient to protect business-critical data. Learn how you can differentiate your MSP business with M365-specific protection services.
16 May 2023  — 10 min read
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16 May 2023  — 10 min read
The Five Stages of Data Loss - What are they?
In 1969, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross documented the five stages of grief that a person goes through when faced with death. I also have spent long hours researching the stages of loss, be as it may, for data and unfortunately, I forgot to document it. However, based on the stories I’ve heard from friends, I have concluded that data loss is rather similar to Ms Kübler-Ross’ observations.
16 May 2023  — 11 min read
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16 May 2023  — 11 min read
What is a Managed Service Provider (MSP)?
Managed service providers (MSP) are businesses that offer multiple, managed, information technology (IT) services to other businesses. MSPs today largely deliver their services remotely, over a network, although they may maintain other revenue streams that require onsite support.
16 May 2023  — 6 min read
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16 May 2023  — 6 min read
What is the difference between RPO and RTO?
What is the difference between RPO and RTO? Although both recovery objectives are similar in measurement metrics, their focus differs according to application and data priority
15 May 2023  — 6 min read
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15 May 2023  — 6 min read
Essential components for robust ransomware protection in the modern age
SMBs are facing new, more sophisticated attacks on business continuity and critical data as ransomware continues to surge. No one can hire enough quality cybersecurity and IT operations talent and the adversarial ChatGPT is here, enabling cybercriminals to write perfect phishing emails. But managed service providers can help by developing anti-ransomware services using an MSP-optimized cyber protection platform.
15 May 2023  — 4 min read
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15 May 2023  — 4 min read
Can your SMB clients afford ransomware protection?
There was a time when SMBs were not a priority target for cybercriminals. But today, with cybercriminals using AI, ML and automation, the move to remote work and the growth of endpoints, cybercriminals are targeting SMBs either directly or through supply-chain attacks. Sadly, SMBs have neither the budget nor staff to handle cybersecurity inhouse. But MSPs can help by offering SMBs data protection services that are affordable.
15 May 2023  — 12 min read
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15 May 2023  — 12 min read
Best MSP Backup Solution: A Reference Guide
Your managed service provider (MSP) business thrives by expanding the breadth and depth of services you offer to your business customers. These expansions represent an opportunity both to entice new prospects and to deepen your relationship with existing customers. And few MSP services are in more demand today than online backup services.
12 May 2023  — 2 min read
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12 May 2023  — 2 min read
Protect your Microsoft and Google data against ransomware and other modern cyberthreats: A must-see webinar
Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace are some of the world’s most popular productivity suites — which makes them prime targets for cybercriminals. And despite being major players in the tech industry, neither company offers sufficient security for business-critical data. If you’re fully relying on their protection, you’re one cyberattack away from disaster.
11 May 2023  — 5 min read
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11 May 2023  — 5 min read
How to protect your business’s Microsoft 365 data?
As small to midmarket businesses increasingly rely on Microsoft 365 to digitize their operations, the responsibility of protecting that data falls on their IT operations (ITOps) professionals. These employees must take action to protect their business against cyberthreats or any incidents leading to data loss. One best practice in this regard is the use of dedicated M365 third-party backup tools.
11 May 2023  — 6 min read
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11 May 2023  — 6 min read
Third-party backup services are critical for Microsoft 365
In the event of a ransomware attack, Microsoft can bulk-restore your mailbox going back two weeks, but you will lose all work in the interim and cannot restore individual resources lost due to accidental deletion. It is therefore essential that businesses consider implementing a third-party M365 backup tool to provide additional data protection layers and to back up data to secure off-site locations.
10 May 2023  — 3 min read
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10 May 2023  — 3 min read
Best practices for verifying and validating your backups
Many IT teams and companies think they’re successfully backing up their data and applications, only to have unpleasant surprises in the case of a malware attack, outage or other event. To overcome these challenges, you need to make sure you’re verifying that your backups are working exactly how you think they should.
03 May 2023  — 7 min read
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03 May 2023  — 7 min read
What is a zero-day exploit?
Learn about the elusive world of zero-day exploits, how they work, and how to protect yourself. Read our guide now.