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11 April 2014  — 2 min read
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11 April 2014  — 2 min read
So Long Microsoft XP and What Dark Clouds Mean For IT: Weekly Roundup
Tuesday, April 8 marked the end of an era. Microsoft is no longer providing security updates for XP, its 13-year-old operating system. But despite warnings from security experts, and even Microsofts execs, 36 percent of XP users have no plans to switch. Here's a look at the risks businesses face with lingering instances of XP, tips on how to migrate to a new OS and the latest data protection news from around the Web this week:
09 April 2014  — 2 min read
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09 April 2014  — 2 min read
4 Ways to Stop Mobile Malware in Its Tracks
How much does your workforce know about mobile security? Adopting a “bring your own device” (BYOD) policy can introduce the benefits of convenience and cost savings, but without proper planning, it also can put an organization at risk for mobile malware.
08 April 2014  — 1 min read
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08 April 2014  — 1 min read
The No. 1 Priority When Creating a Mobile Policy: Put Employees First
Employees who bring their own smartphones and tablets to work have different ideas about what type of corporate data should be available on their personal devices, and how the company ought to secure those devices. No two companies are alike, so there isn't a template for creating a mobile policy. But there are several components of any successful mobile program — and it starts by treating employees like customers, argues Mani Zarrehparvar, president of Visage Mobile.
07 April 2014  — 4 min read
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07 April 2014  — 4 min read
Is Your Data Covered in a Multi-Hypervisor World? Q&A With Acronis' Sam Roguine
It's every IT pro's job to stay on top of the latest technology trends that could help turn a profit or increase employee productivity. Virtualization is so commonplace — Gartner, for example, estimates that Windows servers are nearly 70 percent virtualized — that IT pros might not give it much thought. And that can create problems since virtual data must be protected, starting with the driving force behind virtualization: the hypervisor.
04 April 2014  — 2 min read
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04 April 2014  — 2 min read
Why Backup Deserves More Than One Day A Year: Weekly Roundup
Backing up your data one day a year just won't cut it. Too many things can go wrong — and fast — and once unprotected data is gone, it's likely gone forever. Solutions such as image backup and deduplication are just two ways that IT pros and average Joes can quickly and efficiently ensure their data is backed up and accessible when they need it. Here are a few data recovery and disaster planning tips and tricks from around the web this week:
03 April 2014  — 2 min read
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03 April 2014  — 2 min read
What's in Store for the Future of Your Data?
While we are creating mountains of online data at an extraordinary rate, not much thought is being given to the future of that data. For example, says Nat Maple, senior vice president and general manager at Acronis, consider that by 2032, it's not farfetched to predict that a United States presidential candidate will have a Facebook page that chronicles his entire adolescence. While this raises questions about privacy and the desire to protect potentially embarrassing online broadcasts, it also highlights the amount of insight we can gain in the future from the data we are creating now. Says Maple, "[This] creates an entirely renewed sense of urgency around storing the digital moments of our lives in a place where only we can access them."
02 April 2014  — 2 min read
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02 April 2014  — 2 min read
HIPAA Makes Data Protection a Top Priority for Health Care IT
Health care is in the headlines this week because of Monday's deadline for uninsured Americans to enroll in Obamacare. But a separate health care law, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), has big implications for how providers store, protect and back up their patients' data.
01 April 2014  — 1 min read
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01 April 2014  — 1 min read
Acronis Harnesses Quantum Mechanics
As you probably know, Acronis not only has an amazing set of R&D laboratories but also close associations with a number of leading academic institutions. We placed a long-shot bet on quantum backup additions to our AnyData Technology, and I am please to tell you that it has paid off in spades. We have successfully created an entangled, yet stable quantum system that stores users' data reliably and at an incredibly high density.
28 March 2014  — 2 min read
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28 March 2014  — 2 min read
How Preparation Helped Iowa's CIO Prevent a Prolonged Data Disaster: Weekly Roundup
Malware, ransomware, and electrical fires are just a few of the problems that can compromise a company's data — or make it disappear altogether. Any CIO could tell you that the adage, "Hope for the best, plan for the worst," can make all the difference when faced with a true data disaster. Here are a few data recovery and disaster planning tips and tricks from around the web this week:
27 March 2014  — 1 min read
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27 March 2014  — 1 min read
What Facebook Teaches Us (and Doesn’t) About Protecting Digital Memories
For most people, social media sites like Facebook and Instagram are the option of first (and often last) resort to store photos and videos, from a child’s birth to the minutiae of daily life. Facebook users alone upload a staggering 350 million photos every day. Photo albums these days are mostly digital, accessible with a click or finger tap instead of packed away in the basement.
25 March 2014  — 2 min read
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25 March 2014  — 2 min read
Data Recovery 101: Image Backup Explained
Data loss, whether on a small scale like an employee's computer crashing or a larger-scale disaster, can bring a business’ productivity to a halt and cost both time and money. One way that companies avoid data loss is through image backup, a continuous backup method that takes a perfect carbon copy image of a drive or an entire system. In honor of World Backup Day on March 31st, Joel Berman, an Acronis fellow and longtime IT professional, explains how image backup works — and how it can help IT managers recover quickly from a system failure:
24 March 2014  — 2 min read
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24 March 2014  — 2 min read
BYOD Certifications: The New Golden Ticket in IT?
As BYOD goes mainstream in the workplace, the stock of mobile-savvy IT pros is on the rise. Businesses need employees who understand how mobile and cloud technologies are changing the modern enterprise — and IT pros may soon be able to prove their chops with BYOD certifications. That’s right, we can expect a new IT class of card-carrying BYOD experts.