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31 May 2023 — 4 min read
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31 May 2023 — 4 min read
Back up your Microsoft 365 data with Acronis Cyber Protect
While Microsoft provides high availability for its Microsoft 365 applications, it doesn't take responsibility for keeping customer data safe and doesn't offer true backup and recovery functionalities. This means businesses require a backup solution to avoid downtime and unrecoverable data loss. Acronis Cyber Protect now delivers effective, cloud-to-cloud services to help businesses improve their Microsoft 365 data protection.
25 May 2023 — 4 min read
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25 May 2023 — 4 min read
How MSPs can back up Microsoft 365 for their clients?
Businesses use software applications, such as Microsoft 365, to digitize their operations, but these applications are the primary targets of cyberattackers. Therefore, comprehensive and effective data security must begin with effective backup and recovery of the data these applications use and transfer. This article explains how MSPs can safely back up their clients' M365 data when fulfilling their security responsibilities.
16 May 2023 — 8 min read
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16 May 2023 — 8 min read
How to create a Full System Image Backup in Under 10 Minutes?
With file-level backups, you backup and restore files such as Word documents, spreadsheets, presentations, photographs, videos, and audio files. Many users think that just backing up these kinds of files is all they need. While file-level backups work if you are restoring a small number of files, it is a time-consuming task to restore an entire PC or Mac.
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 — 27 min read
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15 May 2023 — 27 min read
How to Recover Unsaved/Deleted Word Document in 2023? - Ultimate Guide
There are few experiences as universally familiar as losing a Word document. Everyone from high schoolers with Catcher in the Rye book reports to business executives with quarterly earnings knows the panic of their work disappearing when it’s just a few crossed-t’s away from being completed.
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 — 7 min read
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11 May 2023 — 7 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.
08 May 2023 — 3 min read
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08 May 2023 — 3 min read
Three exceptional Acronis women recognized on CRN’s 2023 Women of the Channel list
Every year, the CRN Women of the Channel list recognizes extraordinary women making strides in their industries through thought leadership, strategic vision and channel advocacy that directly impacts the growth of the channel. Acronis is honored to have three women chosen for this award, and want to applaud them for helping Acronis achieve the strong relationships with our partners we proudly hold.
08 May 2023 — 7 min read
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08 May 2023 — 7 min read
What is the difference between incremental, differential, and full backup?
Both differential and incremental backups are "smart" backups that save time and disk space by only backing up changed files. But they differ significantly in how they do it, and how useful the result is.
10 April 2023 — 9 min read
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10 April 2023 — 9 min read
Auto Backup - All you need to know
Automatic backup is a data backup model that enables users to back up their data with little to no manual intervention.
04 April 2023 — 3 min read
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04 April 2023 — 3 min read
The critical importance of creating secure passwords
In additional recognition of last week’s Acronis’ Cyber Protection Week, this blog will touch upon passwords, and in particular, how to create secure passwords for all your accounts and keep them safe from unwanted parties.