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January 08, 2025  — 2 min read
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January 08, 2025  — 2 min read
Acronis names Gerald Beuchelt as Chief Information Security Officer
Acronis has named Gerald Beuchelt as its new CISO. He will play a pivotal role in expanding Acronis' influence in the cybersecurity community.
January 02, 2018  — 2 min read
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January 02, 2018  — 2 min read
3 Steps to Reduce Work Stress and Grow in 2018
If your New Year’s Resolutions list includes “reduce stress,” “make smart investments” and “over-deliver,” you’re not alone. Dreaming big at the beginning of the year is easy to do. Certainly those who look to the previous year for key lessons to learn from are probably at an advantage.
December 29, 2017  — 1 min read
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December 29, 2017  — 1 min read
Eggnog Reflections
As I’m sitting here sipping on my eggnog, I’m thinking about how much changes in a year. These words were not even a common part of my vocabulary 12 months ago: ransomware, Bitcoin, ICO, digital identity, GDPR, blockchain, AI and machine learning.
December 27, 2017  — 2 min read
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December 27, 2017  — 2 min read
Faster Global Internet Speeds Good News for Cloud Users
Today’s internet speeds worldwide are 30 percent faster on average than last year, according to the recently published November 2017 Speedtest Global Index from Ookla, a global broadband speed test company that operates the famous speedtest.net website.
December 24, 2017  — 7 min read
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December 24, 2017  — 7 min read
Digital Evolution: The Trends to Watch in 2018
The only constant in the world is change, and that is especially true in the field of technology. So what changes can we expect in 2018?
December 21, 2017  — 2 min read
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December 21, 2017  — 2 min read
Understanding GDPR Through the Lens of Sarbannes-Oxley (SOX)
The European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is coming into effect on May 25, 2018, and for many companies, the challenges presented by this new regulation may be reminiscent of the USA’s Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) from the early 2000s. Just like GDPR, SOX was designed to increase data transparency, and just like GDPR, it had a global effect, including on many companies outside of U.S. jurisdiction.
December 21, 2017  — 7 min read
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December 21, 2017  — 7 min read
A Look Back as We Look Ahead: 2017 in Review
Here we are at the end of another year, and what a year it was. Twelve months ago we made predictions for the year ahead – let’s see how we did.
December 20, 2017  — 3 min read
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December 20, 2017  — 3 min read
Acronis Storage Accelerated by Intel Library
Every piece of data is required to be stored somewhere. We all know about hard drives, optical discs, tapes and other means of storage. But cloud storage and software-defined storage are the two modern methods of storing data, especially when we talk about large volumes. Acronis entered Software-Defined Storage (SDS) market in 2016, pioneering it with Blockchain based data verification. Acronis Storage is an SDS solution that allows service providers and end-users to quickly and easily transform heterogeneous hardware into protected, enterprise-grade, scalable storage to improve your total cost of ownership.
December 20, 2017  — 2 min read
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December 20, 2017  — 2 min read
Helping New Customers With Their First Backup
Acronis True Image is a very easy software to install and use, but with more than 5 million users, we get an occasional request from new buyers to help them install and set up their first backup. Earlier this year we decided to optimize this process and give new customers an opportunity to request an installation service when they purchase the product online.
December 15, 2017  — 3 min read
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December 15, 2017  — 3 min read
Apple File System and the Best Way to Connect to Remote File Shares
Recent changes in the file systems used by macOS have brought about some questions about how they might affect Macs being used with Windows networks and file servers. Luckily for the Mac / Windows mixed environment community, these changes have no impact on the users of Acronis Files Connect, who continue to have instant access to all available files shares and DFS resources and enjoy lighting fast search across remote folders.
December 10, 2017  — 5 min read
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December 10, 2017  — 5 min read
Five Top Questions for GDPR Compliance
The European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is coming into effect on May 25, 2018, and companies are rushing to get ready. GDPR compliance is a vast area: here are just some of the questions that can help you determine your responsibilities.
December 09, 2017  — 2 min read
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December 09, 2017  — 2 min read
Acronis Is the Leader in Independent Tests
As with many products, users often choose software based on trusted media reviews and reports. Reviews that are based on tests that clearly compare products against each other can be the most insightful when trying to find the best option.
December 01, 2017  — 4 min read
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December 01, 2017  — 4 min read
The Easy Side of Advanced Data Protection
When we hear that something is easy, we often think it means it’s childish, has reduced functionality, or requires a lot of training to make it easy. Learning a new language, flying an airplane, or creating a mobile app can all be easy tasks, for example, but only for those who spent a lot of time learning and practicing how to do it.