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May 06, 2025  — 3 min read
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May 06, 2025  — 3 min read
Why native RMM and security integration is essential for MSP 3.0 evolution
Native integration between RMM and security empowers MSPs to deliver stronger protection, more efficiently, without needing to reinvent their business models.
May 05, 2017  — 1 min read
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May 05, 2017  — 1 min read
Comprehensive Reporting in Acronis Backup 12.5
Acronis Backup 12.5 Advanced allows users to automate detailed and visual reporting in order to comply with corporate regulations.
May 03, 2017  — 2 min read
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May 03, 2017  — 2 min read
Acronis Active Protection: A Leg up on the Backup Competition
You can’t predict ransomware attacks, and your attempts to avoid them may fail. You can follow computer backup best practices, but even then there is no guarantee that devious cyber criminals won’t uncover your weaknesses. That’s why Acronis True Image 2017 New Generation integrates ransomware protection technology in the form of Acronis Active Protection.  Independent IT security research company MRG Effitas tested eight consumer backup products against ten ransomware families with some surprising results!
May 01, 2017  — 6 min read
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May 01, 2017  — 6 min read
Weekly Tech Roundup — May 1
Have you ever seen a Word document embedded inside a PDF? There may be one already sitting in your inbox. Ransomware criminals keep coming up with new ways to bypass malware detection, for example, by embedding multiple files inside each other, and it’s proving to be very effective. Find out how this works, plus other news, in this edition of our Weekly Tech Roundup.
April 27, 2017  — 2 min read
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April 27, 2017  — 2 min read
Acronis True Image ‘Powers-Up’ with Active Protection
For the second time in two weeks, an independent lab acknowledged Acronis True Image 2017 New Generation as the best backup solution, in part due to the cutting-edge feature that actively protects against ransomware — Acronis Active Protection™. Why is an active approach to ransomware protection really necessary? Because just having a backup is no longer enough. In order to protect your data, you have to have multiple copies in multiple places, and they need to be protected against cyber-attacks. You have to be vigilant against the data-encrypting ransomware ghosts lingering just around the corner, looking for sneaky ways to chomp on your data like this is a real-world game of Pac-Man.
April 26, 2017  — 1 min read
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April 26, 2017  — 1 min read
Quick Insights With Acronis Backup 12.5 Dashboards
Acronis Backup 12.5 Advanced dashboard provides a number of customizable, dynamic widgets that give an overview of your backup infrastructure and backed-up devices.
April 24, 2017  — 2 min read
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April 24, 2017  — 2 min read
Who has the Best Backup? Independent IT Security Research Company MRG Effitas Analysed Eight Popular Backup Solutions
MRG Effitas tested eight popular backup solutions for ransomware protection capabilities, performance, usability, and user experience. Who has the best technology?
April 24, 2017  — 4 min read
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April 24, 2017  — 4 min read
Weekly Tech Roundup — April 24
New malware botnets, Ransomware as a Service campaigns, and financial breaches littered the technological landscape last week. But that doesn’t mean the world of tech isn’t going to fight back. Find out what’s being done to combat these emerging threats, and what you can do to protect your data in the meantime in our weekly tech roundup.
April 20, 2017  — 5 min read
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April 20, 2017  — 5 min read
How Creative Professionals Struggle with Mac/SMB File Sharing​
Anyone who has worked in a mixed Mac/Windows shop knows that the two environments have significant compatibility issues. With Acronis Files Connect, organizations can quickly install a simple solution that eliminates these stubborn incompatibility problems, enabling Mac users to exist harmoniously and work productively in a Windows-based environment. Apple Spotlight search works properly. Problems with file naming, file access permissions, network printing, unreliable file transfers, and slow server performance disappear.
April 18, 2017  — 1 min read
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April 18, 2017  — 1 min read
Protecting Large Hybrid IT Environments With Acronis Backup 12.5
The IT environments grow at a faster pace than the companies they serve. A decade ago, a company with 30 employees would have had half a dozen servers, a couple of dozens of PCs, and that’s it. Nowadays, there may be: Few old physical servers still housing important data and applications Virtual hosts, holding couple dozen virtual machines (VMs), with different applications, and even different hypervisors 35+ PCs and laptops — including some Macs 20-30 VMs in the cloud – in Microsoft Azure, Amazon EC2, Google, or other IaaS cloud Applications and data in the cloud – most probably Microsoft Office 365 Few dozen corporate mobile devices – tablets, phones All of these devices contain important company data, and need to be backed up – and your existing backup solution may not be able to support all of these, or easily scale along with your hybrid IT evolution. What should you do?
April 17, 2017  — 2 min read
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April 17, 2017  — 2 min read
Acronis True Image 2017 New Generation: A Ransomware Fighter Takes Pole Position Protecting Data and Backups
In a world where the scourge of ransomware threatens more and more data, it’s of primary importance to protect your data and backups at every step. That’s why the AV-Test Institute examined the threat protection capabilities of popular backup solutions.
April 17, 2017  — 3 min read
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April 17, 2017  — 3 min read
The Taxman's Top Tip: Back Up Your Tax Records
Benjamin Franklin once famously observed “in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” If he lived today, he might have added “data loss” to that list, since the need to safeguard our data is an everyday part of our tech-infused lives. Given how digitized today’s tax system is, protecting our tax records is critical. Even the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agrees a backup should be a top priority.
April 17, 2017  — 5 min read
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April 17, 2017  — 5 min read
Weekly Tech Roundup — April 17
The good guys had some wins this week, making the digital world a little bit safer. But it seems the world needs balance—new threats popping up in the place of old ones. Luckily, the innovations weren’t all bad (have you heard about a company that is trying to transform the global coffee supply chain with blockchain?) What tech headlines did you miss last week?