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Acronis is a global cyber protection company that provides natively integrated cybersecurity, data protection, and endpoint management for managed service providers (MSPs), small and medium businesses (SMBs), and enterprise IT departments.

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September 02, 2014 — 2 min read
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Flash Storage and Backup Is Lightning Fast
September 02, 2014 — 2 min read
Flash Storage and Backup Is Lightning Fast
IT pros never have enough time to get all of their work done, which is why they love any technology that can reduce the time required to complete a task. While flash memory is often seen as having a small storage capacity and high cost, it delivers quick data storage. Contrary to the past, IT pros are turning to flash to streamline the backup process and let IT teams focus their time on other tasks, according to Drew Robb at Tech Page One.
August 29, 2014 — 1 min read
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Does the Entire Internet Need a Backup?
August 29, 2014 — 1 min read
Does the Entire Internet Need a Backup?
A company’s data — from the customer database and billing system to less obvious data like application code, custom scripts and social media activity — is critical. But what about the underlying Internet architecture that powers modern businesses?
August 28, 2014 — 2 min read
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How IT Managers Find Talent and Avoid Resume Liars
August 28, 2014 — 2 min read
How IT Managers Find Talent and Avoid Resume Liars
When it comes to applying for jobs, many people are guilty of embellishing their resumes, but a new survey shows that information technology job seekers are especially likely to fluff up their skills. IT hiring managers reported catching more instances of lying than the national average (63 percent versus 58 percent) in a study from CareerBuilder and Harris Poll.
August 22, 2014 — 2 min read
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What to Look For Next Week at VMworld
August 22, 2014 — 2 min read
What to Look For Next Week at VMworld
Next week marks the start of VMworld 2014, what's sure to be a whirlwind look at the latest and greatest in cloud and virtualization software. IT pros in attendance can expect to learn where the virtualization leader is headed and its vision for virtually managed data centers, among other topics. Here are some wishlist news that the InfoWorld team hopes to see:
August 21, 2014 — 3 min read
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Safeguarding Data During Virtual Migration
August 21, 2014 — 3 min read
Safeguarding Data During Virtual Migration
According to a recent SpiceWorks report, three-quarters of businesses surveyed already use virtual machines. But for those yet to make the leap, what are the virtualization issues to look out for? And as all IT pros know, the landscape is constantly shifting and new solutions come up all the time. As IT infrastructure becomes increasingly divided among physical, virtual and cloud solutions, how can IT managers ensure their systems are working optimally and data is protected across multiple platforms?
August 20, 2014 — 3 min read
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What to Consider for Hypervisor Backup: The Configuration and the Data
August 20, 2014 — 3 min read
What to Consider for Hypervisor Backup: The Configuration and the Data
As more companies invest in virtual machines, IT pros are presented with the need to integrate these virtualization environments into the data protection plan. The trouble is that while the data is usually backed up, often the hypervisor configuration is forgotten.
August 15, 2014 — 1 min read
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Data Protection Officer: A New Standard Title in IT?
August 15, 2014 — 1 min read
Data Protection Officer: A New Standard Title in IT?
If new EU data protection legislation becomes law as expected, companies that do business in Europe will soon need to recruit for a new senior-level IT job: Data Protection Officer.
August 12, 2014 — 1 min read
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In a BYOx Environment, IT’s Focus Shifts From Devices to Data
August 12, 2014 — 1 min read
In a BYOx Environment, IT’s Focus Shifts From Devices to Data
Data protection, though never simple, used to be a lot easier for IT pros when that data was locked behind a firewall or backed up on tape. But the exponential growth in the amount of data that businesses generate in cloud, virtual, mobile and other environments has made the task harder for IT. According to research from IDC and Acronis, larger data volumes and increased complexity are the two biggest data protection challenges facing SMB IT departments.
August 08, 2014 — 2 min read
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What to Do When Your Cloud Service is Disrupted
August 08, 2014 — 2 min read
What to Do When Your Cloud Service is Disrupted
Every IT pro knows the soul-crushing feeling following the simple statement, “We apologize for the service disruption..." When cloud services that your organization relies on go down, chaos can ensue. Take for instance the Adobe Creative Cloud outage in May that took down the interactive edition of the UK-based newspaper, the Daily Mail. For one of Britain's most popular newspapers, failure is not an option.
August 06, 2014 — 1 min read
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IT Pros: Verify that Data Protection Plans Are Working Properly
August 06, 2014 — 1 min read
IT Pros: Verify that Data Protection Plans Are Working Properly
A logical first step to ensure company data is safe and secure is for IT leaders to create a data protection plan. It’s becoming more difficult to develop that plan as the definition of data that businesses must protect expands, though planning is still an important initial step.
August 04, 2014 — 1 min read
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IT Teams Must Learn New Skills to Manage Mobility
August 04, 2014 — 1 min read
IT Teams Must Learn New Skills to Manage Mobility
Data protection is a challenge for many IT teams to handle these days because companies have more devices, operating systems and plans than they can keep up with. The majority of IT gurus specialize in handling PCs and servers, but new technologies like tablets, smartphones and even smartwatches require a new set of IT skills to ensure enterprise data is secure and understandable.
August 01, 2014 — 2 min read
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For Finance, Is Big Data a Big Headache or a Big Opportunity?
August 01, 2014 — 2 min read
For Finance, Is Big Data a Big Headache or a Big Opportunity?
Cyber attacks, data theft, data loss and security breaches are just a few of the worries that financial firms have to face when it comes to producing and storing their digital data. "The result of any of these could end up costing millions, or even billions of dollars," writes Marc J. Firenze, CTO at Eagle Investment Systems. However, the promise of aggregating this information and using it to improve company systems can be looked at as an opportunity that outweighs the risk.