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October 13, 2026 — 4 min read
Acronis Cloud Storage adds a recovery warranty
October 13, 2026 — 4 min read
Acronis Cloud Storage adds a recovery warranty
Secure, scalable cloud storage with a recovery commitment backed by Acronis. The Anti-Ransomware Recovery Warranty that helps MSPs make recovery a visible part of the service they deliver.
February 13, 2019 — 4 min read
Avoiding Cyber Mayhem: Hard Lessons from the Catastrophic Attack on VFEmail.com
February 13, 2019 — 4 min read
Avoiding Cyber Mayhem: Hard Lessons from the Catastrophic Attack on VFEmail.com
Imagine yourself as a service provider who wakes up one day, pours a cup of coffee, and checks email, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter – only to discover a flurry of panicky messages from customers about your service being unavailable. You rush to your management console to find that nothing is working; your entire operating environment is an unresponsive black hole.
February 08, 2019 — 2 min read
More Capabilities, More Control: Meet the Updated Acronis Disk Director
February 08, 2019 — 2 min read
More Capabilities, More Control: Meet the Updated Acronis Disk Director
The reliability of your computer has a lot to do with how your system disk is structured and organized. So anyone whose livelihood requires them to have a reliable computer – from professional consumers like freelance photographers, videographers, and independent IT consultants to small businesses with a small handful of employees – an affordable and easy-to-use tool for organizing their hard drives is vital. For many of these “prosumers” and small businesses, Acronis Disk Director has become their preferred solution – and with good reason. It enjoys the reputation for being the most feature-rich toolkit available for managing your data and hard drives. Acronis Disk Director users will be excited to learn that we’ve just released an updated version of this award-winning disk management and data manipulation software.  The newly released Acronis Disk Director (v 12.5) delivers even greater control to anyone looking to optimize their system.
February 06, 2019 — 5 min read
How to Install Acronis Backup 12.5 on a Linux VM
February 06, 2019 — 5 min read
How to Install Acronis Backup 12.5 on a Linux VM
If you’re familiar with Linux or use Linux at work or at home, you may like to test Acronis Backup 12.5 on a Linux server.
February 06, 2019 — 4 min read
How to Create Windows and Linux Virtual Machines (VM) on Microsoft Azure
February 06, 2019 — 4 min read
How to Create Windows and Linux Virtual Machines (VM) on Microsoft Azure
You only need one virtual machine to test the main functionality of Acronis Backup 12.5. However, if you wish to test groups, user roles, and other advanced features, you’ll need more.
February 06, 2019 — 3 min read
How to Add a Windows Server to an Existing Acronis Backup 12.5 Cluster
February 06, 2019 — 3 min read
How to Add a Windows Server to an Existing Acronis Backup 12.5 Cluster
To add a new Windows server to an existing backup cluster, you need to log in to your Acronis Backup Management server from this machine and download and install a backup client.
January 29, 2019 — 4 min read
The Weak Link: Why Saving Money by Using Outdated Software Puts Data at Risk
January 29, 2019 — 4 min read
The Weak Link: Why Saving Money by Using Outdated Software Puts Data at Risk
https://www.acronis.com/en-us/cyber-protection/ New computers and software can be expensive. If you're using your laptop for your child's homework assignments or keeping your fledgling small business going, you might be tempted to not update your device or software that often. After all, it’s getting the job done, and as the saying goes, “If it’s ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” A lot of people think this way. A recent report found that most people in 2018 are using computers that are on average six years old. Only 2.54 percent of users have a machine purchased in 2017, and nearly 75 percent of users who own a device bought it in 2011 or earlier. The problem with relying on an older computer is that updating to newer software – from apps to operating systems – can become more difficult. More importantly, relying on outdated operating systems, file- and print-sharing utilities, and applications can expose your computer and all the data you keep on it to tremendous risks.
January 23, 2019 — 2 min read
Essential Marketing Tips IT Service Providers Can’t Live Without in 2019
January 23, 2019 — 2 min read
Essential Marketing Tips IT Service Providers Can’t Live Without in 2019
We recently asked our cloud partners what was on their 2019 wish list for support – what they needed most to realize new success. The overwhelming reply: Help in knowing how to better market their services.  As a result, we created a comprehensive Acronis MSP Marketing Guide to help service providers boost their business with greater ease. Here’s a quick preview of what it covers.
January 21, 2019 — 4 min read
Cyber Insurance, Cyber Warfare, and Modern IT Needs
January 21, 2019 — 4 min read
Cyber Insurance, Cyber Warfare, and Modern IT Needs
You purchased cyber insurance to protect your business, just like you bought health insurance to protect yourself and your family. However, in the same way that health insurance can deny a procedure or medication, cyber insurers may deny your claims for business disruption arising from cyberattacks.
January 15, 2019 — 4 min read
Agent vs Agentless Backup: Why it Matters
January 15, 2019 — 4 min read
Agent vs Agentless Backup: Why it Matters
Agent-based backup is a proven technique for safeguarding physical servers.
January 14, 2019 — 4 min read
Acronis Team Begins to Build a School in Senegal
January 14, 2019 — 4 min read
Acronis Team Begins to Build a School in Senegal
In November 2018, the Acronis Foundation partnered with the non-profit buildOn to send a group of Acronis employees on a buildOn Trek experience to build a new school in Soupa Serere, Senegal. Of the 200 Acronis employees who volunteered to participate, 20 applicants from countries around the world were selected to represent Acronis in Senegal. They spent two weeks in Soupa Serere, working on the construction site together with the local population, playing with community children, teaching them English, and learning more about their educational needs. This trek became a meaningful experience both for Acronis employees and the local population.
January 09, 2019 — 7 min read
How to Convert a Physical Server to a Hyper-V Virtual Machine
January 09, 2019 — 7 min read
How to Convert a Physical Server to a Hyper-V Virtual Machine
Modern computer systems are cheaper and more powerful than ever. In fact, many modern systems are so fast and powerful now that one machine can often run several other “virtual” machines – on the same box – simultaneously. Consequently, virtualization is a hot technology that is all the buzz these days.
January 04, 2019 — 4 min read
Good News! Fighting Malware in 2019 Will Be Much Easier (Just Kidding ... It Gets Way Harder)
January 04, 2019 — 4 min read
Good News! Fighting Malware in 2019 Will Be Much Easier (Just Kidding ... It Gets Way Harder)
Looking back at 2018, the fight against malware showed glimmers of promise, as new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) were successfully deployed in some quarters to fight high-priority threats like ransomware. The outlook for 2019 is less rosy, though, as malicious state actors and cybercriminals prepare for battle with a new array of tools and techniques designed to create mayhem and reap profits at the expense of everyone else. Buckle up, IT security pros: the following trends indicate the anti-malware ride in 2019 is going to be a bumpy one.