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# Acronis Blog

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# Most recent on Backup and recovery

[![Image 1: Acronis Cloud Storage adds a recovery warranty](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/6a693ef2012c6324f65b0b452c11b3d6.png) 12 October 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.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-cloud-storage-adds-a-recovery-warranty/)

[03 October 2014 — 1 min read ![Image 2: How to Verify Your Data Backup Actually Worked](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/18a373b02d45b7c3ed01a5efacfff718.png) How the Shellshock Vulnerability Puts The World's Data at Risk Security experts recently discovered a new software vulnerability that could affect millions of devices and servers across the globe. It’s called Shellshock, and experts are still trying to determine just how big of a threat it is. The consensus, however, is that it poses even more risk than the Heartbleed bug discovered earlier this year.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/how-shellshock-vulnerability-puts-worlds-data-risk/)

[01 October 2014 — 3 min read ![Image 3: What IT Leaders Can Learn from Facebook's Extreme Data Center Test](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/e44479aa9902652a121944102811a7bd.png) Information Explosion: Top Trends to Handle the Data Deluge The following is a guest post by John Grady, senior manager of product marketing at XO Communications:](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/information-explosion-top-trends-handle-data-deluge/)

[29 September 2014 — 1 min read ![Image 4: What’s your Chance to be Hit by a Meteor? Statistically Zero. Nil. Nada.](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/30ed349a67c19cf8c26685d868f90f47.png) Data Breaches Breed Loyalty Program Distrust Among Consumers With company data breaches on the rise, consumers are becoming increasingly wary of sharing personal information with the brands they love. And with good reason. According to a recent survey, 43 percent of U.S. companies, including both Target and Home Depot, have experienced a breach this year. Even the companies that haven't experienced a data breach are feeling the effects of the growing distrust — especially in the travel industry.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/data-breaches-breed-loyalty-program-distrust-among-consumers/)

[26 September 2014 — 2 min read ![Image 5: Exposing the Specter of ‘Shadow IT’](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) Data Breaches Hit Nearly Half of U.S. Companies in the Past Year Treading on the heels of the Home Depot's announcement that 56 million credit and debit cards were jeopardized last week, new research shows that 43 percent of U.S. companies experienced a data breach in the past year. That’s a 10 percent increase from the previous year.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/data-breaches-hit-nearly-half-us-companies-past-year/)

[23 September 2014 — 2 min read ![Image 6: With Rising Popularity of Wearables, Data Protection Hiccups Remain](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/701297a7531d17743bf6f7c5f50e97c8.png) With Rising Popularity of Wearables, Data Protection Hiccups Remain More than 485 million wearable tech devices will ship to consumers annually by 2018, according to analyst predictions. But as these devices grow in popularity and number, so do concerns about protecting the data they generate.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/rising-popularity-wearables-data-protection-hiccups-remain/)

[17 September 2014 — 1 min read ![Image 7: What IT Leaders Can Learn from Facebook's Extreme Data Center Test](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/e44479aa9902652a121944102811a7bd.png) What IT Leaders Can Learn from Facebook's Extreme Data Center Test Just because a system and its data are backed up doesn't mean the underlying data protection methods will work if something goes wrong. To find out, IT must verify that the systems are in place and function correctly. Facebook recently took that advice to the extreme by shutting down one of its data centers to test how the infrastructure and systems would perform.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/what-it-leaders-can-learn-facebooks-extreme-data-center-test/)

[15 September 2014 — 2 min read ![Image 8: What’s your Chance to be Hit by a Meteor? Statistically Zero. Nil. Nada.](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/30ed349a67c19cf8c26685d868f90f47.png) 4 Data-Driven Skills for the Modern IT Pro Demand for data-driven insights is insatiable for most companies, and many of them are turning to their information technology departments for guidance. This year 32 percent of companies planned to increase the headcount in their IT departments, according Computerworld’s 2014 Forecast survey.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/4-data-driven-skills-modern-it-pro/)

[12 September 2014 — 2 min read ![Image 9: Exposing the Specter of ‘Shadow IT’](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) Exposing the Specter of ‘Shadow IT’ These days, consumers are bringing their own devices — and their own apps — to work. Sure, the consumerization of IT is not a new threat, but it’s one that many companies still struggle to contain.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/exposing-specter-shadow-it/)

[09 September 2014 — 2 min read ![Image 10: What’s your Chance to be Hit by a Meteor? Statistically Zero. Nil. Nada.](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/30ed349a67c19cf8c26685d868f90f47.png) What’s your Chance to be Hit by a Meteor? Statistically Zero. Nil. Nada. A meteor crashed down last Saturday in Nicaragua, exploding and creating a huge crater. In the spirit of our industry – IT disaster recovery and business continuity – you might expect me to inform you that the meteor had hit an electrical substation near a major city, causing a fire and knocking out power for days.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/whats-your-chance-be-hit-meteor-statistically-zero-nil-nada/)

[08 September 2014 — 3 min read ![Image 11: Acronis ExtremeZ-IP: Fast File Search and Sharing in Any Environment](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/74dd033305077b8ad219667201379601.png) Acronis ExtremeZ-IP: Fast File Search and Sharing in Any Environment Increased Mac adoption in the enterprise has challenged IT departments to solve the incompatibility issues in Windows-based environments. Acronis recently released ExtremeZ-IP 9.0, the latest version of its software to solve those problems and provide users with a seamless experience.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-extremez-ip-fast-file-search-and-sharing-any-environment/)

[05 September 2014 — 2 min read ![Image 12: NASA to Perform Intergalactic Backup on Mars Rover](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/f62a350b7e35dfe1e3dd057a635af90b.png) NASA to Perform Intergalactic Backup on Mars Rover Data protection isn’t an easy task in the modern enterprise. Adoption of cloud, mobile and virtual technologies — not to mention the exploding amounts of data that companies must protect — has made IT environments more complex than ever.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/nasa-perform-intergalactic-backup-mars-rover/)

[04 September 2014 — 2 min read ![Image 13: How to Verify Your Data Backup Actually Worked](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/18a373b02d45b7c3ed01a5efacfff718.png) How to Verify Your Data Backup Actually Worked When a system crashes or an iPhone is stolen, that’s usually when someone grasps the importance of data backup. But just because someone is using Time Machine or iCloud as a backup method doesn’t necessarily mean all the data is protected. If the house is flooded or a large scale disaster occurs, all of that data could disappear. So how does a consumer know if the family photos, thousands of music files and other important documents are safe?](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/how-verify-your-data-backup-actually-worked/)

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