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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/)

[11 July 2014 — 2 min read ![Image 2: Shadow IT: Healthcare Industry Scourge or Opportunity for Growth?](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/8d171c9d5dce1ca04801e22dc732de75.png) Shadow IT: Healthcare Industry Scourge or Opportunity for Growth? In May this year, two New York City hospitals — New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center — were slammed with a whopping $4.8 million fine from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the biggest HIPAA fine in U.S. history. The hospitals were fined for failing to protect patient information under HIPAA privacy laws due to an incident in 2010 when the electronic health data of 6,800 patients were made public on the Internet. According to the HHS investigation, the incident unfolded because a Columbia faculty member attempted to deactivate a personally owned service that was connected to the hospital's network where the patient data resided.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/shadow-it-healthcare-industry-scourge-or-opportunity-growth/)

[10 July 2014 — 2 min read ![Image 3: What the Supreme Court's Aereo Decision Could Mean for the Cloud: Weekly Roundup](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/701297a7531d17743bf6f7c5f50e97c8.png) Data Protection Is Truly About Fast, Reliable Recovery: 8 Noble Truths To help organizations better understand the challenges of backup, disaster recovery and secure access, Acronis has created the "8 Noble Truths" of data protection. To view all 8 Noble Truths, please download the whitepaper. This is the sixth post in an eight-part series to help you protect your data:](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/data-protection-truly-about-fast-reliable-recovery-8-noble-truths/)

[08 July 2014 — 2 min read ![Image 4: Sync vs. Backup on a Mac: Why Users Need Both](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/74dd033305077b8ad219667201379601.png) IDC: Data Growth and Complexity Are Key Challenges Facing SMB IT Departments The twin pressures of increasing data volume and complexity are the primary data protection challenges for small- and medium-sized IT departments today, according to new research from IDC and Acronis. With more and more data to protect, on more devices and in physical, cloud, virtual and mobile environments, data protection is more challenging than ever.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/idc-data-growth-and-complexity-are-key-challenges-facing-smb-it-departments/)

[08 July 2014 — 1 min read ![Image 5: Disk Imaging Provides Fast and Complete Protection: 8 Noble Truths](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/f62a350b7e35dfe1e3dd057a635af90b.png) 10 Simple Steps to Data Storage Backup Backing up data may seem like a hassle, but it's important — especially when it comes to recovering data that could otherwise be lost. Thinking about linking a device to a computer or waiting while it syncs with the cloud seems like a productivity killer but, in fact, it could be a productivity saver.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/10-simple-steps-data-storage-backup/)

[07 July 2014 — 2 min read ![Image 6: Increased Mac Adoption in the Workplace Forces IT to Support Multiple Platforms](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/18a373b02d45b7c3ed01a5efacfff718.png) Increased Mac Adoption in the Workplace Forces IT to Support Multiple Platforms Windows is known as the workplace platform, but Macs are gaining more traction in the enterprise because of widespread BYOD acceptance and other factors. Many companies are addressing this shift by allowing employees to choose between a Mac or PC and offering IT support for both platforms.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/increased-mac-adoption-workplace-forces-it-support-multiple-platforms/)

[03 July 2014 — 2 min read ![Image 7: Fighting Ransomware with Data Backup: Weekly Roundup](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/e44479aa9902652a121944102811a7bd.png) Data Governance 'On the Edge' Requires Automatic Solutions Businesses know that they must protect and back up corporate data, but when that information lives everywhere from company-issued laptops to employee smartphones, the task is easier said than done. As workers increasingly do their jobs from various devices on the go, data backup becomes even more complicated. Today only about one-fifth of corporate data is managed in traditional databases, according to a recent eWeek report. The remaining 80 percent lives in mobile devices.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/data-governance-edge-requires-automatic-solutions/)

[27 June 2014 — 3 min read ![Image 8: What the Supreme Court's Aereo Decision Could Mean for the Cloud: Weekly Roundup](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/701297a7531d17743bf6f7c5f50e97c8.png) What the Supreme Court's Aereo Decision Could Mean for the Cloud: Weekly Roundup With the ongoing IRS data loss scandal and the Supreme Court's ruling against cloud technology startup Aereo, it's been an eventful week for IT pros. The stories highlight the clash between disruptive technologies and the prevalence of legacy systems still common in the largest government agencies. Read on for more on these stories, and other data protection news from the Web this week:](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/what-supreme-courts-aereo-decision-could-mean-cloud-weekly-roundup/)

[26 June 2014 — 3 min read ![Image 9: Sync vs. Backup on a Mac: Why Users Need Both](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/74dd033305077b8ad219667201379601.png) Sync vs. Backup on a Mac: Why Users Need Both Whether Mac users are taking photos on their iPhones, setting calendars on their MacBooks or editing video on their iPads, they’re generating valuable data across devices. Between backing up, storing and synching, they have more options than ever for creating and accessing data. But with these opportunities come greater risks for mismanaging data. Deleting a photo from multiple places, for instance, is an easy mistake to make when all devices are synced through iCloud.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/sync-vs-backup-mac-why-users-need-both/)

[25 June 2014 — 2 min read ![Image 10: Disk Imaging Provides Fast and Complete Protection: 8 Noble Truths](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/f62a350b7e35dfe1e3dd057a635af90b.png) Disk Imaging Provides Fast and Complete Protection: 8 Noble Truths To help organizations better understand the challenges of backup, disaster recovery and secure access, Acronis has created the "8 Noble Truths" of data protection. To view all 8 Noble Truths, please download the whitepaper. This is the fifth post in an eight-part series to help you protect your data:](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/disk-imaging-provides-fast-and-complete-protection-8-noble-truths/)

[20 June 2014 — 3 min read ![Image 11: Fighting Ransomware with Data Backup: Weekly Roundup](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/e44479aa9902652a121944102811a7bd.png) Fighting Ransomware with Data Backup: Weekly Roundup Data loss has many culprits, from ransomware attacks carried out by hackers bent on extorting money to outdated IT systems and human error. But companies have several strategies at their disposal to limit — and even prevent — the damage caused by data loss. Here's a look at recent developments in data loss prevention, and other data protection stories you may have missed this week:](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/fighting-ransomware-data-backup-weekly-roundup/)

[19 June 2014 — 2 min read ![Image 12: How to Give Employees App Freedom Without Sacrificing Data Security](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/30ed349a67c19cf8c26685d868f90f47.png) How to Give Employees App Freedom Without Sacrificing Data Security In the BYOD era, employees want to work with the devices and applications of their choice. Yet that desire can conflict with IT's job of keeping company data safe and secure. It's a balancing act that IT departments face, no matter which type of device employees use to get work done.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/how-give-employees-app-freedom-without-sacrificing-data-security/)

[18 June 2014 — 2 min read ![Image 13: Modern Data Requires New Generation Data Protection: 8 Noble Truths](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) Modern Data Requires New Generation Data Protection: 8 Noble Truths To help organizations better understand the challenges of backup, disaster recovery and secure access, Acronis has created the 8 noble truths of data protection. This is the fourth post in an eight-part series to help you optimally protect your data.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/modern-data-requires-new-generation-data-protection-8-noble-truths/)

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