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August 18, 2026 — 14 min read
Best email security solutions for MSPs in 2026: a buyer's guide
August 18, 2026 — 14 min read
Best email security solutions for MSPs in 2026: a buyer's guide
Compare the best email security solutions for MSPs in 2026. Honest evaluation of six platforms across multitenant management, AI detection, and pricing fit.
April 25, 2019 — 3 min read
Acronis Cyber Platform: Handing the Keys to Developers
April 25, 2019 — 3 min read
Acronis Cyber Platform: Handing the Keys to Developers
In today’s digital world, data is the most valuable asset that your organization has. The data economy and its key driver, the democratization of data, is changing the competitive landscape everywhere. New industries are being built while traditional industries and business models are being destroyed. In addition, the amount of data and the the number of data sources is exploding because there are more apps, more “things”, more analysis of data, and more places to store data. As a result, most organizations are falling way behind in their ability to manage and protect data. When transforming to be a “data-driven” digital transformation success story in your market space, it’s critical to remember –  your team, your partners, your investors and your customers depend on your organization to effectively protect data from loss, theft and manipulation.
April 18, 2019 — 3 min read
Subscriptions vs Perpetual Licenses: What's Right for You?
April 18, 2019 — 3 min read
Subscriptions vs Perpetual Licenses: What's Right for You?
Everyone knows that change can be difficult. From minor things like always eating the same food to serious examples like staying at a bad job, our comfort zone makes it difficult to try new things – even when we know the change will be good for us in the long run. The same is true in the software industry, where companies increasingly are replacing the one-time-purchase license for their product with cloud-based subscriptions. And while some customers might prefer buying a box and keeping the installation CD on the shelf, the benefits users gain from subscriptions are driving the subscription revolution.  We thought we’d take a look at the differences between traditional one-time purchases (called perpetual licenses) and subscriptions, so you can decide which approach fits your company’s needs when looking at a solution.
April 10, 2019 — 2 min read
Five Simple Steps to Better Backups
April 10, 2019 — 2 min read
Five Simple Steps to Better Backups
We might only be a few days removed from World Backup Day 2019, but the idea that 65% of consumers confirmed they suffered data loss (as revealed in our annual survey of attitudes and habits about data protection) has been rolling around in my head ever since. After all, that’s nearly 30% more people who reported they or a family member lost data in 2018 – a significant jump. The fact we all use more data and we’re accessing that data on more devices makes it obvious that we’re also creating more opportunities to lose that data – so that increase is understandable. But we still can take steps to try to reduce the frequency of data loss despite the increase in volumes and devices. It seems now is a great time for a reminder about the steps needed to keep your data safe. The following five recommendations are designed to help you negotiate the modern risks to your data given today’s habits of data use and the ever-evolving threats that lurk online.
April 04, 2019 — 4 min read
To Defend Infrastructure, Focus First on Obvious Vulnerabilities
April 04, 2019 — 4 min read
To Defend Infrastructure, Focus First on Obvious Vulnerabilities
In 1966, Robert F. Kennedy delivered a speech that cited an ancient Chinese curse: “May [you] live in interesting times.” He continued, “Like it or not, we live in interesting times. They are times of danger and uncertainty, but they are also the most creative of any time in the history of mankind.” That measured perspective, simultaneously seeing the glass as half-empty and half-full, is a useful one to adopt when considering infrastructure vulnerabilities in 2019.
April 03, 2019 — 2 min read
CRN Partner Program Guide 5-Star Award: Five Ways Acronis Puts Partners First
April 03, 2019 — 2 min read
CRN Partner Program Guide 5-Star Award: Five Ways Acronis Puts Partners First
The Acronis Partner Program is a 2019 CRN Partner Program Guide 5-Star winner – a tremendous endorsement of the key ways we work to put our partners first.
March 27, 2019 — 5 min read
Exploring Recent Trends from Acronis’ World Backup Day Survey
March 27, 2019 — 5 min read
Exploring Recent Trends from Acronis’ World Backup Day Survey
Every year Acronis celebrates World Backup Day with special deals, discussions, and global surveys of data protection habits, experiences, and concerns. While these celebrations evolve year-to-year to reflect the changing landscape of cyber protection, Acronis’ World Backup Day Survey includes many points that are tracked each year. Responses to these annual questions offer a fascinating look into how consumers have valued and protected what matters on their devices over time.
March 26, 2019 — 6 min read
Announcing the Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2019: Mobilizing the Future of Cyber Protection
March 26, 2019 — 6 min read
Announcing the Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2019: Mobilizing the Future of Cyber Protection
Given the evolving threats to today’s digital world, Acronis has been leading the charge to develop a new approach to safeguarding it – one that combines the safety of data protection with the threat counter-measures of cybersecurity. Acronis calls this next generation of digital defense “cyber protection.” Now Acronis is bringing together the world’s largest community of cyber protection professionals at a two-and-a-half-day conference committed to improving the protection of critical digital assets and systems. The Acronis Global Cyber Summit 2019 will be held at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach Resort on October 13–16, 2019, and it promises to be the must-attend event for IT infrastructure managers, CIOs, service providers, value-added resellers, ISVs, and developers.
March 26, 2019 — 5 min read
World Backup Day: 2019 Survey Results
March 26, 2019 — 5 min read
World Backup Day: 2019 Survey Results
As World Backup Day 2019 approaches this Sunday, the results of Acronis’ global annual survey regarding the public’s knowledge and habits of data protection are in – and with 65 percent of consumers reporting data loss by themselves or their family members, it looks like 2018 was a particularly dangerous year.
March 25, 2019 — 4 min read
Standing Out From The Crowd: The Business Potential of Cloud-based Blockchain Notarization
March 25, 2019 — 4 min read
Standing Out From The Crowd: The Business Potential of Cloud-based Blockchain Notarization
Considering the business opportunities on the horizon for cloud-based service providers, it’s no wonder there’s been an explosion of new competitors entering the market. After all, when Gartner projects revenues from public cloud services will jump 62.3 percent in the next three years, a lot of johnny-come-latelies will try cashing in – flooding the market with competition. Cloud service providers looking to differentiate their portfolio must offer solutions built for the business needs of today and the future.
March 20, 2019 — 3 min read
Celebrating Advanced Tech and the Differentiation Paradox at CloudFest 2019
March 20, 2019 — 3 min read
Celebrating Advanced Tech and the Differentiation Paradox at CloudFest 2019
There’s no doubt businesses increasingly view the cloud as an agile, efficient way to manage their IT needs: 58 percent are moving toward a hybrid IT environment and another 18 percent are looking to move completely to the cloud (per 451 Research). This means that managed service providers (MSPs) need the right tools to stay in the game – and ahead of the competition – to facilitate this process for customers and capture some of the projected $186.4 billion cloud computing market. Next week at CloudFest 2019, Acronis will join 7,000 global cloud, hosting, and service provider industry pros to share IT solutions that enable MSPs to solve pressing, complex customer problems. Here’s a preview of what will be top-of-mind at Acronis’ CloudFest booth #F04.
March 19, 2019 — 4 min read
Want to Keep Your Job, Mr. CEO? You’d Better Take Data Security Seriously
March 19, 2019 — 4 min read
Want to Keep Your Job, Mr. CEO? You’d Better Take Data Security Seriously
Nearly every week during the past few years has featured a headline about the latest data breach, malware attack, ransomware demand, or unrecoverable corporate data loss. Those stories are frequently followed by news that the CEOs at those high-profile companies were forced to resign. Security concerns have become a critical business problem, yet they are still handled as a technical problem – mainly by IT departments. Thankfully, many organizations have started bringing together IT executives and non-IT leadership together to reshape their approach towards security concerns. CEOs need to know what they should worry about when it comes to protecting the company’s data against cybercriminals and malware – and there are plenty of high-profile examples they can learn from.
March 13, 2019 — 4 min read
AI, Cloud, IoT, Edge, 5G: Generating Mountains of Data – Thoughts from #IDCDirections
March 13, 2019 — 4 min read
AI, Cloud, IoT, Edge, 5G: Generating Mountains of Data – Thoughts from #IDCDirections
These are exciting times of change in almost every industry, vertical, use case, and inside almost every team. From accounting and HR, to sales and marketing, to the manufacturing line and warehouse inventory systems, everything is being instrumented and data is being captured and analyzed. The popular saying “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it” is on the verge of being abused. Several Acronis team members and I just spent the day at IDC Directions 2019. It’s a yearly event where the IDC community of analysts meets with clients, presenting high-level summaries of their research and sharing their thoughts about where technology is heading and what we and our organizations can do prepare for the future rushing towards us. And that is a good thing.