--- title: REAL Self-Service Backup for vCloud description: Our good friend, Massimo, recently blogged about challenges backing up vCloud. The fact is that until Acronis Backup & Recovery for vCloud came along, no solutions existed that would allow tenants to backup and recover their virtual machines on their own, with self-service, without manual operations from vCloud administrators. canonical_url: https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/real-self-service-backup-vcloud/ locale: en last_updated: 2026-10-27 --- [Acronis Blog](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/) # REAL Self-Service Backup for vCloud Our good friend, Massimo, recently blogged about challenges backing up vCloud. The fact is that until Acronis Backup & Recovery for vCloud came along, no solutions existed that would allow tenants to backup and recover their virtual machines on their own, with self-service, without manual operations from vCloud administrators. [Learn More](https://www.acronis.com/en/products/cyber-protect/) [![Image 2: Acronis Editorial Team](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/content/d85707ae91461544212d39836dc32b42.png)](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/acronis/ "Acronis Editorial Team") [Acronis Editorial Team](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/authors/acronis/) 1 min read Last updated 26 January 2015 Our good friend, Massimo, recently [blogged](http://it20.info/2013/01/backup-and-restore-of-vcloud-director-consumer-workloads/) about challenges backing up vCloud. The fact is that until **Acronis Backup & Recovery for vCloud** came along, no solutions existed that would allow tenants to backup and recover their virtual machines on their own, with self-service, without manual operations from vCloud administrators. VMware vCloud Director is built on top of vSphere, and basically adds multi-tenancy and self-service capabilities to vSphere, meaning that tenants can manage their virtual machine on their own, but do not have any access or visibility of hardware. This is a great step toward transformation to infrastructure-as-a-service (whether it’s public cloud provider or enterprise). However, what’s currently missing in vCloud is backup. By default it is simply not possible for tenants to backup vCloud virtual machines. Proper vCloud backup should: 1. Integrate with vCloud to ensure vCloud objects are also backed up and restored, not only virtual machines disks 2. Provide self-service for tenants for both backup and restore **Acronis Backup & Recovery for vCloud** is the first solution that does it both. There are other tools claiming integration with vCloud – but none really offer self-service for both backup and recovery. How it works? The cloud “owner” deploys **Acronis Backup & Recovery for vCloud** on their servers, and provides it with both vSphere and vCloud credentials. Then it’s possible to select organization that will have access to the management web console, choose their quotas, available options and backup location. Once this is done, the tenants will be able to log into simple web portal with their vCloud credentials, see their vApps and VMs, back up, or restore. Sounds amazing? Yes, it does. 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A veteran cybersecurity CEO, Panjwani previously served as CEO of WatchGuard Technologies and SafeNet. **October 15, 2026**2 min read ![Image 6: Acronis expands MDR toward broader workspace protection](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-card/18e90e89f5ec4ef0901f19008d4ccbf2.png) [Acronis expands MDR toward broader workspace protection](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-expands-mdr-toward-broader-workspace-protection/) Acronis is expanding the MDR service with capabilities that make this expertise easier to deliver and help partners address more risks. The developments build on a broader commitment to managed security: helping service providers protect the connected workspace while giving customers access to the expertise needed to investigate threats, respond effectively and maintain business continuity. **October 13, 2026**6 min read