--- title: Acronis Blog description: Stay up to date with the latest cybersecurity and cyber protection news, research, vulnerabilities, threats and computer attacks. canonical_url: https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/tags/cloud-backup/page/24/ locale: en last_updated: 2026-10-27 --- # Acronis Blog [TRU Security → Updates from Acronis Threat Research Unit](https://www.acronis.com/en/tru/) [Acronis Blog](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/) Cloud backup # All stories in Cloud backup [![Image 1: Acronis again recognized as an Omdia Champion for managed backup and disaster recovery](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/dc36007676f458f4b37355e62c0893e6.png) 22 July 2026 — 4 min read Acronis again recognized as an Omdia Champion for managed backup and disaster recovery Omdia once again named Acronis a Champion in its Global Managed BDR Leadership Matrix for backup and disaster recovery. Acronis was one of only four vendors in 2026 to retain its Champion status from the previous edition of the matrix.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/acronis-again-recognized-as-an-omdia-champion-for-managed-backup-and-disaster-recovery/) [14 March 2019 — 3 min read ![Image 2: My Computer Is Running Hot. What Should I Do?](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/74dd033305077b8ad219667201379601.png) My Computer Is Running Hot. What Should I Do? First of all, taking the side of the case off a computer that is running hot will usually make the problem worse. Heat is the deadly enemy of electronic components. In extreme cases the computer will crash if it gets too hot. Even if it doesn't crash, overheating drastically shortens the life of components such as processors and hard drives.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/computer-running-hot/) [01 March 2019 — 6 min read ![Image 3: The Best Google Drive Alternatives for Data Backup](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/8d171c9d5dce1ca04801e22dc732de75.png) The growing two-headed threat: cryptojackers paired with ransomware While 2016 and the early part of 2017 were a peak period for devastating ransomware attacks, the end of 2017 saw another threat become the number one headache for home users and businesses – illicit cryptomining.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/cryptojacking/) [19 February 2019 — 5 min read ![Image 4: The Best Google Drive Alternatives for Data Backup](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/8d171c9d5dce1ca04801e22dc732de75.png) The Best Google Drive Alternatives for Data Backup Google Drive is a personal cloud storage service from Google that lets you store and synchronize digital content across computers, laptops, and mobile devices, including Android tablets and smartphone devices. It’s a great product – it currently offers 15 GB of cloud storage for free, which can be increased to 100 GB with a monthly subscription.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/google-drive-alternatives/) [15 February 2019 — 8 min read ![Image 5: Do you have the protection you need to be able to carry out a data recovery?](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) Best Dropbox Alternative for Business – Acronis Files Advanced When it comes to cloud storage services, perhaps no brand or name is as widely known than Dropbox. Dropbox provides easy-to-use file storage and sharing services for millions of users around the globe.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/dropbox-alternative-for-business/) [06 February 2019 — 5 min read ![Image 6: How to Install Acronis Backup 12.5 on a Linux VM](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/18a373b02d45b7c3ed01a5efacfff718.png) 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.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/install-acronis-backup-advanced-on-linux-vm/) [06 February 2019 — 4 min read ![Image 7: How to Convert a Physical Server to a Hyper-V Virtual Machine](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/e44479aa9902652a121944102811a7bd.png) 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.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/create-windows-linux-virtual-machines-on-microsoft-azure/) [06 February 2019 — 3 min read ![Image 8: How to Convert a Physical Server to a Hyper-V Virtual Machine](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/e44479aa9902652a121944102811a7bd.png) 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.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/add-windows-server-to-acronis-backup-advanced-cluster/) [15 January 2019 — 4 min read ![Image 9: How to Convert a Physical Server to a Hyper-V Virtual Machine](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/e44479aa9902652a121944102811a7bd.png) Agent vs Agentless Backup: Why it Matters Agent-based backup is a proven technique for safeguarding physical servers.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/agent-vs-agentless-backup/) [09 January 2019 — 7 min read ![Image 10: How to Convert a Physical Server to a Hyper-V Virtual Machine](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/e44479aa9902652a121944102811a7bd.png) 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.](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/disk2vhd/) [28 December 2018 — 6 min read ![Image 11: Do you know how the new data protection law impacts your company?](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/30ed349a67c19cf8c26685d868f90f47.png) Do you know how the new data protection law impacts your company? The new regulations on data protection came into force on May 25, 2018 and affect all European citizens. Companies that have data on European citizens must comply with this regulation, from small and medium-sized companies to large companies such as Amazon, Apple, Google, and others. How does this data protection affect companies or businesses? Do you have all the requirements to comply with the regulations?](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/data-protection-law/) [26 December 2018 — 6 min read ![Image 12: Do you have the protection you need to be able to carry out a data recovery?](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/bd62a55daae50fdec0d6a6b238034607.png) Do you have the protection you need to be able to carry out a data recovery? New technologies have come into our lives to stay. Today, in the digital age, we have a lot of private and professional information on computers, mobile phones, tablets, and all kinds of devices. But are we really doing the right thing to protect all the private, personal, and professional information that we store on them? What can we do if we lose data? Is data recovery possible?](https://www.acronis.com/en/blog/posts/data-protection-and-recovery/) [25 December 2018 — 5 min read ![Image 13: Choose a backup provider](https://staticfiles.acronis.com/images/blog-cover/701297a7531d17743bf6f7c5f50e97c8.png) Choose a backup provider Eventually, everyone needs to make a backup, but how to do it? What software to use? Choosing the backup provider that best suits our needs is important, so we do not waste time or money, and especially, so we are sure that, if necessary, our data is actually there and there is no problem when we recover our information, restore the system or servers. 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