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September 30, 2026 — 9 min read
Microsoft AI Security for SMBs: Purview Coverage Explained
September 30, 2026 — 9 min read
Microsoft AI Security for SMBs: Purview Coverage Explained
See what Microsoft Purview covers for AI security, where additional controls may help, and how Acronis GenAI Protection supports SMBs and MSPs.
March 31, 2020 — 5 min read
Seventeen tips for Hyper-V disaster recovery that could save your bacon
March 31, 2020 — 5 min read
Seventeen tips for Hyper-V disaster recovery that could save your bacon
The cyber world can be a perilous one. Even though you may never know exactly when a disaster will occur, you should always be ready for any scenario that may unfold across your data center. We have compiled a list of 17 tips that you can use to help you keep your datacenter ready for any type of disaster that may occur.
March 31, 2020 — 5 min read
Hyper-V Linux: The benefits and limitations
March 31, 2020 — 5 min read
Hyper-V Linux: The benefits and limitations
In my 20+ years of experience in the IT industry, I’ve seen few—if any—clients who use a Windows environment exclusively. It’s a heterogeneous world. The reality is, most organizations prefer to choose from a variety of operating systems, software, hardware and hypervisors; depending on what best suits the information needs of the organization.
March 31, 2020 — 4 min read
What is an SDN switch?
March 31, 2020 — 4 min read
What is an SDN switch?
In the traditional IT environment, a network switch (also called switching hub or bridging hub) is defined as a piece of hardware that utilizes packet switching to receive, process and forward data between devices within a computer network. Today, with the global rise of server virtualization, traditional network switches are being gradually replaced with software-defined network controllers (SDN switches) that rely on the code as opposed to network bridges and hardware.
March 31, 2020 — 5 min read
Top 10 benefits of multicloud
March 31, 2020 — 5 min read
Top 10 benefits of multicloud
With all the hype about private, public and hybrid clouds in business computing, the concept of multi cloud for IT services often gets left behind. But this can change.
March 31, 2020 — 16 min read
What is Hyper-V: The authoritative guide
March 31, 2020 — 16 min read
What is Hyper-V: The authoritative guide
Whether you’re just beginning to look into virtualization platform options for your company, or you’re a new Hyper-V user trying to get up to speed, it can be a challenge to find all the information you need in one place. That’s why we created this guide — to give you an all-in-one resource you can bookmark and refer back to as often as you need to, so you can get up and running on Hyper-V more smoothly.
March 31, 2020 — 3 min read
Hyper-V checkpoints: Why, when and how to use them
March 31, 2020 — 3 min read
Hyper-V checkpoints: Why, when and how to use them
Before making changes in Hyper-V, whether it involves software configuration changes or a new software update, it's a good idea to first create a Hyper-V checkpoint.
March 31, 2020 — 17 min read
What is Azure? A complete guide
March 31, 2020 — 17 min read
What is Azure? A complete guide
In a 2017 survey, Microsoft Azure was identified as the most-used public cloud, and the one most likely to be purchased or renewed, according to 28% of survey respondents — the highest percentage for any public cloud provider. With results like this, it’s no wonder the number of businesses interested in Azure continues to climb.
March 31, 2020 — 5 min read
Seven tips for Hyper-V monitoring that you'll wish you'd read sooner
March 31, 2020 — 5 min read
Seven tips for Hyper-V monitoring that you'll wish you'd read sooner
Learn how to better manage your Hyper-V environment and improve performance. In this article, we’ll walk through how to optimally configure your VMs and servers. Then, we’ll provide a number of tips for Hyper-V monitoring.
February 10, 2020 — 2 min read
Pax8 leverages Acronis Cyber Platform to develop custom commitment models in its cloud market
February 10, 2020 — 2 min read
Pax8 leverages Acronis Cyber Platform to develop custom commitment models in its cloud market
Pax8 is the cloud distribution leader for the IT channel. Born out of the challenges emerging within traditional distribution because of cloud delivery and consumption models, Pax8’s mission is to enable the IT channel to simplify cloud buying through billing, provisioning, automation, PSA integrations, and pre- and post-sales support.
May 22, 2019 — 7 min read
Why Acronis Files Cloud Is the most secure cloud file sharing service
May 22, 2019 — 7 min read
Why Acronis Files Cloud Is the most secure cloud file sharing service
Over a decade has passed since “cloud computing” entered the global vocabulary. In that time, the ideas of cloud computing, cloud storage, and cloud services have been depicted alternately as a fad and as the future of IT, as compellingly easy-to-use and unapproachably complex, and as woefully unsafe and more secure than traditional computing.
March 01, 2019 — 6 min read
The growing two-headed threat: cryptojackers paired with ransomware
March 01, 2019 — 6 min read
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.
January 11, 2019 — 5 min read
Having a secure database
January 11, 2019 — 5 min read
Having a secure database
Everyone has an important database. Whether on your mobile phone, tablet, laptop, desktop, or work server. On all these devices, we store information and data that are important and interesting to cybercriminals. Having a secure database goes beyond having the latest security patches installed. There are many things that can be done to increase security.