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November 02, 2026 — 3 min read
UNM cyberattack diverts ambulances, disrupts care and raises HIPAA concerns
November 02, 2026 — 3 min read
UNM cyberattack diverts ambulances, disrupts care and raises HIPAA concerns
A cyberattack at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center disrupted clinical and academic operations, prompted ambulance diversions and canceled classes. The incident highlights how health care downtime can affect patients, students and faculty while raising questions about protected health information, HIPAA safeguards and cyber resilience.
August 14, 2020 — 2 min read
Channel Strong in Denver: The Positive Vibes Tour rolls on
August 14, 2020 — 2 min read
Channel Strong in Denver: The Positive Vibes Tour rolls on
Iconic might just be the word for the stop on our Channel Strong: Positive Vibes Tour made in Denver today. Not just because we had super-awesome hosts, but because we had such a great event. In the spirit of community support, we were able to collect a lot more food for the food bank, but unlike yesterday’s stop in Kansas City, today’s donations included pet food. That’s something I never even would have thought about. Our tour partners PAX8 brought in a few carloads of food too! In addition to the food collection, today’s stop enabled us to give a boost to two downtown small businesses who’ve been hit hard by the lockdown.
August 12, 2020 — 2 min read
Channel Strong in Kansas City: Local support means many things
August 12, 2020 — 2 min read
Channel Strong in Kansas City: Local support means many things
Our Channel Strong: Positive Vibes Tour keeps rolling down the road, and the Kansas City stop at Blue Tree Technology was an extremely fun event.
August 11, 2020 — 2 min read
Channel Strong in Chicago: Talking MSP vs MssP
August 11, 2020 — 2 min read
Channel Strong in Chicago: Talking MSP vs MssP
Day one of the Channel Strong: Positive Vibe Tour is in the bag! We met with awesome partners and enjoyed the tremendous hosting of Lori Tisinai outside on the docks at the Chicago Yacht Club. We ate, we drank, and we had great conversations while socially distancing and enjoying how fantastic it felt to be out – and together! We talked a little nerd, met new MSPs, and learned new things about how real MSPs are currently running their businesses.
August 10, 2020 — 2 min read
Setting Sail on the Channel Strong: Positive Vibes Tour
August 10, 2020 — 2 min read
Setting Sail on the Channel Strong: Positive Vibes Tour
While many presenters have tried, no one's quite cracked the code yet ... and virtual events simply are just not the same as the in-person conversations that are so vital for those of us who work in the IT Channel. If you've craved some face-to-face interaction and want to connect with your favorite channel colleagues, I've got a surprise for you. Acronis, BVoIP, Pax8, Liongard, ConnectBooster, Compliancy Group, and SocSoter are working together and we’ll be holding outdoor channel meetups in several cities over the next three weeks. Today kicks off the first day in the soon-to-be-famous Channel Strong: The Positive Vibes Tour!
August 07, 2020 — 1 min read
Arsenal FC seamlessly transitions to working from home during lockdown with help from Acronis
August 07, 2020 — 1 min read
Arsenal FC seamlessly transitions to working from home during lockdown with help from Acronis
Long before the COVID-19 pandemic, Arsenal had been working hard to implement new technology to allow its workforce to work from home on an ad-hoc basis. This included the implementation of collaborative and cloud-based technology. Then the crisis hit. According to Christelle Heikkila, IT Director at Arsenal, “we had a seamless transition for our entire workforce to work from home as soon as lockdown started, from every department around the world as far as Singapore and Australia.” Acronis has been with Arsenal every step of the way, taking proactive measures to keep Arsenal cyber safe, including the provision of backups for its cloud-based data to give it additional peace of mind. Arsenal was also an early adopter of Acronis Cyber Protect, which has cybersecurity features like a full-stack antivirus solution, vulnerability assessments, patch management, and URL filtering. Here's a look at how their transition went.
August 06, 2020 — 2 min read
CompTIA’s ChannelCON nailed it!
August 06, 2020 — 2 min read
CompTIA’s ChannelCON nailed it!
Connection. If there’s one word that best sums up what CompTIA is all about, it’s “connection”. It connects the global IT community as we all learn, grow, and navigate this amazing channel. One of the best parts of CompTIA is that no matter what the goal is – from new and innovative certifications or trust marks to political lobby missions to conferences aimed at bringing vendors and partners together – CompTIA is all about building relationships. And I’ve personally seen many of those relationships turn into true friendships.
August 04, 2020 — 3 min read
Unveiling Acronis Cyber Backup SCS: Hardened Backup for Air-Gapped Networks
August 04, 2020 — 3 min read
Unveiling Acronis Cyber Backup SCS: Hardened Backup for Air-Gapped Networks
Organizations dealing with especially sensitive data can’t allow for any level of data loss or compromise. To achieve this level of privacy and security, many rely on ‘ hardened’, air-gapped networks that limit their environment’s attack surface but also limit the solutions that can effectively be introduced to help with daily operations.
July 30, 2020 — 4 min read
#SysAdminDay 2020: Celebrating the Unsung Heroes of the Great WFH Migration
July 30, 2020 — 4 min read
#SysAdminDay 2020: Celebrating the Unsung Heroes of the Great WFH Migration
This SysAdmin Day, Acronis is celebrating sysadmins around the world who saw the systems they administrate shift dramatically in 2020 and kept their teams running through it all. With this year’s massive migration to remote work – and all the security, connectivity, privacy, and accessibility challenges that came with it – sysadmins faced enormous obstacles and overcame them all. Today, we’re sharing some of their stories to highlight just how much they do to keep businesses in business and offering free Zoom virtual backgrounds and digital stickers to help make sure they get the credit they’re due.
July 29, 2020 — 3 min read
Gartner 2020 Magic Quadrant recognizes Acronis as Visionary
July 29, 2020 — 3 min read
Gartner 2020 Magic Quadrant recognizes Acronis as Visionary
There is nothing quite like third-party validation from one of the world’s most prestigious market research firms. That’s why we’re honored to be named to the Visionary quadrant in the Gartner 2020 Magic Quadrant for Data Center Backup and Recovery Solutions, especially after being positioned as a Niche vendor in 2019 and 2015. The recently published report from Gartner highlights Acronis’ strong industry focus, including enterprise-grade cyber protection solutions for the automotive, healthcare, energy, and government verticals. Acronis was also recognized for its extensive product localization efforts since its products and documentation are available in 25 languages, the most among all vendors evaluated in the research.
July 18, 2020 — 6 min read
Save data securely in the cloud with Acronis
July 18, 2020 — 6 min read
Save data securely in the cloud with Acronis
Saving internal data securely in the cloud is the main requirement companies place on Managed Service Provider (MSP). Since damages from water or fire in the office space can destroy all computer data including backups irretrievably. However, if the data is backed up in a cloud data centre, MSP can restore it immediately in case of an emergency. In this way, data storage is in professional hands with a double backup.
June 30, 2020 — 6 min read
Acronis SPLA partner program for MSP
June 30, 2020 — 6 min read
Acronis SPLA partner program for MSP
Acronis offers SPLA licenses for several advanced software solutions, such as Acronis Cyber Backup Cloud. If Managed Service Provider (MSP) acquire such a license, they not only offer their customers secure, high-quality cloud technology at attractive prices but they also benefit from many other advantages.
June 26, 2020 — 4 min read
5nine is Now Part of the Acronis Ecosystem
June 26, 2020 — 4 min read
5nine is Now Part of the Acronis Ecosystem
5nine Software, Inc. was acquired by Acronis in December 2019. All your favorite 5nine software products are still available and, other than having been rebranded, remain the same. If you’ve been using (or selling) 5nine Cloud Manager, 5nine Cloud Migration, or 5nine Cloud Security – for Hyper-V and for Azure – your software continues to be supported and your existing licenses are still valid. The only changes are that 5nine Cloud Manager Free is now found on the Acronis Cloud Manager free trial page, and instead of contacting 5nine Support when you need assistance you’ll contact Acronis Support. Unfortunately, if you had a 5nine login, you will need to create a new Acronis account, but the process is quick and easy.