Acronis Academy eLearning Platform: Access to Training Anytime, Anywhere

Submitted by Acronis on 18 Dec 2014

For years Acronis has brought customers anytime, anywhere access to their data. Now we’ve expanded that anytime, anywhere commitment to Acronis Partners with the launch of the Acronis Academy eLearning Platform, a learning management system (LMS) designed to provide Acronis Partner staff with sales and technical training.

The Acronis Academy eLearning Platform is built around you: your schedule, and your pace. Whenever you have a spare 15 minutes, the training is available and flexible to fit your schedule. Our smart system allows training participants to come and go without losing their progress—enabling Acronis Partners to complete the training at their own pace. Think of it like catching up with your favorite show: on-demand when you’re ready, no matter your schedule or time zone.

Cloud backup and cloud storage: what is the difference?

Submitted by Job Gompen on 18 Nov 2014

The cloud hype has blurred the lines between cloud storage and cloud backup. Many providers like it that way because it gives them a broader appeal in capturing potential customers. But clouding up cloud definitions confuses the market. In reality they are very different solutions for different business challenges.

What is cloud storage?

Cloud storage, like Dropbox, Google Drive, Apple’s iCloud and Microsoft’s SkyDrive, is a great way to easy share files. The main goal of cloud storage is to store files online to be accessible, and to work with, from any device anywhere. You can compare it with a cloud based USB flash drive.

Defense Against Cybersecurity Risks

Submitted by Emily Griffith on 14 Nov 2014
Mobile technology has enabled small businesses to flourish over the past few years, but also generated a new set of cybersecurity risks. As small businesses do more and more business online with cloud services that sorely lack sufficient security protocols, they become ideal targets to hackers. Inc. described the problem thus: “To the hacker, that translates into reams of sensitive data behind a door with an easy lock to pick.”

Acronis provides an answer for secure data mobility for small businesses: Acronis Access 7. With Acronis Access 7, small businesses can grant their team access to important files and documents from any device wherever they are while providing an unparalleled level of security. Key features include:

Business Continuity vs. Disaster Recovery vs. Backup: Where do you Stand?

Submitted by David Rosenberg on 29 Oct 2014

nScaled joined Spiceworks three months ago. Cool crowd, great discussions, and good spirit of competition between vendors. Acronis, of course, has been there much longer and has a very strong following. It’s interesting to observe the two different audiences – backup, and disaster recovery. But are they really so far apart? This is what I’ve been thinking when I saw a question posted by Mary – and felt that this is my opportunity to connect the two crowds, and perhaps explain how close they are.

The question was: Business Continuity vs. Data Backup: Which Are You Offering?

Excellent question. There is a lot of confusion out there re. what is BC (business continuity), and what’s the relationship between backup, DR (disaster recofery), etc… Let me answer – we are the leading DR vendor, so we know “at least something” about it :-)

When Customers Speak… Uncensored

Submitted by David Rosenberg on 15 Oct 2014

So, nScaled has been acquired by Acronis, the backup company. I am sure you know that already (and if you don’t just check our page!) Great synergy together – after all, backup is key part of DR.
We’ve been busy, meeting and understanding the new organization, building the roadmap and integrating the technology, studying each other’s sales and marketing, and doing everything else companies do when they merge (kind of like people, minus sales and marketing). And sometimes, with all this routine work, the most amazing things can be lost or go un-noticed… But not today.

Now Hiring: Data Protection Officer?

Submitted by Rian Ervin on 9 Oct 2014

The European Union is continuing discussions regarding new data protection laws that, if approved, would have ramifications for how companies manage and protect their customers' data. Among the effects would be a requirement that companies hire for a new role: data protection officer. 

How Cloud Computing is Changing Data Protection in the Channel

Submitted by Derek Korte on 9 Oct 2014

Increased adoption of cloud computing, virtualization and other big IT shifts are rewriting the relationship between technology vendors and their channel partners. These shifts are having big affects further downstream, too, changing how resellers and managed service providers (MSPs) offer value to their own customers. Andrew Hamilton, director of engineering and professional services at Unitiv, a leading enterprise IT systems provider, discusses how his company serves its customers’ data protection needs amidst the changes.

Seven Benefits of Enterprise Virtualization

Submitted by John Grady on 7 Oct 2014

The following is a guest post by John Grady, senior manager of product marketing at XO Communications: 

The cloud gets all the hype, but enterprise virtualization shouldn't be marginalized. According to Wired Innovation Insights, virtualization can help companies reduce their data center footprint, lower CapEx and automate the provision of computing nodes. In other words, don't count virtualization out just yet — here are seven unique benefits for the enterprise.

Behind the Cover: Protecting the Digital Data Backbone of a Print Magazine

Submitted by Rian Ervin on 6 Oct 2014

Before that glossy magazine hits the shelf, a lot of work takes place behind the scenes. Freelance writers are hired, stories are edited, photos are chosen and sorted — and all of these elements are compiled using editing software. Losing the final version of a feature story, or misplacing a commissioned photo, adds further time and effort, so it's essential that publishers back up everything to keep the production schedule on track.  

After spending 15 years as a teacher and three years as an editor for a local real estate magazine, entrepreneur Ryan Waterfield founded her own creative magazine, FOCUS. The quarterly magazine features “a smattering of stories that mean something to those people who either live in or visit the Rocky Mountain West,” Waterfield explains. Distribution is growing, and FOCUS will soon be distributed throughout Sun Valley, Idaho, Jackson Hole, Wyo., and Park City, Utah.

How the Shellshock Vulnerability Puts The World's Data at Risk

Submitted by Derek Korte on 3 Oct 2014

Security experts recently discovered a new software vulnerability that could affect millions of devices and servers across the globe. It’s called Shellshock, and experts are still trying to determine just how big of a threat it is. The consensus, however, is that it poses even more risk than the Heartbleed bug discovered earlier this year.