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March 07, 2018  — 3 min read
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March 07, 2018  — 3 min read
The Beauty of Choice: Building a Hybrid Cloud World
Have you ever sat in a restaurant trying to decide between two desserts and said to yourself “I wish I could get both”? It’s not that you’re greedy or gluttonous: you just want the best finish for your meal. For businesses exploring where they should store their digital assets, choosing the right cloud solution is a bigger decision than what to eat. It’s important to have a choice in how you store and access data, in order that you meet the unique needs of your business and how that data is used. With its new partnership with Google Cloud, Acronis is ensuring companies of all sizes not only get the choice they want, but they can decide what flavor it is.
January 03, 2018  — 3 min read
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January 03, 2018  — 3 min read
How Acronis VARs Can Package, Market and Sell GDPR-Compliant Data Protection Products
The European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that is coming into effect on May 25, 2018 presents a great opportunity for Acronis value-added resellers (VARs) to offer GDPR-compliant products to companies and organizations affected by the new regulation.
December 29, 2017  — 1 min read
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December 29, 2017  — 1 min read
Eggnog Reflections
As I’m sitting here sipping on my eggnog, I’m thinking about how much changes in a year. These words were not even a common part of my vocabulary 12 months ago: ransomware, Bitcoin, ICO, digital identity, GDPR, blockchain, AI and machine learning.
December 27, 2017  — 2 min read
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December 27, 2017  — 2 min read
Faster Global Internet Speeds Good News for Cloud Users
Today’s internet speeds worldwide are 30 percent faster on average than last year, according to the recently published November 2017 Speedtest Global Index from Ookla, a global broadband speed test company that operates the famous speedtest.net website.
December 24, 2017  — 6 min read
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December 24, 2017  — 6 min read
Digital Evolution: The Trends to Watch in 2018
The only constant in the world is change, and that is especially true in the field of technology. So what changes can we expect in 2018?
December 21, 2017  — 2 min read
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December 21, 2017  — 2 min read
Understanding GDPR Through the Lens of Sarbannes-Oxley (SOX)
The European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is coming into effect on May 25, 2018, and for many companies, the challenges presented by this new regulation may be reminiscent of the USA’s Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) from the early 2000s. Just like GDPR, SOX was designed to increase data transparency, and just like GDPR, it had a global effect, including on many companies outside of U.S. jurisdiction.
December 21, 2017  — 7 min read
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December 21, 2017  — 7 min read
A Look Back as We Look Ahead: 2017 in Review
Here we are at the end of another year, and what a year it was. Twelve months ago we made predictions for the year ahead – let’s see how we did.
December 20, 2017  — 2 min read
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December 20, 2017  — 2 min read
Helping New Customers With Their First Backup
Acronis True Image is a very easy software to install and use, but with more than 5 million users, we get an occasional request from new buyers to help them install and set up their first backup. Earlier this year we decided to optimize this process and give new customers an opportunity to request an installation service when they purchase the product online.
December 10, 2017  — 5 min read
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December 10, 2017  — 5 min read
Five Top Questions for GDPR Compliance
The European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is coming into effect on May 25, 2018, and companies are rushing to get ready. GDPR compliance is a vast area: here are just some of the questions that can help you determine your responsibilities.
December 01, 2017  — 4 min read
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December 01, 2017  — 4 min read
The Easy Side of Advanced Data Protection
When we hear that something is easy, we often think it means it’s childish, has reduced functionality, or requires a lot of training to make it easy. Learning a new language, flying an airplane, or creating a mobile app can all be easy tasks, for example, but only for those who spent a lot of time learning and practicing how to do it.
November 17, 2017  — 3 min read
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November 17, 2017  — 3 min read
GDPR Primer — General Concepts
The European Union’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is coming into effect on May 25, 2018 and it’s going to affect every business and institution that captures the personal information (like payment card data or government identification numbers) of individual EU citizens. In a digital age in which customer data is considered a core asset, businesses will be forced to review their procedures and technology infrastructure to ensure that data is processed and managed to comply with these new regulations or face stiff financial penalties.
July 20, 2016  — 2 min read
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July 20, 2016  — 2 min read
Breakthrough Acronis Backup 12 Launched to Market without a Hitch
Last week, we launched the latest product built on our new hybrid cloud architecture – Acronis Backup 12. It’s the fastest, most complete, most beautifully designed backup solution ever – and unlike anything the market has seen before.