Ever since the most recent major economic crisis fully took hold, we have been saying that we need to “do more with less.” That was about 10 years ago. And, of course, once we set out on this path, expectations arose that we would stay on it.
On the one hand, Big Data has helped us: with a broader perspective, you can do everything from fine-tuning your own operations to improving customer engagement and increasing sales. On the other hand, digital social connectivity and the explosion of connected devices (e.g., IoT) are producing obscene amounts of data (even the U.S. Library of Congress gave up trying to archive every tweet). Managing such a vast amount of data puts great pressure on infrastructure and raises the question for many companies of how to adapt without increasing their budget.
At Acronis, we wanted to help other companies face this challenge with confidence by delivering a solution that enables them to do more with less. Here are five key reasons why Acronis Backup Advanced is considered a trusted partner by companies around the world:
1. Simple scaling, simple growth
As your business grows, so does the need for flexibility. However, IT resources often remain unupgraded even as the amount of data you generate and manage grows exponentially. You need to be able to protect countless devices operating across diverse IT platforms, including the mobile devices used by your team members. Acronis remote data protection ensures that you can secure the data of traveling employees and remote branches—whether they use Windows, Mac, iOS, or Android devices. By using a single, flexible solution to consolidate backups from all devices, your protection becomes more efficient while making it significantly easier to grow your business.
2. Saves money
You might assume that the more data you have, the more you will have to pay to protect it. That is not the case with Acronis. Our simplified licensing options mean lower upfront costs and greater transparency.
In addition, automation can save further costs and time when configured properly. Scheduling backups according to how your company operates has traditionally been one way to achieve greater reliability and fewer incidents. Advanced scheduling provides even greater cost savings and more functionality, such as the ability to set up multiple concurrent backup plans for an entire server or just individual files.
Do you manage a huge amount of data? Offloading large backup operations to an offsite host can be a game-changing step toward faster recovery while reducing demands on local hardware. For local storage needs, customizable options are available—from tape to hot storage—which can be strategically used to balance costs and recovery speed according to your needs. Our unique approach to hybrid cloud architecture allows you to store data however and wherever you want.
Finally, having the key insights you need for monitoring and management does not have to be expensive or demanding. Automated and customizable reporting saves administrators both time and money.
3. Ensures business continuity
If you want to earn more money, customers must feel they can rely on you. That means your service must work no matter what happens. By using several innovative technologies, Acronis ensures that your systems are equipped for continuous operation while also providing backup, so that no data loss or unavailability occurs. For example, Acronis Instant Restore lets you launch any physical or virtual Windows or Linux server directly from backup storage as a virtual machine—without needing additional standby hardware and without moving data. Alternatively, you can be ready to work on a new machine within minutes thanks to Acronis Universal Restore—a technology that overcomes all those crazy compatibility issues and lets you restore an entire system to different hardware with just a few mouse clicks. By practically eliminating downtime, Acronis keeps your company running so you can focus on your customers' needs.
4. Provides security
Traditionally, backup and recovery were enough to secure data, but today’s threats require a new generation of data protection solutions. Proven encryption is important because it ensures that no one but you can access your files—not even Acronis has access; only you hold the encryption key. Blockchain technology also provides certification of content authenticity, confirming that your files have not been tampered with.
Among other new threats, ransomware infections stand out: they attack a company on average every 10 seconds, and protection against them requires an even more innovative approach—so your data is protected as it grows. Unlike other technologies that can protect you only against already known ransomware strains, Acronis Active Protection monitors the entire system in real time and uses artificial intelligence and behavioral heuristics to assess the potential maliciousness of processes running on your system. When our technology detects a threat, it stops the process and alerts you immediately so that you can take the appropriate action.
Of course, when you entrust your data to a third party such as Acronis, you should be sure it is under lock and key and that (only) you have the key. We provide that assurance—and much more. All our data centers are built with Tier IV protection, state-of-the-art disaster prevention technologies, and 24/7 security. They are also ISO and SSAE-16 certified.
5. Simplifies regulatory compliance
Using data to capitalize on existing opportunities and create new ones would be ideal, but many industries require compliance with specific regulations. When the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force in May 2018, this became even more important. Fines for companies that fail to adequately protect their customers’ data will be staggering.
But however difficult or complex GDPR may be, compliance can be quite simple.
Acronis Backup Advanced helps ensure the security of customers’ personal data in accordance with the high standard required by GDPR. The combination of end-to-end encryption, blockchain certification, and our unique anti-ransomware technology provides an unprecedented level of data protection. In addition, cloud customers can freely choose which of our compliant data centers they want to use to store their data. Our data centers are located in Germany, France, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom; they are ultra-secure and meet the requirements needed to obtain a number of international certifications.
A final thought
Today, doing more with less is no longer so easy. But with the right technology, you have a solid chance not only to keep your business running, but also to keep customers satisfied and continue growing in a healthy, secure, and cost-effective way.
Author: John Zanni
Source: https://www.acronis.cz/5-hlavnich-duvodu-proc-vase-spolecnost-potrebuje-acronis-backup-advanced/
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