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Acronis released a new platform, Backup 12.5, which the vendor says offers \u201cunmatched reliability, scalability, and speed; unified touch-friendly management console radically reduces the effort to back up, manage, and restore data; and delivers the industry\u2019s first automated data protection from ransomware.\u201d<\/p>\n
The hybrid data protection and storage provider\u2019s new platform is a fit for any size infrastructure and comes in two editions: Standard and Advanced. Clients can begin with the Acronis Backup 12.5 Standard edition and scale to Acronis Backup 12.5 Advanced as they grow; it just requires a change in the license key.<\/p>\n
According to the vendor, this tool is cost-effective as the price is 30 percent lower than competitors. Plus, its reliability was confirmed by more than 50,000 users who implemented the Acronis Backup 12 Standard released in July of last year, Acronis reported.<\/p>\n
Updates in Acronis Backup 12.5 Advanced Edition<\/em><\/p>\n The platform was built on top of the hybrid cloud architecture of Acronis Backup 12. The vendor says this new advanced functionality creates a feature-rich tool that supports more than 20 platforms. Additional updates include the following, provided by Acronis:<\/p>\n \u201cThe new release is transformative for IT,\u201d said Jason Buffington, senior analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group, an IT research service. \u201cAcronis Backup 12.5 Advanced is the world\u2019s first enterprise-grade data protection solution with a consumer-grade user interface. It makes the complex job of data protection easy for any IT administrator or business owner. One computer or a thousand, physical or virtual, on-premises or cloud \u2014 this robust solution is the newest achievement of Acronis\u2019 proven engineering excellence and it works equally well with organizations of all sizes.\u201d<\/p>\n New in both Standard and Advanced editions<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Both the standard and advanced editions saw more than 170 updates. Acronis provided the following highlights from those upgrades:<\/p>\n \u201cThe Acronis Backup 12.5 interface is useful to newcomers \u2014 very user friendly \u2014 while offering a good range of configuration options. The web-based feature would be a great way to keep multiple managers in the loop as they can make their own reports. This looks like a great implementation for small businesses that have been burned by ransomware in the past, and don’t want to be hassled with keeping track of workstation backups \u2014 just set it and forget it,\u201d said Patrick Savary, system engineer of Abacus Computers, Inc.<\/p>\n More than 500 engineers participated in the development of Acronis Backup 12.5 Standard and Advanced editions. Therefore, the providers added private and public cloud support for backing up and migrating workloads along with cloud storage.<\/p>\n Acronis reported that this release \u201cdelivers the industry\u2019s first and only data protection against ransomware with automated restoration of damaged data.\u201d<\/p>\n Plus, it introduces new technology to the market that allows users to verify backup integrity before restoring anything.<\/p>\n Serguei Beloussov, co-founder and CEO of Acronis, said: \u201cToday\u2019s reality is more end-point devices, hybrid infrastructure, and an ever-growing cornucopia of threats. Businesses and enterprises globally are adapting to the cloud and trying to make sense of this ever-changing digital landscape. Acronis brings peace of mind by providing innovative data protection technology that is reliable, safe, fast, easy, and complete. Acronis Backup 12.5 is the only answer to all modern-day data protection needs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n
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