Acronis Advanced Backup (or formerly Acronis Backup Cloud) is a Backup-as-a-Service solution for Service Providers, available to add to Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud.
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Verizon Cloud Portfolio
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The Verizon Cloud is a cloud storage solution, integrating technologies from CloudSwitch (acquired in 2011).
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Acronis Advanced Backup
Verizon Cloud
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Acronis Advanced Backup
Verizon Cloud Portfolio
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
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Acronis Advanced Backup
Verizon Cloud
Features
Acronis Advanced Backup
Verizon Cloud
Data Center Backup
Comparison of Data Center Backup features of Product A and Product B
Acronis Advanced Backup
8.1
4 Ratings
3% below category average
Verizon Cloud
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Universal recovery
8.74 Ratings
00 Ratings
Instant recovery
7.44 Ratings
00 Ratings
Recovery verification
7.33 Ratings
00 Ratings
Business application protection
9.12 Ratings
00 Ratings
Multiple backup destinations
8.54 Ratings
00 Ratings
Incremental backup identification
8.74 Ratings
00 Ratings
Backup to the cloud
9.43 Ratings
00 Ratings
Deduplication and file compression
6.93 Ratings
00 Ratings
Snapshots
7.82 Ratings
00 Ratings
Flexible deployment
7.53 Ratings
00 Ratings
Management dashboard
7.42 Ratings
00 Ratings
Platform support
8.34 Ratings
00 Ratings
Retention options
7.64 Ratings
00 Ratings
Encryption
9.04 Ratings
00 Ratings
Enterprise Backup
Comparison of Enterprise Backup features of Product A and Product B
Acronis Advanced Backup
7.7
4 Ratings
7% below category average
Verizon Cloud
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Continuous data protection
8.24 Ratings
00 Ratings
Replication
8.73 Ratings
00 Ratings
Operational reporting and analytics
5.73 Ratings
00 Ratings
Malware protection
6.94 Ratings
00 Ratings
Multi-location capabilities
8.13 Ratings
00 Ratings
Ransomware Recovery
8.82 Ratings
00 Ratings
File Sharing & Management
Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Product A and Product B
Acronis Advanced Backup
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Verizon Cloud
6.9
2 Ratings
20% below category average
Video files
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7.42 Ratings
Audio files
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5.62 Ratings
File search
00 Ratings
6.72 Ratings
Device sync
00 Ratings
8.02 Ratings
Cloud Storage Security & Administration
Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Product A and Product B
Acronis Advanced Backup
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Ratings
Verizon Cloud
6.8
2 Ratings
24% below category average
User and role management
00 Ratings
7.02 Ratings
File organization
00 Ratings
7.02 Ratings
Device management
00 Ratings
6.32 Ratings
Cloud Storage Platform
Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Product A and Product B
The endpoint protection is fantastic. Being able to recover a single file on the fly has saved many customers hours of frustration. Long term recovery of O365 data has worked well. I bit more difficult but not Acronis Advanced Backup issue, it has been MS issues. Nothing beats on premise backup / recovery speed but, when it is not available, Acronis Advanced Backup gets the job done for bare metal recovery.
I think this service works very well for me, but I have been a Verizon customer for almost 15 years. If you are someone who hops carriers it may not be the best fit. I also like that you can easily use it with all of your employees regardless if they prefer Android or Apple phones. (Whereas using Apple's or Google's services may not work seamlessly for all phones.) I think it still has room for improvement, and sometimes I worry about the longevity of utilization due to the nature of cell phone carriers constantly changing prices, plans, and every option under the sun to make a buck that we could be very screwed in the future if Verizon does something stupid (because historically, they all have)
Quick Virtualization. Acronis can virtualize most systems and get you back up in 15-30 minutes.
Encryption of Backups. You own the encryption key, and Acronis doesn't - so not even Acronis employees can get into your cloud data. Encryption meets all HIPAA requirements for data protection.
Easy to resell. You can create accounts for individuals outside of the company to allow them access to their backup console. It's very easy to set up, and clients are happy with how easy it is to use.
They do not sell their product directly, so a reseller is needed - or third party website to process payments for them in order to download the product suite.
They have done away with stand-alone software purchases, and have moved to a yearly subscription-based model. It's affordable, but you never truly "own" the software now.
The home screen shows a little bit of everything, but being a control freak, I would like to be able to customize it. (Granted, it would most likely have most of the same elements, but, for example, I don't need photos scrolling across the top. I'd rather have buttons like quick links to jump directly to what I want or to see a further bird's eye view of the content.
I like receiving notifications that a back-up is complete, but I would like to be able to set what other notifications are and aren't allowed to push to my phone.
I have set Verizon Cloud to back up on wifi OR using the data network. But if you are using wifi while doing a content restore and you lose that connection, either by leaving the building or the local wifi dropping out momentarily, the entire content restore will stop and need to be restarted. This can be very frustrating.
The cost savings we realized from moving to this software has us hooked - it does everything we need it to do on a very high level (virtualization, for example) and is very low cost for us.
We seldom make use of Acronis support, but when we have they have been brilliant. All our engineers are Acronis certified, if they not able to resolve an issue, we touch base with our local Acronis supplier, Synapsys, who resolve issues 90% of the time.
We went with Acronis Backup Cloud because we're able to backup all platforms, not just PCs. And the price was good when it comes to all those options. It's a hard sell to clients, but when explained properly, the understand the cost of a good solution. It's like having good car insurance.
All of the others provide more free storage. Verizon should out best or at least equal the best when you are already a Verizon data subscriber. It seems that by not doing this that they want to "nickle-and-dime" their already loyal customer base
Thus far is has been a positive experience, and has saved a lot of man hours of both employees who replaced their phones to the IT department trying to help them put everything back no longer needs to go through a lengthy process.
The cost of this option is a bit higher than I'd like. I think Verizon is a little too proud of a product that every company is now starting to offer.
There is a free version with limited space, so at least trying it out to see how it will fit with your needs isn't much of a risk.