Acronis Advanced Backup (formerly Cyber Backup Cloud) vs Verizon Cloud Portfolio

Likelihood to Recommend

Acronis Backup Cloud is suited for backing up Windows Servers. Downtime is greatly decreased by using their virtualization options. You will need a Hyper-V enabled computer to virtualize, though, but this can be one of your general-use workstations. A Windows 10 Pro machine with 16 GB of RAM would do it for you.Or, if you have Macs that need to be backed up, you can do that as well. You can grab either full volume images, or files/folders.I can't really think of a scenario that you would not want Acronis Backup Cloud, except pre-Server 2012 OS's, since virtualization isn't supported on those older systems.

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Dan Gospe

Chief Operating Officer, and HIPAA Privacy Officer

dmi NetworkingInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

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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)

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Jennifer Larson

Project Coordinator

Craftsmen ContractorsConstruction, 11-50 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Acronis Advanced Backup (formerly Cyber Backup Cloud)

Verizon Cloud Portfolio

Video files

Audio files

File search

Device sync

Acronis Advanced Backup (formerly Cyber Backup Cloud)

Verizon Cloud Portfolio

User and role management

File organization

Device management

Acronis Advanced Backup (formerly Cyber Backup Cloud)

Verizon Cloud Portfolio

Performance

Reliability

Pros

Single pane of glass for managing customer tenants
Quick and reliable backup recovery
Both onsite and offsite backup destinations are supported

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Josh Spern

Lead Systems Engineer

N2M TechnologyInformation Technology & Services, 11-50 employees

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Auto-Sync of files or contacts to the cloud that are chosen to be auto-synced.
Has the ability to turn off auto-sync and allow only manual sync.
Stores files and contacts in the cloud for later recovery in case of a data loss.

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Verified User

Project Manager in Information Technology

Higher Education Company, 201-500 employees

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Cons

No option for on premises hardware BDR. This means recovery restorations rely on self-supplied hardware performance.
License per machine can get costly if large number of computers or servers.

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Derek Schroeder

Service Manager

Kloud9Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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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.

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Jennifer Larson

Project Coordinator

Craftsmen ContractorsConstruction, 11-50 employees

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Likelihood to Renew

Acronis Advanced Backup (formerly Cyber Backup Cloud) 9.1

Based on 1 answer

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.

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Dan Gospe

Chief Operating Officer, and HIPAA Privacy Officer

dmi NetworkingInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employees

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No score

No answers yet

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Support Rating

Acronis Advanced Backup (formerly Cyber Backup Cloud) 8.5

Based on 6 answers

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.

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Gary Fouche

Co-Owner

Gravit8Information Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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No score

No answers yet

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Alternatives Considered

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.

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Rob Rotundo

Service Manager

Professional Computer AssociatesInformation Technology and Services, 11-50 employees

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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

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Verified User

Project Manager in Information Technology

Higher Education Company, 201-500 employees

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Return on Investment

It's been a great investment especially knowing our data is protected.
We no longer worry about upgrade storage hardware or devices.

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Michael O'Riley

Director of Information Technology

International Food Protection Training InstituteNon-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees

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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.

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Jennifer Larson

Project Coordinator

Craftsmen ContractorsConstruction, 11-50 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rating Summary

Acronis Advanced Backup (formerly Cyber Backup Cloud)

Verizon Cloud Portfolio

Acronis Advanced Backup (formerly Cyber Backup Cloud)

Verizon Cloud Portfolio

Acronis Advanced Backup (formerly Cyber Backup Cloud)

Verizon Cloud Portfolio

Acronis Advanced Backup (formerly Cyber Backup Cloud) vs Verizon Cloud Portfolio