Acronis announces vmProtect 9 for Smaller VMware Environments

Acronis has announced the launch of Acronis vmProtect 9, the most efficient and easy-to-use VMware vSphere backup solution for small and medium business customers and remote branch offices of large enterprises. With added support for Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Active Directory, vmProtect remains the only solution capable of recovering data at different levels: hypervisor, virtual machine (VM) and application.

Acronis vmProtect’s time-proven and award-winning solution combines dozens of advanced technologies packaged in an easy-to-use product that installs in less than three minutes.
vmProtect’s accessible Web user interface is optimized for smaller vSphere environments with a dozen VMs and equipped to support 100’s of VMs. Unlike complex products with many features designed for large deployment sizes, Acronis vmProtect is focussed on maintaining cost-effectiveness and ease-of-use to meet enterprise-grade needs of modern small and medium businesses as well as remote and branch offices. Acronis is dedicated to building solutions designed specifically for VMware.

After participating in the Beta test of Acronis vmProtect 9, I can confirm that it is a very stable product. When you look at the features of version 9, compared to its price, it is unbeatable. With granular restore for SQL Server and SharePoint, plus application-aware backup and restore for Active Directory, it is a winner! Acronis will never stop improving vmProtect, so I am looking forward to the exciting new features that will come with each new version, said Jeremy Otten, CEO, Random Solutions.