Macrium Software

Here at Macrium we’ve been working hard on improving our Site Manager platform. Over the last couple of months we’ve made some exciting changes, but last week we made what we think could be one of the most significant updates since Site Manager was first launched: ransomware protection for repositories that are hosted directly on the Site Manager server....

There are many challenges that are part and parcel of being an MSP: managing customers with very different needs and demands, dealing with complex and untidy infrastructures and legacy systems, and, of course, the battle to win new business....

For many people thinking about backup, it’s hard to think outside of the cloud paradigm. Cloud computing has become such an established part of our digital lives — and, moreover, somewhere that feels both limitless in its size and easily accessible — that it seems to just make sense to put important snapshots of your data there. However, cloud backup isn’t always the best approach; while it does have many advantages, there are other options, such as NAS and external hard drives....

Cloud backup and cloud sync are two very different ways of managing data. Together, they illustrate the level of flexibility that cloud offers us, and the sheer range of options we have at our disposal when it comes to sharing and securing data....

Back in April, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella claimed that the company had seen “2 years of digital transformation in 2 months” as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. Although the statement might seem somewhat hyperbolic, looking back from our current place in time, it’s difficult to dispute that we’ve all been caught up in a wave of tremendous and rapid change....

Ransomware is one of the biggest security threats to personal and business data today. Although research suggests that the number of attacks is in decline, there is evidence that suggests that the attacks that are occurring are now more lethal and effective than they were in the past. Fortunately, with a robust and considered data protection and cyber security strategy in place, it’s possible to ensure that the data that matters most to you and your organization is safe from these evolving threats....

Recently we spoke to Macrium Technical Director Alex Stevenson about Site Manager, Macrium’s console for centralized backup management. In it, we hinted at some imminent changes — today (25th August) those have been released....

Norton Ghost was iconic among IT enthusiasts, but alas, it is no more. Here's why Macrium Reflect is the perfect Norton Ghost alterative. ...

Macrium Site Manager is an important part of the Macrium product family — as a centralized console, it allows users to manage and configure backup at scale, which, for many of our users, is an essential part of using backup successfully....

Backup rarely steals the headlines, but issues like data loss and ransomware attacks often do. This means that paying attention to the backup world (which is something we of course do here at Macrium towers) is a good way of taking a different look at what’s going on in the more heavily spotlighted security world....