Introducing Acronis Access

Acronis International GmbH announced Acronis Access, a solution to turn mobile device into business platform by integrating both mobile content management and controlled file sync and sharing.

It is designed with a focus on enterprise IT departments, especially those in regulated industries. It allows IT to maintain security and control, and comply with regulations, while enabling employees to access and share corporate content with internal and external constituents.

“Acronis Access has revolutionized mobility with our clients,” said J David Hester, PhD, solutions architect, LCG Systems. “The federal IT departments we work with had no sanctioned way in which to collaborate with external researchers. Using Acronis activEcho provided us with all the necessary tools to manage, monitor and secure our data and meet NIST compliance standards, and before Acronis mobilEcho, we had no simple way for our end users to access internal network resources on their iPads and iPhones. Acronis Access unites both functionalities and gives IT departments everything they need: support for two-factor authentication, access to their network home directories, shared folders and collaboration. In addition, with Acronis Access, they can now map to network shares without the cumbersome need of requesting centralized or local support.“

It’s powered by the AnyData technology and is on-premise, so enterprise IT knows where their company’s data is. It also allows IT to give their employees the functionality they want, so they can remain productive in a controlled and secure environment. End-users can access content from file servers, NAS and SharePoint, as well as their own desktops/laptops, and share files with people inside and outside their organization.

“Many employees today use personal smartphones and tablets to access sensitive corporate information, even if their organization doesn’t permit a BYOD policy,” said Terri McClure, senior analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group. “With this growing trend, mobile device management (MDM) doesn’t go far enough. It isn’t about controlling the employee’s devices; it is about managing and securing corporate content. That is why companies need solutions like Acronis Access for Mobile Content Management. It gives IT more granular control of sensitive corporate information to ensure compliance, control and security for IT managers.“

The solution delivers features, including:

• On-premise deployment to provide IT with control Active Directory integration, which simplify authentication, provisioning and user management

• FIPS 140-2 certified encryption module and CAC/PIV authentication.

• Acronis policy engine, which provides granular management capabilities to create security policies and ensures control and compliance, with more than 50 security and user permission policies available

• Allows IT departments to manage and scale their environments

• In-app editing and creation capability, to allow employees to edit Office documents and annotate PDFs within the Access sandbox, eliminating data leakage and improving productivity The UI to make it simple for users, with virtually no training

• An audit log that gives IT the visibility to see what users are doing, including which documents they access and share with others.

“The age of one size fits all is over. People have more choices than ever, so it’s crucial that IT departments give employees products they’ll actually want to use and the flexibility to use the device of their choice,” said Anders Lofgren, VP of product management, Acronis. “Acronis Access provides a user-friendly UI and seamless integration with Active Directory, so both users and IT are happy. Plus the audit log gives IT the oversight necessary to ensure security and compliance.“