Data Backup

Yes. Data loss can happen to any business — through accidental deletion, hardware failure, ransomware, or human error. Without a backup, recovering lost data can take days or be impossible entirely, costing your business significant time and money. Under GDPR, Irish businesses are also obligated to protect personal data and have the ability to restore it in the event of a breach or loss. A reliable backup solution means you can restore your data quickly and keep your business running.

A local backup stores your data on a physical device such as an external hard drive or NAS device on-site. A cloud backup stores your data securely off-site on remote servers. Local backups can be fast to restore but are vulnerable to theft, fire, or flood. Cloud backups are stored safely off-site, meaning your data is protected even if something happens to your premises. Our Acronis Cyber Protect plans use secure cloud backup, giving you peace of mind that your data is always protected and accessible from anywhere.

Device backup protects the data on your business computers, laptops, servers, and workstations. With Acronis Cyber Protect, we can back up individual files and folders, entire system images, and application data across Windows and Mac devices. This means if a device fails, is stolen, or is hit by ransomware, you can restore it fully — including the operating system, applications, and all your files — without starting from scratch.

EDR stands for Endpoint Detection and Response. It is an advanced security solution that continuously monitors your business devices — laptops, desktops, and servers — for threats such as malware, ransomware, and suspicious activity, and responds to them in real time. Unlike traditional antivirus which only blocks known threats, EDR detects unusual behaviour and can stop an attack before it spreads. For Irish SMEs, EDR is increasingly important as cyberattacks become more sophisticated. Our Acronis Cyber Protect plans include anti-virus, anti-malware, and vulnerability assessment as standard.

Backup is the process of copying and storing your data. Disaster recovery goes a step further — it is the process of restoring your entire business operations after a major incident such as a server failure, ransomware attack, or natural disaster. With our Acronis Cyber Protect plans, disaster recovery includes test failover (the ability to test your recovery plan without disrupting live operations) and VPN connection, so you can get your business back up and running as quickly as possible with minimal downtime.

No — this is one of the most common misconceptions among Irish businesses. Microsoft 365 is designed for uptime and availability, not long-term backup. Microsoft does not guarantee recovery of deleted emails, files, or data beyond a short retention window. If an employee accidentally deletes emails, or a ransomware attack corrupts your Microsoft 365 data, you may not be able to recover it through Microsoft alone. Our Acronis Cyber Protect plans include Microsoft 365 cloud-to-cloud backup, protecting your email, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams data with a separate, independent backup you control.

Our Acronis Cyber Protect plans include Microsoft 365 cloud-to-cloud backup which protects your business email data from accidental deletion, corruption, and ransomware. This means your emails, contacts, and calendar data are backed up independently of Microsoft's own systems, giving you a separate recovery point. For businesses looking for additional email threat protection such as spam filtering and phishing protection, speak to our team about the right solution for your needs.

Yes. Under GDPR, Irish businesses are required to implement appropriate technical measures to protect personal data, including the ability to restore data in the event of a loss or breach. Our Acronis Cyber Protect solution is powered by Acronis, which is ISO 27001, ISO 27017, and ISO 27018 certified and GDPR compliant. Using Acronis helps your business demonstrate that you have taken appropriate steps to protect personal data, which supports your own GDPR obligations. If you are working towards ISO 27001 certification, a robust backup and security solution is a key requirement.

With Acronis Cyber Protect, backups can be scheduled to run automatically — daily, or more frequently depending on your plan and requirements. This means your most recent data is always protected without any manual effort from your team. You can also restore data to a specific point in time, giving you granular control over what is recovered in the event of an incident.

All three plans include cloud data backup, anti-virus and anti-malware protection, vulnerability assessment, device control, Microsoft 365 backup, remote desktop, and disaster recovery with test failover. The main difference is storage capacity — Begin includes up to 100GB, Standard up to 400GB, and Pro up to 1TB. The right plan depends on the size of your business and how much data you need to protect. Not sure which plan suits you? Get in touch and our team will advise you.

Yes. VMotion is an authorised Acronis partner and one of the very few Acronis partners based in Ireland. This means you are getting Acronis' world-class cyber protection delivered and supported locally, by an Irish team that understands the needs of Irish businesses. We are based in Limerick and serve businesses across Ireland and the EU.