An integration announced, with delivery still ahead
Auvik and Acronis announced an OEM partnership on September 30 to embed Auvik’s network management capabilities in Acronis RMM within Acronis Cyber Protect. According to Auvik, the planned integration will let MSPs and corporate IT teams manage network infrastructure alongside endpoints and servers. The companies are positioning the arrangement as a way to reduce the number of tools technicians use.
January is the stated availability target
Auvik says the integrated offering is expected to become available to Acronis customers in January 2027. That is a forward-looking delivery target, not evidence that the product is already deployed or that an existing MSP subscription includes it. The announcement emphasizes simpler operations and increased visibility, but does not independently demonstrate time savings for a particular service provider.
Analysis: test the handoff before retiring a tool
For MSPs supporting small businesses and professional-services firms, our assessment is that this is a useful moment to document what their current network tools actually do. Build a test around a real service workflow: an office loses connectivity, the technician identifies the affected equipment, checks the latest change and escalates the incident. Record each step that requires another application or a separate account. When the integration becomes available, repeat the exercise with a representative customer environment before deciding what can be retired. A reduced application count matters only if the information needed to restore service remains available. The comparison should include after-hours support, not just a guided demonstration.
Access controls belong in the acceptance criteria
A proposed acceptance checklist should cover customer separation, technician permissions, activity logs, credential handling and the ability to revoke access promptly. These are evaluation recommendations, not allegations about either vendor’s controls. MSPs should also ask how monitoring behaves during a platform outage and whether they can retrieve the records needed for an incident investigation. Customers purchasing a managed service need a plain-language statement of who watches the network and who acts on an alert. Before changing a contract or promising a new response time, the provider should test that responsibility in practice. January’s expected release offers a planning window; it does not require businesses to abandon a working arrangement before the replacement has passed their own operational checks.
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