Acronis - what to buy

I maintain the computer systems for my church and I am doing research on Acronis' software. I don't understand the difference between their Backup & Recovery Workstation and Advanced Workstation packages.

Not sure if you saw it but below is a link to a comparison between their business products.

http://www.acronis.com/backup-recovery/#compare

Basically, with advanced you can remotely manage backups. But to me it sounds like this isn't the direction you are interested in.

Also, with Advanced you could use a tape drive as a backup destination (you will be using your NV+ though) and you have the option for de-duplication add-in.

I envision configuring each individual system non-remotely. However I would like to (if possible) remotely check from my laptop at home, the backups that are stored on the NV+ as well as be able to extract individual files. Can this be done with either package?

This can be done with either package. In conjunction with ReadyNAS Remote you can mount the images remotely and extract individual files.

IMO, from what you posted I would purchase 4 Workstation licenses. Cheaper and less complicated. Personally I would get the Universal Restore option and the maintenance as a peace of mind too.

Good luck and post your experiences and/or questions if you go this route.