Veeam Backup & Replication v12.3: Key Features & Enhancements
This week, Veeam made Generally Available Veeam Backup & Replication v12.3 ( Build 12.3.0.310 ), our third Veeam Data Platform release of the year building o...
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Veeam Data Cloud Vault V2: Cloud Backup for Resilient, Simplified, and Secure Data Protection
Back in 2014, I was fortunate to be part of the launch of Cloud Connect Backup in Veeam Backup & Replication when at Zettagrid , a great moment in cloud data...
Veeam Backup & Replication v12.2: Key Features & Enhancements
This week, Veeam made Generally Available Veeam Backup & Replication v12.2 ( Build 12.2.0.334 ), continuing the innovation of our core platform with a signif...
The Future of Data Protection... How Generative AI fits in Backup Strategies
In today’s tech world, keeping up with the latest trends is more important than ever. On last week’s Veeam Industry Insights, myself and Leah Troscianecki to...
Transforming MSPs into Integrated Technology Service Providers with TechGrid
In the latest episode of the Great Things with Great Tech podcast, we delve into the challenges of IT management in today's fragmented channel. We explore ho...
VeeamON Technical Mainstage Demo Recap
VeeamON 2024 has wrapped up, and what a brilliant event it was! A lot of great feedback overall, and a lot of positive reaction to the demo's that we showed ...
Important Release - Backup & Replication 12.1.2 Enhancing Security, Performance, and Compatibility
I haven't done one of these blog posts for a while, but in the lead up to VeeamON in a couple weeks, as we look ahead to what's coming we haven't taken our e...
2024: Balancing the Dynamic World of Data Protection and Cybersecurity
We are well into 2024 now, with January all but done and dusted... but before we really dive into 2024, let's take a look ahead as we move forward into what ...
Data and Privacy with LLMs as we move into 2024
Well, the calendar has flipped over to 2024 and we can all focus on a new BlockChain or AI Hype for the year ahead... right? Not exactly... because everyone ...
Veeam Backup & Replication v12.1 – Top New Features
This week, Veeam made Generally Available Veeam Backup & Replication v12.1 ( Build 12.1.0.2131 ) and it comes less than 10 months after the flagship release ...
Cirrus by Veeam: A Service Provider Technologists View
Those that know me and have followed my career understand that I've lived and breathed the Cloud and Service Provider space for more than twenty years. In th...
The Pivotal Role of CISOs in Today’s Cyber Threat Landscape
It’s not every day you get the chance to sit down with someone as experienced and in the world of cybersecurity as Gil Vega. This month, in alignment with Cy...
Cyberbullying Meets Enterprise Level Security: A Lesson in Mitigation and Data Protection
In our digital era, data is the lifeblood that flows through the veins of both corporations and individuals. Security breaches, unfortunately, have evolved f...
Backup for AWS v6 and Azure v5 Released!
Over the last couple of weeks we have continued to add to our v12 Data Platform by releasing new versions of Veeam Backup for AWS v6 ( Build 6.0.0.335 ) and ...
Veeam Backup & Replication v12 – Top New Features
This week, Veeam made Generally Available Veeam Backup & Replication v12 ( Build 12.0.0.1420 ) and with it comes over 500+ anticipated new features and enhan...
Console v7 - What's in it for Service Providers (and Enterprises)
Last week, with the release of the RTM of Veeam Backup & Replication v12 we also released Veeam Service Provider Console v7 (7.0.0.12777) . Veeam continues f...
v12 RTM Is Out...With Enhanced DRaaS, Direct to Object Storage and more!
Today, Veeam made available to our VCSP partners the RTM of Veeam Backup & Replication 12 (Build 12.0.0.1402). It actually feels like it's been a while betwe...
Thoughts on 2023
NOTE: The following content was transcribed and modified from the Thoughts on X podcast…Click Play if you would like to listen. I think we should all put a p...
Managed AWS Backup with Veeam Service Provider Console v7
While at AWS re:Invent 2022 I had some great conversations with a mix of old and new Managed Service Providers who are focusing on delivering services for wo...
VMware Explore 2022 Veeam Recap... Sessions and Activities
I must say... it was good to be back at the Mascone Center and San Francisco for VMware Explore 2022. Some people might question my excitement at getting bac...
v12 Preview - DRaaS For the Masses Featuring CDP
Disaster Recovery with Veeam Cloud Connect Replication (VCCR) has been a passion of mine since I first saw it demoed at VeeamON 2015 by Luca Dell'Oca back wh...
v12 Preview - Object Storage Enhancements
At VeeamON 2022 a couple weeks ago, Dustin Albertson and myself presented a session on what Object Storage functionality is going to look like in v12 of Veea...
VeeamON 2022 - Mainstage Technical Session Recap and Video
It's crazy to thing that it had been almost three full years between VeeamON mainstage sessions...but the pandemic did keep the Product Strategy Team offstag...
Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 Self Service Portal Multi-Tenant Setup
With the release of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v6 , we brought to market one of the most heavily requested features across all products at Veeam. That is...
Backup for Microsoft 365 v6 ...Self Service, Object Storage Enhancements and More!
Great news this week, with the GA release of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 (VBM) version 6.0 ( 6.0.0.367 ). This new version again builds on the 5.0 release...
Released - Backup for Microsoft 365 v6 Self Service Portal
No doubt that one of the biggest requests for our Backup for Microsoft 365 product since it was released has been the desire for user driven self service res...
VeeamOn 2022 - Back at the Aria in Vegas!
What can I say...it's been a long time between drinks and looking back on the past couple of years it's certainly been a frustrating time for us in the tech ...
Released: Backup for Red Hat Virtualization v1a
This is a quick post to highlight the updated release build (version 1.1.11 ) of Veeam Backup for Red Hat Virtualization (RHV) that was released a few weeks ...
2022 Tech Trends In and Around the World of Data Protection
Late last year, I was part of a working group that aimed to come up with the top tech trends in data protection for 2022 and beyond. Being a Technologist, pa...
Cloud Field Day Recap and Session Breakdown #CFD12
Cloud Field Day 12 has come and gone...and for the third time virtually, I had the pleasure of presenting to the delegates. This time around it was the first...
Released - Backup for Red Hat Virtualization
Earlier this year at VeeamON 2021 we made a significant new product announcement which was the unveiling of Veeam Backup for Red Hat Virtualization. This has...
Announced - Veeam Backup for Salesforce
At VeeamOn Update overnight we announced that Veeam Backup for Salesforce would be our next SaaS backup product, with intentionality to release some time in ...
Double Release - Veeam Backup for AWS v4 and Azure v3
The releases keep coming from us here at Veeam and off the back of updated versions Veeam Backup & Replication (v11a) , Veeam One (v11a) and Veeam Service Pr...
Veeam @VMworld 2021 Virtual Edition..still!
VMworld 2021 is today! This year, once again we will all be experiencing the conference remotely and a little more delayed than is usual for VMworld (US). Wi...
Veeam ONE v11a - Features and Enhancements... plus a significant preview!
This week, in addition to a number of other releases, we released v11a ( Build 11.0.1.1880 ) of Veeam ONE. Looking at the VeeamKB and release notes, this is ...
Console v6 - What's in it for Service Providers
This week, with the release of Veeam Backup & Replication v11a we also released Veeam Service Provider Console v6 (Latest build 6.0.0.7739) . Veeam remains f...
Backup & Replication v11a - Platform Support and Performance Enhancements!
Overnight, we released v11a ( Build 11.0.1.1261 ) of our flagship product, Veeam Backup & Replication. This is the first major update to v11 which was releas...
Released - Veeam Backup for Google Cloud Platform v2
This week at Veeam we kicked off the first of our H2 releases when we made available for GA Veeam Backup for GCP v2 ( Build 2.0.0.530 ). Available through th...
Continuous Data Protection - An Introduction as to the WHY?
Continuous Data Protection (CDP) is a technology that has been around for a while. Lots of companies have looked to leverage it within their products and, as...
Cloud Field Day Recap and Kasten Session Breakdown #CFD11
Cloud Field Day 11 was held a couple weeks back...and while this time around I was not presenting, I still wanted to give a round up of the event from a Kast...
v11 For Service Providers - Automation with New API and PowerShell Module
When Veeam Backup & Replication v11 went Generally Available on the 24th of February I posted the What’s in it for Service Providers blog. In that post I bri...
v11 For Service Providers - Enhanced Linux File Level Recovery
When Veeam Backup & Replication v11 went Generally Available on the 24th of February I posted the What’s in it for Service Providers blog. In that post I bri...
Enterprise Ready Managed Kubernetes as a Service with Rafay
Though Kubernetes has made significant headways into being accepted as the way forward in terms of how modern applications are developed, deployed and manage...
VeeamON 2021 - My Top 5 On Demand Sessions... Available Now!
VeeamON has come and gone for another year but for those that might not have been able to virtually attend last week, the VeeamON Virtual Online Platform wil...
v11 For Service Providers - Protecting the Landing Zone with Linux Immutability
When Veeam Backup & Replication v11 went Generally Available on the 24th of February I posted the What’s in it for Service Providers blog. In that post I bri...
Quick Post: New Backup & Replication v11 Patch - VMware vSphere 7.0 U2 Support and more!
Overnight we released a new patch release (Build P20210507 ) for Veeam Backup & Replication v11. This is actually quite a big patch release and contains a nu...
v11 For Service Providers - Extending Cloud Based Object Storage for Longer Term Retention
When Veeam Backup & Replication v11 went Generally Available on the 24th of February I posted the What’s in it for Service Providers blog. In that post I bri...
Leveraging BlockChain Technology for S3 Object Storage Repositories
The only thing hotter than Kubernetes at the moment is Crypto. While the price of BitCoin takes centre stage for the most, there is so much more behind this ...
v11 For Service Providers - VMware Cloud Director Tenant Portal SSP Enhancements
When Veeam Backup & Replication v11 went Generally Available on the 24th of February I posted the What’s in it for Service Providers blog. In that post I bri...
Quick Look - Patching Remotely Managed VBR Servers with Service Provider Console
One of the cooler features to come out as part of the Veeam Service Provider Console (Console or VSPC) v5 is the ability to remotely patch Veeam Backup & Rep...
Technology, Partnerships and Choice
Before I joined Veeam I spent all my career working for service providers. I spent my first 7 years working for a hosting provider working on Windows and Lin...
Quick Post - Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 v5b RESTful API Fixes and More
This is a very very quick post to highlight that earlier this week we released v5b of Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 ( Build 5.0.1.225 ) mainly to add...
v11 For Service Providers - Replication for VMware Cloud Director
When Veeam Backup & Replication v11 went Generally Available on the 24th of February I posted the What’s in it for Service Providers blog. In that post I bri...
v11 For Service Providers - Low RPO VMware Replication with CDP
When Veeam Backup & Replication v11 went Generally Available on the 24th of February I posted the What’s in it for Service Providers blog. In that post I bri...
Introducing Kubestr - Identify, Validate and Evaluate Kubernetes Storage
For as long as I can remember I have been benchmarking storage. Knowing how storage would perform under certain IO profiles was a key part of the burn in pro...
v11 For Service Providers - Activating More Data Integration API Enhancements
When Veeam Backup & Replication v11 went Generally Available on the 24th of February I posted the What’s in it for Service Providers blog. In that post I bri...
v11 For Service Providers - The Linux Proxy Keep Getting Better!
When Veeam Backup & Replication v11 went Generally Available on the 24th of February I posted the What’s in it for Service Providers blog. In that post I bri...
Kubernetes Backup - Kasten K10 Online Lab Walkthrough
Kubernetes has arrived. But this new wave can be hard to get into for traditional IT Infrastructure folks. Both Infrastructure and DevOps alike need to be aw...
Cloud Field Day Recap and Session Breakdown #CFD10
Cloud Field Day 10 has come and gone...and for the third time, I had the pleasure of presenting to the assembled delegates.. Again, while it was a different ...
VCSPs Please Note: v11 RTM to GA Patch Available
In early February we released the RTM Build of Backup & Replication v11 to our Cloud and Service Provider partners. This was to ensure that any keen early ad...
Console v5 - What's in it for Service Providers
Last week, with the release of Veeam Backup & Replication v11 we also released Veeam Service Provider Console v5 (Latest build 5.0.0.6838) . Veeam remains fo...
Backup & Replication v11 - What's In It For Service Providers
v11 was officially Launched and GA'ed last week meaning customers could get their hands on the next flagship release of Veeam Backup & Replication. Since the...
#v11 Launch Event, Recap Links and Posts
This week we officially launched v11 of Veeam Backup and Replication along with Veeam ONE, Service Provider Console and updated Veeam Agents for Windows, Lin...
Veeam Backup & Replication 11 - Top New Features
Today Veeam made Generally Available Veeam Backup & Replication 11 ( Build 11.0.0.837 ) and with it comes over 150+ anticipated new features and enhancements...
Huge Week! - v11 Launch Event and Product Strategy Live
Hard to believe we are on the cusp of another major Veeam Backup & Replication release! Seems like it was only a short time ago that we were doing this for v...
Service Provider Console v5 RTM ...Enhanced APIs, Agent Support, MFA and more!
Last week the RTM of Veeam Backup & Replication v11 was released. With it also came the RTM of Veeam Service Provider Console v5. I wanted to give a quick ov...
v11 RTM Is Out...With CDP, VMware Cloud Director Replication and More!
Overnight, Veeam made available to our VCSP partners the RTM of Veeam Backup & Replication 11 (Build 11.0.0.825). Seems like only yesterday v10 was released,...
Quick Post - New Patch for Backup for Microsoft Office 365... v11 is Coming!
February seems to be moving month here at Veeam these days! Once again we are close to a major release of Veeam Backup & Replication, with v11 just around th...
v11 Quick Look - Adding Archive Tier to Existing SOBR
Since version 9.5 Update 4 of Veeam Backup & Replication we have had support to firstly move, then copy ( as part of v10 ) backup data from what is, traditio...
v11 Quick Look - Agent for Mac
Over the past few days I've been working on prepping my old 2014 Mac Book Pro for trade in for a new Mac Mini M1. I've had this trusty MBP since 2014 and was...
Still Time! - vExpert and Vanguard 2021
A Challenging Year for Community For a lot of us in the IT Industry, 2020 made it difficult to advocate technology like we had done in previous years. No dou...
2021 - The Quickening!
We have almost gone a whole week now in 2021 and it has not been the hard pivot that most were hoping for... in fact things around the world seem to be getti...
2020 Wrapped Up and Reviewed - Great Things with Great Tech
One of the positive things to come out of 2020 for me was the launch of Great Things with Great Tech . This was something that I had been thinking about for ...
If Cyberpunk 2077 was a Backup Product?
For those in the gaming world, you would be well aware of the much anticipated release of Cyberpunk 2077... a game that was first announced back in 2013 and ...
Backup for Office 365 5.0 ...Focused on Protecting Online Collaboration for Microsoft Teams!
It has been a busy time at Veeam... which kicked off last week with the GA release of Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 (VBO) version 5.0 ( 5.0.0.1063 )....
Release Notice: New v10a Cumulative Patch Is Out… vSphere 7.0 U1 Support and More!
Yesterday, Veeam made available Cumulative Patch 3 for Veeam Backup & Replication 10a ( build 10.0.0.4854 P20201202 ). This is the third cumulative patch for...
Insights into the WHY around Kubernetes Backup with Kasten
Veeam acquired Kasten last month and for those that maybe wondering why a lot of us internal to Veeam are super excited about this taking place I thought I w...
HashiConf Lightning Talk - Enhancing Mundane Deployments with Terraform
HashiConf took place a couple of weeks ago now, and during the event I presented a community based Lightning Talk live. The session is based on using Infrast...
Acquiring Kasten for Kubernetes Data backup, Disaster Recovery and Mobility
Today Veeam has acquired Kasten . This acquisition is focused on offering a pathway to achieving a multi-platform backup strategy leveraging both data protec...
v10a – Supercharging Recovery Speeds from Object Storage
We always talk about starting with backup... and it is true that you can't recover unless you have a solid backup, however more and more the recovery of work...
v10a - Platform Integration with the AWS Plugin
As mentioned my post yesterday, Veeam Backup & replication v10a has been released . One of the more significant new features of the release was the new AWS P...
Backup & Replication v10a - Platform Support and Performance Enhancements!
Over the weekend, we released the v10a ( Build 10.0.1.4854 ) release of our flagship product, Veeam Backup & Replication. This is the first major update to v...
Garmin Down! - Dumbing Down Smart Devices Changes The Way We See IoT
Artificial intelligence, machine learning and the internet of things have been hot topics for any digital transformation discussion in recent years. It’s no ...
Cloud Field Day Recap and Session Breakdown #CFD8
Cloud Field Day 8 has come and gone...it always amazes me the amount of preparation leading up to these events. We take them very seriously and while it was ...
Virtually Heading to Cloud Field Day 8 #CFD8
I'm currently sitting in my home office in Perth, Western Australia...a stark contrast to where I have written my previous Cloud and Tech Field Day lead up p...
Service Provider Console v4 Important Patch Release
Last week, Patch 1 was released for Veeam Service Provider Console v4 which brings the build to 4.0.0.4911 . Contained in this patch is a number of enhanceme...
Improving the Upgrade and Patching Experience with Veeam
In todays application centric world, upgrading software has almost become a non-event. We have gotten used to instant upgrades that just work without having ...
Quick Post - Backup & Replication v10 Certified for vSAN 7 Data Protection
VMware still represents a strong focus for the foundation of our core platform supportability. VMware workloads are still easily the most protected workloads...
v11 VeeamON Enhancements In Focus
During the VeeamON 2020 Technical Session we previewed new features and enhancements across our platform. I posted a quick review covering the platform updat...
VeeamON 2020 - My Top 5 On Demand Sessions... Available Now!
VeeamON has come and gone for another year but for those that might not have been able to virtually attend last week, the VeeamON Virtual Online Platform wil...
VeeamON 2020 - Technical Session Recap and Product Announcements
This morning the VeeamON 2020 Technical Session was held, and while we where not able to be physically presenting this from a main stage at The Aria in Las V...
Quick Post - Veeam Backup for Office 365 v4c Important Update Including App-Only Authentication
IMPORTANT NOTE: New patch is available for Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 version 4c build 4.0.1.519. Please confirm you are running Veeam Backup for ...
Important Notice: v10 Patch 2 Is Out… vSphere 7 Support, Cloud Connect Fixes and More!
Today, Veeam made available Patch 2 for Veeam Backup & Replication 10 ( Build 10.0.0.461 P2 ). This is the second cumulative patch for v10 and contains a num...
Released: Backup for Microsoft Azure ...Free for up to 10 Instances!
Yesterday we announced the GA Veeam Backup for Azure ( Build 1.0.0.253 ). Available through the Azure Marketplace the product can be deployed within five min...
Accessing Linux Volumes with the Veeam Data Integration API
The Data Integration API is one of my favourite features that was released in v10 . This isn't only because it builds on existing technologies contained with...
Automation is Leading to a Future of AI Powered Backup
With emerging technologies on the rise, data is increasing at an exponential rate, posing a new challenge for today’s data management professionals. Though d...
Quick Thought - World Backup Day in the Age of Data Displacement
Today is World Backup Day! World Backup Day is a day for people to learn about the increasing role of data in our lives and the importance of regular backups...
v10 Update: On Demand Recovery with Cloud Tier and VMware Cloud on AWS
With the release of v10 of Backup & Replication came significant enhancements to the Cloud Tier. As I wrote about here , we introduced Copy Policy , Immutabi...
VCSPs Please Note: v10 RTM to GA Patch Available
In early Feburary we released the RTM Build of Backup & Replication v10 to our Cloud and Service Provider partners. This was to ensure that any keen early ad...
VeeamON 2020 - Recognizing Partner and Customer Innovation
True innovation is solving a real problem ...and though for the most, it's startups and tech giants that are seen to be the innovators, their customers and p...
#v10 Launch Event and Recap Links
Yesterday we officially launched v10 of Veeam Backup and Replication along with Veeam ONE and updated Veeam Agents for Windows and Linux. We had a live launc...
Veeam Backup & Replication 10 - Top New Features
Today Veeam made Generally Available Veeam Backup & Replication 10 (Build 10.0.0.4416) and with it comes over 150+ anticipated new features and enhancements....
VCSP Important Notice: v10 RTM Is Out...With Cloud Tier Object Storage Enhancements and More!
Late last week, Veeam made available to our VCSP partners the RTM of Veeam Backup & Replication 10 ( Build 10.0.0.4442 ). This is a much awaited version of B...
Important Update for Veeam Availability Console v3... v10 is Coming!
Things are moving here at Veeam with the impending release of Veeam Backup & Replication 10. For those Cloud and Service Providers running Veeam Availability...
v10 Enhancements – Restore to AWS EC2 Networking
Version 10 of Veeam Backup & Replication isn't too far away and we are currently at the end of a second private BETA for our customers and partners. There ha...
Quick Post - How to Configure Azure Compute Account with MFA
Multi Factor Authentication is pretty much standard now when it comes to accessing online accounts and most companies have implemented MFA for their employee...
Updated - Important ESXi 6.0, 6.5 and 6.7 Patch Release - CBT Fixes and More!
Over the last few years the amount of CBT related issues has decreased significantly from VMware. I remember back in my previous roles of having to deal with...
Instant VM Recovery at 40,000 Feet... Streamed from Amazon S3!
Last week I wrote about a cool new enhancement coming in v10 of Backup & Replication where we are introducing a Mount function that will enable users to impo...
v10 Enhancements - Mounting Object Storage Repository for DR
Version 10 of Veeam Backup & Replication isn't too far away and we are currently at the end of a second private BETA for our customers and partners. There ha...
Important ESXi 6.0 and 6.7 Patch Release - CBT Fixes and More!
Over the last few years the amount of CBT related issues has decreased significantly from VMware. I remember back in my previous roles of having to deal with...
Released: Backup for AWS ...Free for up to 10 EC2 Instances!
This week at AWS re:Invent, exciting news for a lot of us in Veeam was announced as we made available for GA Veeam Backup for AWS ( Build 1.0.0.1345 ). Avail...
Released: Backup for Office 365 4.0 ...Now with Object Storage Support!
Yesterday, Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 (VBO) version 4.0 ( 4.0.0.1345 ) went GA. This new version again builds on the 3.0 release that enhanced ove...
Tech Field Day Recap #TFD20
Tech Field Day 20 has come and gone, and it was an honour to play a small part in the 10th year anniversary Tech Field Day event. This was my second TFD even...
#TFD20 Follow Up - Veeam Cloud Tier Glossary
Yesterday I presented at Tech Field Day 20. My first topic was on the enhancements we are bringing to Cloud Tier in our Backup & Replication v10 release. Ric...
Heading to Tech Field Day 20 #TFD20
I'm currently sitting in my hotel room in sunny sunny San Jose. Today and tomorrow will be spent finishing off preparations for Tech Field Day 20 . This will...
v10 Enhancements - Downloading Object Storage Data per Tenant for SOBR
Version 10 of Veeam Backup & Replication isn't too far away and we are currently in the middle of a second private BETA for our customers and partners. There...
Public Beta - Backup for Microsoft Office 365 v4
Overnight at Microsoft Ignite, we announced availability of the Public Beta for the next version of Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365. This is again a mu...
There is still a Sting in the Tail for Cloud Service Providers
This week it gave me great pleasure to see my former employer, Zettagrid announced a significant expansion in their operations, with the addition of three ne...
Veeam Vault #11 - VBR, Veeam ONE, VAC Releases plus Important Update for Service Providers
Welcome to the 11th edition of Veeam Vault and the first one for 2019! It's been more than a year since the last edition, however in light of some important ...
Assigning vSphere Tags with Terraform for Policy Based Backups
vSphere Tags are used to add attributes to VMs so that they can be used to help categorise VMs for further filtering or discovery. vSphere Tags have a number...
Mapping vCloud Director Backup Jobs to Self Service Portal Tenants
Since version 7 of Backup & Replication , Veeam has lead the way in regard to the protection of workloads running in vCloud Director. With version 7 Veeam fi...
First Look: On Demand Recovery with Cloud Tier and VMware Cloud on AWS
Since Veeam Cloud Tier was released as part of Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4 , i've written a lot about how it works and what it offers in terms of offlo...
Veeam Availability Console v3 Important Patch Release
Today, a new patch was released for Veeam Availability Console v3 which brings the build to 3.0.0.2725 . Contained in this patch is a number of fixes that co...
Veeam Backup & Replication v10 Sneak Peek: Cloud Tier Copy Mode
For a look sneak peek at the highly anticipated Cloud Tier Copy mode... head here to veeam.com https://www.veeam.com/blog/v10-sneak-peek-cloud-tier-copy-mode...
The Reality of Disaster Recovery Planning and Testing
As recent events have shown, outages and disasters are a fact of life in this modern world. Given the number of different platforms that data sits on today, ...
Cloud Tier Deep Dive Super Session On Demand!
Last week at VeeamON 2019, Dustin Albertson and myself delivered a two part deep dive session on Cloud Tier, which was released in Update 4 of Veeam Backup &...
VeeamON 2019 - Highlighting theCUBE Show Wrap
Hard to believe that another VeeamON has come and gone… for us in the Product Strategy Team the lead up and the week is immensely busy... but this is what we...
VeeamON 2019 - Mainstage Technical Session Recap and Video
Hard to believe that another VeeamON has come and gone… for us in the Product Strategy Team the lead up and the event itself is immensely busy, but this is w...
Released : Veeam PN v2...Making VPNs Simple, Reliable and Scalable
When it comes to connecting remote sites, branch offices or extending on-premises networks to the cloud that level of complexity has traditionally always bee...
#VeeamON 2019 - Top Session Picks, Live Tech Demos and VeeamOn Party
VeeamON is happening next week and the final push towards the event is in full swing. I can tell you that that this years event is going to be slightly diffe...
Cloud Tier Data Migration between AWS and Azure... or anywhere in between!
At the recent Cloud Field Day 5 (CFD#5) I presented a deep dive on the Veeam Cloud Tier which was released as a feature extension of our Scale Out Backup Rep...
Released: Backup for Office 365 3.0 ...Yes! You Still Need to Backup your SaaS
A couple of weeks ago of Veeam Backup for Office 365 version 3.0 ( build 3.0.0.422 ) went GA. This new version builds on the 2.0 release that offered support...
Cloud Field Day 5 - Recap and Videos #CFD5
Last week I had the pleasure of presenting at Cloud Field Day 5 (a Tech Field Day event). Joined by Michael Cade and David Hill, we took the delegates throug...
Disaster Recovery and Resiliency with Veeam Cloud Tier
Yesterday at Cloud Field Day 5, I presented a deep dive on our Cloud Tier feature that was released as a feature for Scale Out Backup Repository (SOBR) in Ve...
Released: Veeam Availability Console v3.0 - Reseller, Licensing and Scalability Enhancements!
A couple of weeks ago, Veeam Availability Console v3.0 (3.0.0.2647) was released . With this major update, VAC is now the central Console providing managemen...
Heading to Cloud Field Day 5 #CFD5
I'm currently on the first leg over from Perth to San Fransisco where I'll head down to Silicon Valley to present at Cloud Field Day 5 . This will be my firs...
Update 4 for Service Providers - Targeting vCloud Director with Cloud Connect Replication
When Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4 went Generally Available in late January I posted a What’s in it for Service Providers blog. In that post I brie...
Quick Fix - Incompatible Veeam Backup for Office 365 Server Version
This week Veeam dropped version 3.0 of Backup for Microsoft Office 365 , which represents another significant update to the SaaS backup platform and builds o...
VCSP Important Notice: 9.5 Update 4a Is Out with Fixes and Platform Supportability
Yesterday Update 4a for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 ( Build 9.5.4.2753 ) was made available for download to all Veeam customers and partners. This build u...
Update 4 for Service Providers - Extending Backup Repositories to Object Storage with Cloud Tier
When Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4 went Generally Available in late January I posted a What’s in it for Service Providers blog. In that post I brie...
Update 4 for Service Providers - Cloud Mobility and External Repository for N2WS
When Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4 went Generally Available a couple of weeks ago I posted a What’s in it for Service Providers blog. In that post ...
Quick Look - New Cloud Credentials Manager in Update 4
With the release of Update 4 for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 we further enhanced our overall cloud capabilities by adding a number of new features and enh...
Update 4 for Service Providers - Tenant Connectivity with Cloud Connect Gateway Pools
When Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4 went Generally Available a couple of weeks ago I posted a What's in it for Service Providers blog. In that post ...
Quick Look: Cloud Tier SOBR Offload Job
With the release of Update 4 for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 we introduced the Cloud Tier, which is an extension of the Scale Out Backup Repository (SOBR)...
Update 4 for Service Providers - Self Service Backup through RBAC for vSphere
When Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4 went Generally Available a couple of weeks ago I posted a What's in it for Service Providers blog. In that post ...
Update 4 for Service Providers - Tape as a Service
When Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4 went Generally Available a couple of weeks ago I posted a What's in it for Service Providers blog. In that post ...
More Than Meets the Eye... Veeam Backup Performance
Recently I was sent a link to a video that showed an end user comparing Veeam to a competitors offering covering backup performance, restore capabilities and...
Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4 - What's In It For Service Providers
For ten plus years Veeam has continued to develop new innovative features and enhancements supporting our Cloud and Service Provider partners. As I posted ea...
Veeam for Service Providers...Ten Plus Years of Innovation!
I remember the day I first came across Veeam. It was mid 2010 and I was working for Anittel at the time. We had a large virtualisation platform that hosted a...
Update 4 Launch Event Video and Recap Links
Yesterday we officially launched Update 4 for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 along with Veeam ONE and updated Veeam Agents for Windows and Linux. We had a li...
Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4 - Top New Features
Today Veeam made Generally Available Update 4 for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 ( Build 9.5.4.2615 ) and with it comes a ton of very anticipated new feature...
Veeam Velocity 2019 - Update 4 Launch and Innovation Awards
This time next week we will be well into Veeam Velocity 2019 . In previous years, this event acts as our global sales kick off however this year we have inco...
VCSP Important Notice: 9.5 Update 4 RTM Is Out...With vCloud Director Replication Support and more!
Today, Veeam has made available to our VCSP partners the RTM of Update 4 for Backup & Replication 9.5 ( Build 9.5.4.2399 ). Update 4 is what we term a breaki...
Important Updates for VAC, VBO and Veeam ONE ... Update 4 is Coming!
Things are moving here at Veeam with the impending release of Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 4. In preparation for the release there have been a numbe...
AWS re:Invent 2018 - Veeam and N2WS Recap and Thoughts
There was so much to take away from AWS re:Invent last week . In my opinion, having attended a lot of industry events over the past ten or so years, this yea...
Veeam's AWS re:Invent 2018 Session Posted
This week, myself and David Hill presented at AWS re:Invent 2018 around what at Veeam is offering by way of providing data protection and availability for na...
Enhanced Self Service Restore in Backup for Office 365 v2.0
Earlier in the year I gave an overview on the Self Service recovery capability of Veeam Backup for Office 365 which gave Veeam Cloud and Service Providers th...
Quick Post - Veeam Backup for Office 365 v2 Important Patch plus Self Service Warning Fix
Last week we snuck out an important cumulative patch for Veeam Backup for Office 365 v2 bring the build number up to 2.0.0.567 . The patch is actually fairly...
Quick Fix: Specified vCloud Director is not supported when trying to add vCD 9.1 to Veeam ONE
Back in May when VMware released vCloud Director 9.1 they also depreciated support for a number of older API versions: End of Support for Older vCloud API Ve...
Automated Configuration of Backup & Replication with PowerShell
As part of the Veeam Automation and Orchestration for vSphere project myself and Michael Cade worked on for VMworld 2018 , we combined a number of seperate p...
Quick Fix - Backing up vCenter Content Library Content with Veeam
A question came up in the Veeam Forums this week about how you would backup the contents of a Content Library. As a refresher, content libraries are containe...
Creating Policy Based Backup Jobs for vCloud Director Self Service Portal with Tenant Creation
For a long time Veeam has lead the way in regard to the protection of workloads running in vCloud Director. Veeam first released deep integration into vCD ba...
Veeam on the VMware Cloud Marketplace Protecting VMware Cloud on AWS Workloads
At VMworld 2018, myself and Michael Cade gave a session on automating and orchestrating Veeam on VMware Cloud on AWS . The premise of the session was to show...
VMworld 2018 Recap Part 2 - Community and Veeam Recap
VMworld 2018 has come and gone and after a couple of days recovery from the week that was, i’ve had time to reflect on what was a great week and an another g...
Veeam @VMworld 2018 Edition...
VMworld 2018 is less than a week away, and I can't wait to fly into Las Vegas for my sixth VMworld and second with Veeam. It's been an interesting year or so...
Veeam Availability Console 2.0 Update 1 Important Patch Release
Earlier this month a patch was released for Veeam Availability Console 2.0 Update 1 . Contained in the list of fixes is an important note about those that ma...
Video - Protecting AWS and Hybrid Workloads with Veeam and N2WS
Back in April, I was lucky enough to present at the AWS Summit in Singapore . The session was a joint one with Alex Thomson from N2WS on how Veeam and N2WS a...
Quick Fix - Backup for Office 365 Self Service Recovery Fails with Incompatible Version
A couple of weeks ago we released version 2.0 of Veeam Backup for Office 365 which added support for SharePoint and OneDrive. Earlier this year I wrote about...
Released: Backup for Office 365 2.0 ...Yes! You Need to Backup your SaaS
Last week the much anticipated release of Veeam Backup for Office 365 version 2.0 ( build 2.0.0.567 ) went GA. This new version builds on the 1.5 release tha...
The State of DRaaS...A Few Thoughts
Over the past week Garter released the 2018 edition of the Magic Quadrant for DR as a Service . The first thing that I noticed was how sparse the quadrant wa...
First Look - Zenko, Multi-Platform Data Replication and Management
A couple of weeks ago I stumbled upon Zenko via a LinkedIn post. I was interested in what it had to offer and decided to go and have a deeper look. With Veea...
Veeam 9.5 Update 3a – What’s in it for Service Providers
Earlier this week Update 3a ( Build 9.5.1922 ) for Veeam Backup & Replication was made generally available. This release doesn’t contain any major new featur...
Released: Veeam Availability Console Update 1
Today, Veeam Availability Console Update 1 (Build 2.0.2.1750) was released . This update improves on our multi-tenant service provider management and reporti...
Installing and Managing Veeam Agent for Linux with Backup & Replication
With the release of Update 3 of Veeam Backup & Replication we introduced the ability to manage agent from within the console. This was for both our Windows a...
Using Terraform to Deploy and Configure a Ready to use Backup Repo into an AWS VPC
A month of so ago I wrote a post on deploying Veeam Powered Network into an AWS VPC as a way to extend the VPC network to a remote site to leverage a Veeam L...
Quick Look - Backing up AWS Workloads with Cloud Protection Manager from N2WS
Earlier this year Veeam acquired N2WS after announcements last year of a technology partnership at VeeamON 2017. The more I tinker with Cloud Protection Mana...
Quick Post - Configuring Key Based Authentication for AWS based Veeam Linux Repository
I've been doing a little more within AWS over the past month or so related to my work with VMware Cloud on AWS and the setting up of EC2 instances to use as ...
VeeamON 2018 Recap
VeeamON has come an gone for another year and it is an exciting time to be in the (hyper) availability industry. There has been a significant shift in the wa...
Cloud Connect Subtenants, Veeam Availability Console and Agents!
Cloud Connect Subtenants have gone under the radar for the most but can play an important role in how Service Provider customers consume Cloud Connect servic...
Upgrading Windows Agents with Veeam Availability Console
One of the Veeam Availability Console's key features is it's ability to deploy and manage Veeam Agent for Windows. This is done through the VAC Web Console a...
VeeamOn 2018: Recognizing Innovation and what it means to be Innovative
True innovation is solving a real problem ...and though for the most, it's startups and tech giants that are seen to be the innovators, their customers and p...
Setting up vSAN iSCSI and using it as a Veeam Repository
Probably one of the least talked about features of vSAN is it's ability to serve out iSCSI volumes. The feature was released with vSAN 6.5 and was primarily ...
Veeam Availability Console now available from Azure Marketplace
Last week the Veeam Availability Console Azure Marketplace appliance went live. This allows Veeam Cloud and Service Providers to easily deploy VAC into any A...
Office 365 Backups and the Opportunity that Exists for Service Providers
In recent weeks i've become reacquainted with an old friend...There was a time where eighty to ninety percent of my day job was working in and around Exchang...
A Deeper Look at Insider Protection in 9.5 Update 3
With the release of Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 3 we introduced the concept of a Recycle Bin for customers sending offsite cloud backups to VCSPs using V...
Quick Look: Veeam Agent for Linux 2.0 - Now With Cloud Connect
Just over a year ago Veeam Agent for Linux version 1.0 was released and for me still represents an important milestone for Veeam. During various presentation...
Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 3 - Top New Features
Earlier today we at Veeam released Update 3 for Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 ( Build 9.5.0.1536 ) and with it comes a couple of very anticipated new featur...
AWS re:Invent - Expectations from a VM Hugger...
Today is the first day offical day of AWS re:Invent 2017 and things are kicking off with the global partner summit. Today also is my first day of AWS re:Inve...
VCSP Important Notice: 9.5 Update 3 RTM Is Out...With Insider Protection and more!
Earlier this week, Veeam made available to our VCSP partners the RTM of Update 3 for Backup & Replication 9.5 ( Build 9.5.0.1335 ). Update 3 is what we term ...
Veeam Availability Console – What’s in it for Service Providers
Today, the Veeam Availability Console was made GA meaning that after a long wait our new multi-tenant service provider management and reporting platform is a...
Veeam Vault #9: Backup for Office 365 1.5 GA, Azure Stack and Vanguard Roundup
Welcome to another Veeam Vault! This is the ninth edition and given the last edition was focused around VMware and VMworld I thought just for a change, the f...
The One Problem with the VCSA
Over the past couple of months I noticed a trend in my top blog daily reporting...the Quick fix post on fixing a 503 Service Unavailable error was constantly...
vSphere 6.5 Update 1 - What's in it for Service Providers
Late last week VMware released vSphere 6.5 Update 1 which included updated builds of both vCenter and ESXi and as per usual I will go through some of the key...
Attack from the Inside - Protecting Against Rogue Admins
In July of 2011, Distribute.IT, a domain registration and web hosting services provider in Australia was was hit with a targeted, malicious attack that resul...
Homelab - Lab Access Made Easy with Free Veeam Powered Network
A couple of weeks ago at VeeamON we announced the RC of Veeam PN which is a lightweight SDN appliance that has been released for free . While the main messag...
VeeamON 2017 Wrap
VeeamON 2017 has come and gone and even though I left New Orleans on Friday afternoon, I just arrived back home…54 hours of travel, transit and delays has me...
Veeam is now in the Network Game! Introducing Veeam Powered Network.
Today at VeeamON 2017 we announced the Release Candidate of Veeam PN (Veeam Powered Network) which together with our existing feature, Direct Restore to Micr...
Veeam DRaaS v10 Enhancements: vCloud Director Support!
Today at VeeamON 2017 we announced two very important enhancements to our DRaaS capabilities around Cloud Connect Replication and Tape Backup for our Veeam C...
VCSP Important Notice: 9.5 Update 2 RTM Is Out...With Remote Access and more!
Last Friday, Veeam made available to our VCSP partners the RTM of Update 2 for Backup & Replication 9.5 ( Build 9.5.0.1038 ). Update 2 for Backup & Replicati...
VeeamON 2017: Top Session Picks
VeeamON is less than three weeks away and I can tell you that that this years event is going to be huge! This is going to be my second VeeamOn, but for the f...
Veeam Cloud Connect Backup: What are Subtenant's?
When Veeam Backup & Replication 9.5 was released , there where a lot of significant features added to enhance Veeam Cloud Connect Backup and Replication. One...
World Backup Day ...We should be thinking Availability #WAD
Yesterday (30th of March) was Veeam's World Availability Day . This is a day that Veeam has declared to make people aware about how availability plays a part...
Cloud Connect Replication Partial Failover - Example
Veeam Cloud Connect Replication has been part of Veeam's Backup & Replication product since version 9 was released in early 2016 and like Cloud Connect Backu...
Veeam Vault #5: $200 Million Give Away, VCSP Roadshow Plus Vanguard Blog Updates
Welcome to the fifth edition of the Veeam Vault and the second of 2017. It's been a busy four or so weeks for me since the last update preparing for a number...
Veeam Vault #4: Product Updates, Agent for Windows Beta Plus Vanguard 2017
Welcome to the fourth edition of my Veeam Vault series and the first for 2017. It's been a busy first month of 2017 with trips to Orlando where I attended my...
VCSP Important Notice: 9.5 Update 1 Is Out...With vSphere 6.5 Support!
Last Friday, we at Veeam made available for download Update 1 for Backup & Replication ( Build 9.5.0.823 ), Veeam One ( Build 9.5.0.3254 ) as well as for Bac...
Top Posts 2016
2016 is pretty much done and dusted and it's been an good year for Virtualization is Life! There was a more modest 70% increase in site visits this year comp...
Veeam Vault #3: Two New Product Releases Plus VeeamOn and Vanguard Updates
Welcome to the third edition of my Veeam Vault series. As most of you know I am now working at Veeam as a Technical Evangelist focusing on Veeam’s Service Pr...
Veeam 9.5 - What's in it for Service Providers
Since Backup and Replication 7 Veeam have continued to develop new features in enhancements to support their Cloud and Service Provider community. This start...
Veeam Vault #1 - VeeamOn CFP and Vanguard Nominations
As most of you know I am now working at Veeam as a Technical Evangelist focusing on Veeam's Service Provider products and working with VCSP's to help enhance...
Veeam Vault #2: VeeamOn Early Bird plus Blog Competition and Backup for Office 365 GA
As most of you know I am now working at Veeam as a Technical Evangelist focusing on Veeam’s Service Provider products and working with VCSP’s to help enhance...
Veeam 9.5 Released: Top New Features
Last week Veeam released to GA version 9.5 of our Backup & Replication product. Even though this is a point release it’s a significant release for Veeam and ...
VCSPs Please Note: Veeam 9.5 RTM to GA Upgrade
A couple of weeks ago Veeam released the RTM Build of Backup & Replication 9.5 to it's Cloud and Service Provider partners. This was to ensure that any keen ...
Veeam 9.5 - RTM Build Available for VCSPs
Last week (we at) Veeam dropped the RTM build of Veeam 9.5 to it’s Cloud Service Provider partners. As a VCSP partner you need to be ready for the v9.5 GA da...
Veeam Top 15 Easy Performance Optimizations
A couple of week ago I participated in the APAC leg of the Top 15 Easy Performance Optimization with Rasmus Haslund looking at how to make Veeam Backup & Rep...
Veeam's Next Big Thing - Veeam has Arrived!
Today Veeam has made a number of huge announcements around their plans for the future of availability in the form of a live 90 minute keynote where they unve...
Rubrik: Firefly for Physical, RoBo and Multi-Cloud
Rubrik have today announced an expansion to their existing Converged Data Management Backup Appliances adding Cloud Data Management that leverages Rubrik's d...
Veeam 9 Update 2 Released - Cloud Connect Enhancements
A couple of weeks ago Veeam Cloud Service Provider would have received an email informing them that Update 2 for Veeam 9 Backup & Replication had been RTM'ed...
Sneak Peek - Veeam 9.5 vCloud Director Self Service Portal
Last month Veeam announced that they had significantly enhanced the capabilities around the backup and recovery of vCloud Director . This will give vCloud Ai...
Veeam Update: Community Podcast from VeeamOn London + Agent for Linux
A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to be in London attending the Veeam Vanguard Symposium organised and hosted by the Veeam Evangelist Team headed by R...
CBT Bugs - VMware Can't Keep Letting This Happen!
[ UPDATE ] - VMware have released an official KB for the CBT issue. Sadly if you recognize the title of this post it's because this isn't the first time I've...
New Rubrik r528 - Targeting Encrypted Backup Market
Rubrik have today announced an expansion to their existing Converged Data Management Backup Appliances adding the secure backup focused r528 to the rXXX appl...
Veeam 9 – Important Cloud Connect Hotfix for VCSPs
Overnight Veeam released Hotfix Rollup 1 for Veeam Backup & Replication v9 targeting Veeam Cloud Connect VCSP partners. This is to fix a couple of small perf...
Veeam Cloud Connect on World Availability Day
Today (30th of March) is Veeam's World Availability Day . This is a new day that Veeam has declared to make people aware about how availability plays a part ...
Veeam 9 Update 1 Released - Cloud Connect Enhancements
Last Friday the Veeam Cloud Service Provider members would have received an email informing them that Update 1 for Veeam 9 Backup & Replication had been RTM'...
Rubrik Hands On: Initial Setup and Configuration
Why Veeam's software-driven, hardware agnostic approach makes sense for backups https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDBlTdzE6Us&t=8s Late last year I attended a ...
Veeam 9 Released – What’s in it for Service Providers…and their Customers
Last week Veeam released v9 of their Backup & Replication platform and I went through an listed out the top new general features of the v9 release . In that ...
#VeeamOn 2015: Wrap Up and Highlights
Last week Veeam held their second VeeamOn Conference in Las Vegas at the Aria Resort and Casino . Before the event kicked off last Sunday I wrote a post on m...
#VeeamON 2015: Announced: Veeam Endpoint Backup Free...for LINUX!
Today during the VeeamOn Keynote, one of the big announcements was that Veeam would be releasing a new Endpoint Backup product that extends support to Linux ...
#VeeamOn 2015: Expectations and Top Session Recommendations
This year I am honoured to be attending VeeamOn in Las Vegas thanks to the Veeam Vanguard Program . I'm looking forward to the event for a number of reasons ...
Released: Veeam Backup and Replication 8 Updated 3 – Cloud Connect Updates
Last week Veeam released Update 3 for Backup & Replication 8 taking the build number to 8.0.0.2084 and with the update, Veeam have released a couple new feat...
Altaro VMBackup - The Maltese Connection
Those that know me know that I am a very proud Australian of Maltese decent ...so when I was emailed a while back to see if I would review the beta for Altar...
Rubrik - Converged Data Management 2.0 Announcement
Rubrik is a company a lot of IT Professionals have been keeping an eye since release of their v1.0 Appliance back in May. Their industry DNA is extremely imp...
Online Storage Wars - What's in it for Service Providers?
Last weekend I signed up for an account at MEGA . This is @KimDotCom 's new venture attempting to send a big F-U to the regulatory forces that are accusing...
The Backup Delusion – Part 2
It's been a while since my first post on this topic, but there has certainly been a lot of thought and effort put into this subject since then. At first IÂ e...
The Backup Delusion - Part 1
Ill put this right out there! I would rather live in a world without Backup and Recovery. I have burnt countless hours and hair follicles working my way thro...