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...
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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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Celebrating Innovation once again with Veeam
Over my now twenty plus year career in IT, i've been very fortunate to be around technical innovation from all sides of the technology fence. Working in the ...
Veeam Vanguard Nominations for 2023 are Open!
I've said this more than a few times... but I wouldn't be where I am today without the Veeam Vanguard program. As a former Veeam Vanguard, I know the value o...
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...
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...
#VeeamON 2022 – Hybrid and In Person Top Session Picks!
It's less than one week away from VeeamON 2022 and yes... I am bloody excited! Things are shaping up really well from a behind the scenes point of view and t...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 - 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...
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...
VeeamON 2021 - Veeam Backup for RHV Announcement and Thoughts
At VeeamON 2021 we made a significant new product announcement which was the unveiling of Veeam Backup for Red Hat Virtualization. While this might not be th...
#VeeamON 2021 – Top Session Picks, Tech Demos… All Free Online!
VeeamON is kicking off this week and once again an online event for the second year in a row. It still pains me that we can not be doing this event in person...
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 ...
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 - 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...
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...
#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,...
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...
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...
Veeam Live - New v11 Announcements, Kubernetes Backup with Kasten and Industry Insights
We have one more to go! One more Major Veeam Virtual Event for the year and we have worked hard to ensure that even with all the virtual fatigue, Veeam Live ...
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...
VMworld 2020 - Tech, Career and Community with the vTrail Map
VMworld has been leveraged by a lot of people to help advance their careers with a lot of advancement seeded by personal interactions at the conference. Soci...
Veeam @VMworld 2020 Virtual Edition!
VMworld 2020 is now only a couple of days away, and this year we will all be experiencing the conference remotely. Without question this will be a different ...
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...
Quick Look - Using Runecast's AWS Analyser to see What's What!
Back when I first started using AWS in 2010 I had a couple of EC2 instances running across a few regions for some web hosting clients I was managing at the t...
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...
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...
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 - Top Session Picks, Tech Demos... All Free Online!
VeeamON (Live) is happening next week and while we should have already been done and thinking about next years 2021 event after the completion of a successfu...
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...
Veeam and Kasten - Kubernetes and Containerization Backup
Yesterday Veeam and Kasten announced a strategic partnership focused on offering a pathway to achieving a multi-platform backup strategy levering both data p...
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...
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...
v10 for Service Providers - vCloud Director 10.0 Support and Self Service Portal Enhancements
Veeam Backup & Replication v10 has been Generally Available since mid Feburary and last week I posted a What’s in it for Service Providers overview blog post...
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....
v10 Enhancements – vCloud Director Self Service Portal Backup Options
Version 10 of Veeam Backup & Replication right around the corner as we rapidly approach GA. The RTM has been out for our service provider partners for a coup...
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...
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...
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: Veeam Powered Network 2.1 ... Upgrade in Under a Minute!
A couple of days ago we snuck out a minor update to Veeam Powered Network (Veeam PN) bringing the version up to 2.1 (Build 2.1.0.461). We released 2.0 back i...
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...
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...
VMworld 2019 Veeam Wrap Up - Supportability Announcements and Session Recaps
VMworld 2019 is almost a distant memory, and with the focus now shifting to VMworld Europe happening later in the year I wanted to round out the US event wit...
Veeam @VMworld 2019 Edition...
VMworld 2019 is now only a couple of days away, and I can't wait to return to San Francisco for what will be my seventh VMworld and third one with Veeam. It ...
VMworld 2019 - Still Time To Go for FREE*!
VMworld is rapidly approaching, and for those that have not secured their place at the event in San Francisco, and for whatever reason have been hindered in ...
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...
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 - 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...
#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...
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...
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...
VMUG UserCon – Sydney and Melbourne Events!
A few years ago I claimed that the Melbourne VMUG Usercon was the “Best Virtualisation Event Outside of VMworld!” …that was a big statement if ever there was...
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...
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 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...
2018 Year of Travel - A Few Interesting Stats
This year was my second full year working for Veeam and my role being global, requires me to travel to locations and events where my team presents content an...
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...
Veeam at AWS re:Invent 2018
AWS re:Invent 2018 is happening next week and for the first time Veeam is at the event in a big way! Last year, we effectively tested the waters with a small...
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...
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...
VeeamON Forum Sydney and Auckland...Not too Late to Register!
Back in May, we held VeeamON in Chicago where we launched Veeam’s vision and strategy to lead the way in intelligent data management. One of the great things...
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 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...
VMware Cloud on AWS, Veeam Powered Network and Veeam ONE ...my Session Roundup for VeeamON 2018
Yesterday I posted an article highlighting my top picks for VeeamON 2018 . The one thing I didn't list in that post was my own sessions for this years event....
VeeamON 2018: Top Session Picks
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 extremely valu...
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 Vault #10: Latest Veeam Releases and Vanguard 2018 Update
Welcome to the 10th edition of Veeam Vault and the first one for 2018. It's pretty crazy to think that we have already completed two months of the year. Afte...
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...
9.5 Update 3 Officially Compatible with VMware Cloud on AWS
At VMworld 2017 Veeam was announced as one of only two foundation Data Protection partners for VMware Cloud on AWS. This functionality was dependant on the r...
A Year of Travel - A Few Interesting Stats
This year was my first full year working for Veeam and my role being global, requires me to travel to locations and events where my team presents content and...
Quick Look: Installing Veeam Powered Network Direct from a Linux Repo
Last week, Veeam Powered Network ( Veeam PN ) was released to GA. As a quick reminder Veeam PN allows administrators to create, configure and connect site-to...
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...
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...
Awarded vExpert Cloud - A New vExpert Sub Program
Last week Corey Romero announced the inaugural members of the vExpert Cloud sub-program . This is the third vExpert sub-program following the vSAN and NSX pr...
Veeam Powered Network: Quick Video Walkthrough
Earlier this year at VeeamON we announced Veeam PN as part of the Restore to Microsoft Azure product. While Veeam PN is still in RC, I've written a series of...
VMworld 2017 Veeam Recap - Breakouts, TechTalks and Final Thoughts.
Both VMworld US and Europe have come and gone in quick time this year and while I only attended VMworld US my team and other Veeam staff featured at Europe a...
VMware Cloud on AWS Availability with Veeam
It’s been exactly a year since VMware announced their partnership with AWS and it’s no surprise that at this year’s VMworld the solution is front and center ...
Veeam Vault #8: VMworld 2017 Edition...Still Best Of!
I'm sitting in the airport lounge waiting to board the first leg of my 26 hour journey to Las Vegas for VMworld 2017 and I thought it was no better time to w...
Connecting to Home or Office Networks with Veeam Powered Network
A few weeks ago I wrote an article on how Veeam Powered Network can make accessing your homelab easy with it's straight forward approach to creating and conn...
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...
Veeam Vault #6: Pre VeeamON 2017 Edition! New Logo, Update 2, VAW and Vanguard Roundup
Time flies quickly when you're having fun! VeeamON 2017 kicks off in New Orleans kicks off in just a few days and to say that it's been a hectic period for t...
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...
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...
It's ok to steal... VMUG UserCon Key Take Aways
Last week I attended the Sydney and Melbourne VMUG UserCons and apart from sitting in on some great sessions I came away from both events with a renewed sens...
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...
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...
A New Direction ...A New Company ...A New Role
Three and a half years ago I was given a brilliant opportunity to join what was at the time Australia's leading vCloud Powered Service Provider...Zettagrid. ...
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...
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...
Veeam 9.5: Beefed Up Support for vCloud Director
Veeam have only announced two features of their upcoming v9.5 release of Backup & Replication but it's exciting to announce that they have chosen to release ...
Veeam One: Free Edition Powerful And Worth A Look!
Veeam don't just do awesome Backup & Replication software ...they also have, what I think is a highly underrated operations and management and capacity plann...
Quick Post: ESXi 6.0 Patch Breaks Veeam Instant VM Recovery
This is a quick post to alert Veeam users to an issue that was raised in the Veeam Community Forums yesterday...firstly if you are a Veeam customer and are n...
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'...
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 ...
Veeam 9 Released: Top New Features
This week Veeam released to GA version 9 of their Backup & Recovery product. It's a significant release for Veeam for a number of reasons and after having at...
Veeam 9 - Important Cloud Connect Upgrade for VCSPs
[Update] There is a patch upgrade for v9 (build 9.0.0.773) that needs to be applied before GA which will take the build to build 9.0.0.902. Late last week Ve...
#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: Scale-out Backup Repository Will Be Brilliant for Cloud Service Providers
[ UPDATE ] - This feature will not be available for Cloud Connect in the initial releases but will be supported in future updates.... Hopefully sooner rather...
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...
Veeam Vanguard Program Announcement
After not being able to share for a month or so it's a honour to announce that I have been selected to be part of the inaugural Veeam Vanguard Program. The V...
Announced: Veeam 9 Cloud Connect Replication For Service Providers
Last week Veeam announced that version 9 of Backup & Replication will feature a new addition to it's Cloud Connect product...Replication for Service Provider...
Updated Feature Review: Veeam 8 - Update 2
When Veeam 8 went GA in November of last year I put together a post where I reviewed the best New Features of the v8 release . Last week Veeam released Patch...
Quick Post: Veeam 8 Network Priority Setting
Today I went through and upgraded our Veeam Backup and Replication Platform from v7 to v8. Overall the in place upgrade was painless, quick and efficient...h...
January vCenter and ESXi 5.5 Patch Releases: Critical CBT Bug Fixed
VMware released new builds for vCenter and ESXi 5.5 today. The builds contain mostly bug fixes, but I wanted to point out one fix that had affected those who...
Veeam 8: Zero Day Patch to Address VMware CBT Bug
Received an email this morning from Veeam letting me know that a zero day patch was available that addresses the CBT Bug mentioned in my previous New Feature...
New Feature Review: Veeam 8 Backup & Replication
Last Friday Veeam released version 8 of their Backup and Replication product and like the previous releases the features keep on coming with improvements to ...
Veeam Cloud Connect
I've written a couple of posts around the pain of backup products and I've talked about a world where we backup independent of the Application. Storage platf...
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...