Third-party software that interacts with VMware vCenter must store credentials somewhere. These credentials are the target of attackers as they often provide high privileges on one of the central components of a busines IT infrastructure. This blog post shows how a “least privilege model” implementation with Veeam Backup & Replication can work. Read more

One thing that all CIOs have had on their minds the last couple of years is if their infrastructure and services are safe from ransomware attacks. So far in 2021 we have seen a surge of ransomware attacks that have targeted even large enterprises like Colonial Pipeline which supply 45% of the East Coast's supply of diesel, petrol and jet fuel and ended up paying 5 million for getting back access to their data. The latest statistics show that there is a ransomware attack every 11 seconds, where the attackers utilize different attack vectors to try to get access. So how can we protect ourselves or at least reduce the risk from these types of attacks? Read more

May was a busy month! I had the opportunity to present at Pure//Accelerate again this year and we just wrapped up VeeamON 2021. By the way, both events now have content up for replay, so it’s the perfect time to catch up! wOne of the common themes that I had for both events was some perspective around ensuring reliable data recovery from a ransomware incident. With the current threat atmosphere today, this is the opportunity to shine for backup software as well as modern storage systems. Read more

If you’re operating in a Windows or Windows Server environment, and have critical data to protect, then Windows Storage Spaces can come in handy. Many data centers and server farms implement both HDDs and SSDs for storing important data. Unfortunately, 10% of hard drives fail past the three-year mark. Organizations must recognize this threat — and the numerous other hardware, software and human snafus that may threaten data integrity. Read more

Veeam Backup & Replication v11 introduces the Hardened Repository as a secure place where backups can be stored immutably for a configured amount of time. With the Hardened Repository, Veeam created a WORM (write once, read many) storage option for Veeam backups. And the best part, this new role can be deployed on ANY general-purpose Linux server, without locking you down to the special proprietary hardware. Read more

The integration of Lenovo’s industry-leading ThinkSystem and ThinkAgile compute and data management solutions with new Veeam Backup & Replication v11 delivers you a smarter, more efficient way to protect all of your critical data from edge to hybrid cloud.

Take a closer look at Lenovo and Veeam’s partnership and why it is even stronger with the release of Veeam Backup & Replication v11 and many other Veeam products. Read more

Today, Veeam Disaster Recovery Orchestrator v4 is now available, with full support for Veeam CDP Replicas, for turning up your DR strategy to, err 11. Some may be asking, “What is Veeam Disaster Recovery Orchestrator? I’ve never heard of this.” With V4, we have rebranded the Veeam Availability Orchestrator, including all of its features, to a name that is more descriptive and fitting for its serious capabilities in and around automating and orchestrating your DR plan.

Let’s take a closer look at how Orchestrator fits into your Veeam environment when it comes to CDP.

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The new RESTful API in Veeam Backup & Replication v11 is a big moment for Veeam. We have been working to modernize our automation and orchestration toolset with our more recent product releases and the experiences learnt from those has been added into V11 in the form of a new RESTful API Service. JSON based, installed by default and separate to Enterprise Manager, this will allow our partners looking to leverage the power of APIs to get more from Veeam Backup & Replication. Read more

One of the first features added to Veeam Backup & Replication was backup copy jobs, and with backup copy jobs, we added GFS. GFS stands for Grandfather, Farther, Son. It is the term used for archival retention points originally in just backup copy jobs, but now it’s available in traditional backup jobs in more recent versions. These archival points allow customers to save a point-in-time full copies of their data in intervals of weeks, months, quarters and years. Starting in Veeam Backup & Replication v11, there will be some changes to how GFS is handled in backup copy jobs and some new best practice configurations. Read more

We know you’re all excited for the many benefits of Veeam Backup & Replication v11, including the many features and improvements and how this platform continues to expand to protect even more of your critical workloads. The benefits of this V11 release include bulletproof ransomware protection, increased security, Continuous Data Protection (CDP), greater cloud portability and cloud-native backup options in AWS and Microsoft Azure and much, much more. The list is truly impressive and a testament to our R&D team, listening to your feedback and responding with continued innovation that is Simple, Flexible and Reliable. Read more