We heard a lot about object storage during the Veeam Backup & Replication v12 launch event. Although support for object storage is not new to the Veeam Data Platform, the ability to utilize it as a primary landing zone for backups is new in V12. Even though the list of new features and enhancements is astonishingly long for our latest release, anticipation around this capability has been a part of almost every conversation regarding V12. Read more

Veeam Data Platform is here and includes so many new features and enhancements for database administrators. When it comes to data protection, there are many tools that are either homegrown or built in the database platform that can be used. Read more

Veeam sees strong demand for immutable backups, and the Veeam Backup & Replication Hardened Repository is well positioned to provide that. Sometimes people believe that remote time attacks against Veeam Hardened Repository via network time protocol (NTP) are easy. That’s wrong! Read more

Veeam is thrilled to report Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v7 has launched. This release brings many exciting enhancements to already existing features like backup copy with the addition of immutability and copy to any object storage, and new cross-product integrations into Veeam ONE and Veeam Service Provider Console. Read more

What a whirlwind of a couple of weeks it’s been here at Veeam! With the launch of V12, so many exciting enhancements have been delivered to help organizations secure their backup strategy and improve recovery across hybrid cloud environments. Part of that includes a host of new capabilities in Veeam Backup for Google Cloud v4 delivered on Valentine’s Day! So, let’s dive in to exactly what’s new. Read more

The cloud — a seemingly monolithic, flippant catch-all term for what is an amorphous, complex ecosystem of platforms, software, APIs and design principles. For those dipping their toe in the cloud waters, it can seem like a vast wilderness, full of quicksand traps and unknown creatures, all there to catch you on your back foot. Read more

In today's digital world, what is the worst fear of any business relying on digital systems and data? Unexpected downtime! Every organization will suffer downtime at some point in time but systems and controls should be put in place to restore the system and/or data rapidly and reliably according to the business’s needs in such an event. Read more

Mike McDonald, Partner Solutions Architect at AWS, was kind enough to join Kasten at KubeCon Detroit for a talk around the concepts behind infrastructure as code and the benefits for Amazon EKS users. Read more

In this second part (the first part can be found here) of setting up and hardening a Veeam “hardened repository,” I will cover how to set up Ubuntu 20.04 in a secure way. While it’s “just a minimal installation,” I have seen many questions on this topic, so let’s clear some things up. Read more

The Veeam Hardened Repository is Veeam’s native solution to provide trusted immutability for backups of Veeam Backup & Replication on a Linux server. By supporting generic Linux servers, Veeam ensures that customers always have a choice about their hardware without vendor lock-in. Veeam also allows customers to use their trusted Linux distribution (Ubuntu, Red Hat, SUSE) instead of being forced to use a “custom Veeam Linux”. Read more