Today, we are going to discuss the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol which is incorporated into all Windows versions, both client and server. Particularly, one novelty added to the SMB protocol affecting the client side and allowing for SMB connections to be used without the SMB cache. Let's explore. Read more

Starting from the recently released version 3, Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 allows for retrieving your cloud data in a more secure way by leveraging modern authentication. For backup and restores, you can now use service accounts enabled for multi-factor authentication (MFA). In this article, you will learn how it works and how to set up things quickly. Read more

With Update 4’s exciting new cloud features, there are settings within AWS and Azure that you should familiarize yourself with to help negate some of the egress traffic costs, as well as help with security. Read more

Without a doubt, the automated reporting engine in Veeam Availability Orchestrator and the disaster recovery plan documentation it produces are among its most powerful capabilities. They’re something we’ve had a lot of overwhelmingly positive feedback from customers that benefit from them, and I feel that sharing some more insights into what these documents are capable of will help you understand how you can benefit from them, too. Read more

With the latest update, Veeam ONE Reporter gains three new reports that assess your Veeam Agent Backup Jobs. In addition to these predefined reports, the update brings information about computers to the “Backup Infrastructure Custom Data” report. Ultimately, this update aligns Veeam ONE to provide substantial reporting and monitoring for any physical machines that are protected by the Veeam Agent. Read more

Let’s take a look at application-level monitoring in Veeam ONE. This capability is inside of Veeam ONE Monitor, which is my personal favorite “part” of Veeam ONE. I’ve always said with Veeam ONE, “I guarantee that Veeam ONE will tell you something about your environment that you didn't know, but need to fix.” And with application-level monitoring, the story is stronger than ever. Read more

Heatmaps are part of Veeam ONE Reporter and do an outstanding job of giving an at-a-glance view of the backup infrastructure that can help you quickly view if the environment is performing both as expected AND as you designed it. Let’s dig into the new heatmaps. Read more

Several months ago, Evgenii wrote a blog post about some common and easily avoidable misconfigurations that support engineers keep seeing in customers' infrastructures. It was met with much attention and hopefully helped administrators improve their Veeam Backup & Replication setups. In this blog post, he would like to share with you several other important topics on how to make your experience with Veeam even smoother. Read more

It’s safe to argue that, to date, the May 2018 implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union, as well as the two-year ramp-up period that lead to the activation date, has elevated the status and industry press coverage of compliance-related issues more than any other data protection and compliance standard set by governing bodies. Veeam can help you stay compliant with ease. Read more

Veeam offers a number of unique recovery processes for different scenarios and Veeam DataLabs Secure Restore is simply an optional enhancement included in many of these recovery processes. Let's explore what it brings to the table. Read more