In the previous post we ran quickly through the requirements and architecture of Veeam Endpoint Backup. Now we are going to look on how to start with the product.

I’m not going to run over the installation, which is very easy to do, however, during the installation you need to make a few decisions.

After the installation, the wizard will ask you if you want to configure your backup with the default settings. In order to do so, you need to have a USB drive that is at least half of the selected source (entire PC) in size. For many users, the default settings will be perfect and they can proceed with doing so.

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We released our first technical poster — Veeam Backup & Replication v7 for Hyper-V: Overview — almost a year ago. It is now time to upgrade that poster with v8 features and enhancements for Hyper-V environments.

This new poster is more than just a slight update. It’s completely different material, even though you may see a few similarities at first glance.

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This is a guest post by Vladimir Eremin, a product manager at Veeam. Vladimir is very active on the Veeam Forums, Twitter and in Spiceworks. One of Vladimir’s skills is PowerShell and he walks through this process here in this guest blog post. If you have any question on the PowerShell parts mentioned in this post; use the Veeam Forums to discuss. You an also download the sample script here and discuss this topic in the Veeam Forums.

Our Veeam Backup Free Edition has been the most popular free Veeam tool, mostly thanks to its VeeamZIP ... Read more

Most of you know our Veeam Availability Suite solution and how that suite works. Others might be more familiar with the Veeam Management Pack for System Center. With the release of Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE there is a complete new solution in the Veeam family. In a new series of posts, I am going to highlight a few items of this solution, starting with the architecture today.

Veeam Endpoint Backup Free is a stand-alone solution. This is completely different from our other solutions and therefore does not require a dedicated server, management suite or something else. It is a windows-based tool that can be installed on any computer that ... Read more

Did you have a chance to print and hang either of our free Veeam posters? If not, you can still get both of these useful posters here: Veeam Backup & Replication v7 for Hyper-V and Veeam Backup & Replication v8 for VMware. Today, we have another poster for you called: 47 restore scenarios from Veeam Backup & Replication v8.

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In just over 6 short months, we will be hosting VeeamON 2015, in Las Vegas! If you attended VeeamON 2014, you know this is THE event dedicated to data center Availability. If you weren’t able to join us last year, know that VeeamON has already made quite an impact industry-wide – in a good way! We have more than doubled the amount of technical programs and training for 2015, so NOW is the time join the VeeamON community and participate.

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Get more support on your way to becoming a Microsoft Certified Expert! Mike Reseller suggests additional on-demand video training resources like CBT Nuggets and Pluralsight when preparing for Microsoft exams. He also gives you recommendations on getting real-life experience and building your own lab. Read more

A couple of months ago, we announced a new solution called Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE. In December, we released the beta version of this software to the world. The interest in this beta software was overwhelming and we had a huge amount of testers, with more than 22,000 registered users and almost 20,000 downloads of our beta.

Today, we are proud to announce the GA (general availability) of Veeam Endpoint Backup FREE!

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Mike Reseller discusses the steps you need to take when preparing for the MCSE certification (Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert). He gives a detailed review on all of the available training materials offered by Microsoft and even more you can obtain from other sources including books, videos and communities. Read more

If you have been following Veeam over the years, you know that we move at Veeam Speed! It is one of our core values and applies to the technologies in which we work with as well as the spirit of Veeam employees. One of the key and most strategic technologies from VMware is vCloud Air, and we are happy to announce that Veeam Backup & Replication is now listed in the vCloud Air Marketplace. Additionally, Veeam Backup & Replication is designated as VMware Ready for vCloud Air. Let’s explain what this is and what it means to Veeam partners.

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