A few weeks ago, our engineers helped solve a big problem for an organization that needed to leverage Veeam Agents and Cloud Connect Backup to secure company data stored on the laptops and workstations of their remote workforce (you can read about that scenario here). Another opportunity came our way when we were asked to help this company reconsider their disaster recovery (DR) plan. Read more

To put it simply, we all should "hope for the best, prepare for the worst." The 3-2-1 Rule does just that; it helps you prepare for the worst while keeping the process simple and easy. Take 10 seconds and think of the worst three things that could happen to your data. Let's explore all the options on our hands. Read more

This blog post will walk you through basic concepts and principles: What is ransomware? How does it infect your computer? And what is the impact on your business? Read more

Business Continuity, what does it really mean? Frankly, the term has been around forever, since the days the first PC landed and became essential to the health and performance of business. In recent years, it has meant how companies ensure IT systems remain available and are often linked with Disaster Recovery — creating the acronym BCDR — something all IT pros will undoubtedly know and probably have some experience with over their career. However, in recent years, new terms have outshined good ole BCDR: High Availability, Always-on, Always-Available, Modern Data Protection, and Cloud Data Management, to name a few. While all these terms have different focuses and value propositions, they all pay homage to the OG, Business Continuity. Read more

“If you’re moving to cloud primarily to save money, you would be terribly surprised with the result,” – that’s quite a popular phrase that’s been floating around in my team talks. While we always agree about cloud advantages such as ease of use, flexibility and so on, it requires some rethinking in terms of how you spend money there. In this article, I’m going to share a few tips based on my experience with AWS cost optimization. Read more

Knowing all the options to help protect your environment is great but it’s time to put the pieces together. The question you should be asking is not "If it will happen?" but "Are you prepared when it does happen?" Are you waiting for ransomware to activate in your environment or are you taking steps to mitigate damage before it happens? This article will help you take the steps today to answer those questions and what tools we offer to make this possible. Read more

Here is something you don’t always think about — protecting your Veeam Backup & Replication console. But even the server backing up your environment needs to be protected from attacks like ransomware and people with the best or malicious intent. This article will discuss some simple ways to lock down your Veeam server to help protect it from internal and external forces. Read more

2020 is already off to a great start with the recent release of Veeam Backup & Replication v10 as well as Veeam Agents for Microsoft Windows/Linux v4. Veeam continues to stay true to its heritage by offering both free and paid versions of these products, and Veeam Agents for Microsoft Windows and Linux v4 are offered as both a Standalone option as well as integrated with Veeam Backup & Replication. Let’s dive into what Veeam Agents for Microsoft Windows v4 has to offer and why this release is hugely important. Read more

The beginning of a security mindset is to acknowledge that there is no such thing as 100 percent security in the cloud. When you operate from that understanding, then your defenses are up and your offense game is on.

Here is a summary of actions you can take to get started on a path to better data protection in Office 365. They aren’t listed in order of priority, so use them as you see fit in your awareness campaigns, budget discussions, and backup vendor conversations.

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In Veeam Availability Orchestrator v2, we have two types of Orchestration Plans. First, the Failover Plan we all know and love, which quickly brings your replicas online.

With the introduction of Restore Plans, you can now orchestrate restores from backups with ease. This is a game changer as it means orchestrated DR isn’t just for enterprises or the most mission-critical of VMs — it’s for all organizations, all applications and all data. Using the same, simple wizard, building a Restore Plan is quick and easy. Let’s take a walk through that process. Read more