Bare-metal recovery (BMR) is the process of restoring a fully functioning Windows machine from scratch (including the operating system, applications, settings, and files) to either the same or entirely different hardware. It’s called “bare metal” because the recovery takes place on a system that has no software installed at all — just hardware waiting for a complete rebuild. Read more

Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v7 brought many enhancements to how backups can be stored and flexibility to where data can be transferred. The highlight features in this release are backup copy from any object storage to any object storage and object lock capability on the backup copies. These features provide a new level of security and freedom to the backups within Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365.   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

Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 is a solution that allows you to back up and restore Microsoft 365 data: Exchange Online, OneDrive for business, SharePoint Online, Teams. You can also protect data managed by this on-premises installations: Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft SharePoint Server. The purpose of this article is to illustrate how to restore access to your backup data in case of a disaster that impacted Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 server. Read more

Updating anything in an environment can be a very stressful process and is easily the least favorite task of any IT team. This is in large part due to the unknowns that can happen while updating any products or components. No one wants to modify something that is currently working, bringing on the mentality of “if it’s not broke, don’t fix it”. This common rule can be a double edge sword that leaves your environment open to security vulnerabilities and dated product features. Considering this problem, I think Grace Hopper said it best, “The most dangerous phrase in the language is, ‘we’ve always done it this way’”. This post serves as a guide for the reasons why you should update ... Read more

Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v6a released a couple of days ago, and we are excited to announce some new features and enhancements. To start, we ! Also included in this release is a , a new user protection report, and tons of efficiency enhancements. Read more

Backup is important, but equally important is having a variety of recovery options at your disposal. Veeam is famous for its breadth of recovery options within its platform across cloud, virtual, physical, Software as a Service (SaaS) and Kubernetes workloads. In this blog, we’ll unpack the 45 recovery options that come with Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 and how they can help you bring back data in the way that makes the most sense for your business.  Read more

Since the inception of Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365, Veeam has made it our mission to educate the IT community on the importance of protecting data in Office 365. Fortunately, as time has gone by, more and more organizations understand the “why” of SaaS backup and want to focus on the “how”. So, we have created a new easy-to-read technical guide on Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 which explains everything from what the components are, to how get up and running creating your first backups and restores. Let’s cover a few important aspects of deploying Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365. Read more

Veeam is excited to announce the release of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 version 6! That’s not a typo, we have updated the name of our fastest growing product to be in line with Microsoft’s official naming convention change to “Microsoft 365.” Along with this name change, we have added a self-service restore portal and backup copy to low-cost object storage, teased. In addition to these great features, we have now added the ability to restore SharePoint to new locations, a new ISO installer, support for multi-geo organizations, and much more! For details, please read the full release notes. Read more

Version 6 of Veeam Service Provider Console has been out for little over a month now and contains highly anticipated features and enhancements that our Veeam Cloud & Service Provider (VCSP) partners have been asking for. In this technical blog, I’ll answer the most common questions brought up to me as a VCSP-dedicated engineer regarding the new features of this latest release. Read more