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25 Percent of Veeam Customers Upgrade to New Veeam Backup and Replication v7 Within 30 Days of Its Release

Citing ease and simplicity of the upgrade process, 60 percent reported that the upgrade process took minutes, while 90 percent upgraded to the latest version within hours

Barcelona, Spain; VMworld 2013 Europe, Booth G# 213: October 16, 2013

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Veeam Software, innovative provider of backup, replication and virtualization management solutions for VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V, today announced at VMworld 2013 Europe that just over one-quarter of the current customer base upgraded to Veeam Backup and Replication (B&R) v7 within 30 days of its release. The rapid rate of adoption is just one of several data points demonstrating the runaway success of the latest version of Veeam’s flagship product.

“The rate at which our customers are upgrading to Veeam, Backup and Replication v7 is a testament not only to the anticipation of the product, but also to the ease of use and simplicity of the upgrade process itself,” said Ratmir Timashev, CEO of Veeam. “By providing enterprises with even more advanced Modern Data Protection, Veeam has once again disrupted the backup industry. We’re receiving overwhelming response from customers telling us how they were able to upgrade to v7 within minutes, that they have dramatically reduced the time it takes to backup their data, and that their confidence in Veeam has never been stronger.”

Veeam recently surveyed customers who have upgraded to B&R v7 within the past 30 days. Highlights of the survey include:

  • 60 percent reported that the upgrade process took minutes, while 90 percent upgraded to the latest version within hours.
  • 98 percent said the upgrade to v7 was not difficult; 41 percent of respondents said that Veeam has set a new standard in the ease of software upgrades.
  • 92 percent of users upgraded in-house, with no professional services or consulting.
  • Over 91 percent said they are satisfied with B&R v7 or that it has exceeded their expectations.

“I downloaded, upgraded, and had 25 VMs backed up all within one hour of the GA (general availability) of Veeam B&R v7,” said Zerin Dube, Associate Director at HFF. “Compared to other backup and replication products, it is by far the easiest to configure and administer. It’s stable, reliable and consistent.”

“Our upgrade experience to Veeam B&R v7 was very fluid and easy to do,” said Stephen Smith, Systems Administrator at Competitive Energy Services. “I adjusted the jobs after we completed the upgrade and implemented several of the new features. We have now cut our backup time by almost 3 hours with the new version. Obviously, we are extremely happy with Veeam, its support team and their software.” 

Veeam Backup & Replication v7 introduces two disruptive innovations: Built-in WAN Acceleration and Backup from Storage Snapshots, taking Modern Data Protection to the next level. B&R v7 also introduces 7 additional market-leading features and more than 75 other new features/enhancements, including Veeam Explorer for Microsoft SharePoint, VMware vCloud Director Integration, Self-Service Recovery of VMs and Guest Files, and Native Tape Support.

"Veeam´s Backup & Replication product is easy-to-use, powerful and flexible in every modern vSphere enterprise environment” said Alan Madsen, Technical Lead, Hardware & Framework / Group Finance & Operations at Vestas Wind Systems. ”Every time we make a backup or do a restore, we are surprised by the product’s performance and ingenuity."

“Veeam B&R v7 just works,” said Eric Shonebarger, CIO of Hit Promotional Products. “The added features of WAN Acceleration and Backup to Tape, allow me to finally stop using other tools. Specifically, I no longer have to use third-party tools to move data to our collocation facility.”

“I've been deploying Veeam software for years and have never experienced any issues with updates or upgrades, which is surprising in the software world,” said Eric Machabert, IT Consultant/Consultant Infrastructures at Computacenter. “The upgrade took less than 30 minutes, with no downtime. It was easy, fast and problem-free. It’s definitely a best-in-class backup solution.”

Attendees at VMworld Europe 2013 are invited to visit booth G# 213 for live demos of Veeam Backup & Replication v7. For additional information on Veeam, visit http://www.veeam.com.

About Veeam Software

Veeam is Modern Data Protection - providing powerful, easy-to-use and affordable solutions that are Built for Virtualization and the cloud. Veeam Backup & Replication delivers VMware backupHyper-V backup, recovery and replication. This #1 VM Backup solution helps organizations meet RPOs and RTOs, save time, eliminate risks and dramatically reduce capital and operational costs. Veeam Backup Management Suite combines Veeam Backup & Replication and Veeam ONE into a single integrated solution to protect virtualization investments, increase administrator productivity and help mitigate daily management risks. Veeam Management Pack (MP) extends enterprise monitoring to VMware through Microsoft System Center. Veeam also provides free tools for the virtualization community.

Founded in 2006, Veeam is privately owned and has been profitable since 2009. Veeam currently has over 19,000 ProPartners and 73,000 customers worldwide. Veeam’s global headquarters are located in Baar, Switzerland and the company has offices throughout the world.