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Amid a major move to remote work, cloud-based solutions can help state and local governments accommodate their newly remote workforces while accelerating digital transformation. But, for government entities that are riddled with legacy systems and outdated technology stacks, that migration is often plagued with risk. One market-leading suite of products aims to change that, and could even help agencies prepare for when the next disaster strikes.
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Authors: Paul Wilk, VMware Consultant, Triangle Computer Services
Shane Williford, Senior Systems Engineer

Are you looking to earn your VCP-DCV 2020 certification or upgrade your existing VCP6-DCV before the clock expires? Well, Shane Williford and Paul Wilk, along with Veeam, have you covered! Grab the latest edition (vSphere 6.7) of our VCP Study Guide.
This 131-page study guide covers all 7 of the exam blueprint sections to help you prepare for the VCP-DCV 2020 exam.

• Plan, install, configure and upgrade vCenter Server and VMware ESXi.
• Configure vSphere Networking and vSphere Storage and administer VMs and vApps.
• Perform troubleshooting for VMware ESXi hosts, VMs, vSphere Storage and Network Issues.

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Most legacy backup solutions in the market today aren’t very good. Challenges include IT admins lack the time, resources and energy to proactively tackle real business challenges. The frustration is real!

You’re not alone. IT pros around the globe feel your pain! This quick read is designed to help you understand the most common reasons other organizations have switched their primary backup solution and why now is the best time to make this switch. Read now

Companies of all sizes need to focus on reducing unplanned downtime and guarantee the backup and replication of all mission-critical data and activities.

Download this solution brief to learn more about how Veeam’s extensive data protection features extend HPE SimpliVity’s native data protection in five use cases that make HPE SimpliVity and Veeam the most superior and complete data protection solution. Read now

Forrester published a “2020 Modern Backup Buyers’ Guide,” which describes how modern IT has to adapt its data protection strategies as organizations embrace a multi-cloud approach and leverage cloud-based services. The guide from Forrester also posed self-assessment questions related to:
•      Technical & Functional Considerations for IT implementors and architects
•      Organizational & Operational Considerations for senior leaders driving IT strategy

Lastly, Forrester described “what to look for” for six key areas of data protection.
This brief covers the perspectives and responses by Veeam®, the leader in backup solutions that deliver Cloud Data Management™, to the six categories IT decision-makers should evaluate regarding their data backup and protection solutions. Read now

Author: Hannes Kasparick, Systems Engineer, Veeam Software

More and more companies come to understand that server virtualization is the way for modern data safety. In 2020, VMware is still the market leader and many Veeam® customers use VMware vSphere as their preferred virtualization platform. But, backup of virtual machines on vSphere is only one part of service Availability. Backup is the foundation for restores, so it is essential to have backups always available with the required speed.

The “Top 10 Best Practices for VMware Backups” white paper discusses best practices with Veeam Backup & Replication™ and VMware vSphere, such as:

• Planning your data restore in advance
• Keeping track of your data backup software updates and keeping your backup tools up-to-date
• Integrating storage based snapshots into your Availability concept
• And much more!

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Most Office 365 backup vendors do not offer the flexibility or functionality necessary to tailor data protection to your particular business needs.

Check out the pros and cons of Office 365 Backup vendors compared to Veeam. Read now

Increasingly, state and local governments find themselves targeted by malicious cyberattackers who sneak into their information technology systems, encrypt critical data and other files, and then demand millions in ransom payments to restore access. When governments find themselves being ransomed, their choices are typically to pay, which will undercut their ability to deliver key services to their communities due to budget restrictions, or not pay, resulting in the immediate inability to serve their communities and the loss of key data that will inevitably plague them for years afterwards.

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Author: Brien Posey, Microsoft MVP

It’s becoming increasingly common for ransomware authors to directly attack high-value targets like schools. Following a success­ful attack, an attacker may demand millions of dollars in ransom money. Even if paying the ransom was an option, doing that doesn’t guarantee that data can be recovered. The best way that an organi­zation can protect itself against ransomware attacks is to implement a backup system that guarantees the recoverability of data. Read now