Volume 343, Issue 2 · 10 articles from 2 issues
Veeam Data Platform 13.1 lets file, object and NAS backup jobs target Amazon S3 Glacier and Azure Archive directly.
Veeam Data Platform 13.1 extends direct cold-storage backup, introduced for VM-based GFS backups in Veeam Backup & Replication 12.2, to unstructured data.
Amazon S3 Glacier and Azure Archive Storage can now be direct targets for file, object and NAS backup jobs, which previously had to stage through S3 Standard or a scale-out repository with a Capacity Tier.
The post covers key features, why the change matters, how to set up a file backup job targeting S3 Glacier from creation through restore, and limitations to watch for.
Veeam explains how small IT teams can choose between self-managed backup, managed BaaS and MSP-delivered backup.
This Veeam guide explains Backup as a Service (BaaS), which hands backup infrastructure and day-to-day monitoring to a provider for a predictable subscription, and distinguishes it from cloud backup, which is just a storage destination.
It compares self-managed backup, fully managed BaaS and BaaS delivered through a service provider or MSP, explains how to match the model to a lean team, and highlights SaaS blind spots in Microsoft 365, Salesforce and Google Workspace.
The post also lists what to look for in a provider, including speed to deploy, automation, self-service restores, security and predictable pricing, and why recovery testing matters.
Veeam says its Data Platform produces audit-ready compliance evidence automatically as part of day-to-day backup operations.
Veeam notes that proving immutable backups and working DR plans to auditors, insurers and regulators usually means weeks of manually collecting logs, screenshots and timelines.
Veeam Data Platform instead generates compliance evidence automatically during daily backup operations, keeping it current and ready to export.
The post covers immutability that can be proven rather than just configured, recovery testing that doubles as compliance evidence, and using that evidence to show readiness to cyber insurers.
Veeam explains how archiving old Salesforce data cuts storage costs and improves performance while keeping it compliant.
Drawing on a webinar with Veeam's Sam Nicholls and EzProtect founder Matt Meyers, the post argues that archiving is an overlooked way to free Salesforce budget as spending shifts toward Agentforce and other AI work.
Organizations with 10 to 15 years of Salesforce data face slow records, timed-out reports and lost support productivity, not just higher storage bills.
The post covers the risks of skipping archiving, how to build a strategy that satisfies both auditors and CFOs, and how Veeam Data Cloud for Salesforce simplifies the process.
Veeam Recovery Orchestrator 13.1 adds stand-alone Hyper-V host targets, direct restore to Azure and an Updater plug-in.
Veeam Recovery Orchestrator v13.1, part of Veeam Data Platform Premium Edition, adds a set of quality-of-life improvements.
Hyper-V recovery can now target a single stand-alone host instead of a cluster, helping branch offices, edge sites and service providers, and direct restore to Azure is supported, while read-only repository access keeps cleanroom recovery plans current.
Admins also get more control over where recovery lands, and day-two operations get easier with a Veeam Updater plug-in, a unified installer and a Scheduled Tasks page.
Veeam argues AI agent autonomy needs guaranteed rollback, pairing its recovery with Lenovo AI Express's validated Hybrid AI Factory.
Veeam says that while about 93% of enterprises expect a return from AI at scale, only 7% are ready to run it, and the difference is confidence that any AI system can be returned to a trusted state.
AI agents with permission to do real work can also cause damage using approved tools and valid credentials, faster than anyone can review.
The post positions Veeam recovery alongside Lenovo AI Express, which ships a validated Hybrid AI Factory in weeks, so autonomous systems remain reversible.
Veeam's Data & AI Trust Maturity Model finds 95% of firms have deployed AI, but over half scaled back an AI initiative.
In Veeam's Data & AI Trust Maturity Model study, 95% of organizations say they have deployed AI, yet more than half scaled back at least one AI initiative in the past 18 months.
Veeam argues readiness depends on data and operational foundations rather than use-case counts or model sophistication.
The post describes five maturity levels from Ad Hoc to Industry-Leading, common gaps that hold organizations back, and what moving up a level requires.
Veeam made Intelligent ResOps for Microsoft 365 generally available, adding AI agent visibility, ROT data discovery and precise recovery.
Veeam announced general availability of Veeam Intelligent ResOps for Microsoft 365, the first generally available iResOps offering and an add-on for Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 that customers connect in a few clicks with no data migration or re-architecture.
It identifies known and unknown AI agents and AI-driven file changes, discovers redundant, obsolete and trivial data to cut storage costs, and supports compliance and precise recovery.
Veeam also opened private previews for Veeam Data Platform and Okta.
Veeam launched Intelligent ResOps, with Microsoft 365 generally available and previews for Veeam Data Platform and Okta.
Veeam announced Veeam Intelligent ResOps (iResOps), a new family of offerings that adds context and intelligence to resilience.
iResOps for Microsoft 365 is generally available as an add-on to Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365, while versions for Veeam Data Platform, Okta and code/DevOps are in private preview.
The post frames the goal as minimum viable recovery: restoring the right things first, since the real cost of an outage is the hours a business cannot operate.
Veeam offers eight criteria and a scorecard for SMBs comparing backup software across servers, VMs, cloud and SaaS.
Hybrid SMBs run endpoints, physical servers, VMs, cloud infrastructure and SaaS, and endpoint-only tools cannot cover all of it, while one tool per workload creates costly sprawl and gaps.
Veeam lays out eight criteria for comparing backup software: workload coverage, unified management, recovery speed and granularity, ransomware resilience and immutability, licensing and TCO, scalability, automation, and compliance and support.
It compares approaches rather than brands and explains where Veeam fits.