Last week the Veeam Availability Console Azure Marketplace appliance went live. This allows Veeam Cloud and Service Providers to easily deploy VAC into any Azure region. In it’s previous incarnation the Managed Backup Portal was only available as an Azure marketplace appliance and not available to install by a VCSP. Now that VAC 2.0 is […] Read More
Configuring Service Provider Self Service Recovery with Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365
For a while now I’ve talked about the increasing functionality of the the Cloud Connect Gateway and that it is central to a lot of features and services that exist within Veeam Backup & Replication. With the release of 9.5 Update 3 we added a feature that allows multi-tenant self service recoverability of a tenants […] Read More
Creating a Custom Cloud Connect Maintenance Mode Message
Last week I wrote an article on Maintenance Modes in Cloud Connect and also Veeam Availability Console. For Cloud Connect there is a default error message that get’s shown in the Job Status if any jobs are started if the Cloud Connect Maintenance Mode is turned on. We have the ability to customize that message […] Read More
Cloud Connect and VAC Portal Maintenance Modes
Lately i’ve been digging deeper into the Veeam Availability Console and have been wrapping my head around it’s extended feature set. With that I thought it would be good to start a series of short blog posts pointing out examples of how certain parts are configured and what is happening under the covers. To kick […] Read More
A Deeper Look at Insider Protection in 9.5 Update 3
With the release of Backup & Replication 9.5 Update 3 we introduced the concept of a Recycle Bin for customers sending offsite cloud backups to VCSPs using Veeam Cloud Connect. This deleted backup protection…or Insider Protection allows the VCSP to enable the deleted backups protection option for specific tenants and looks to add another level […] Read More
Quick Look: Veeam Agent for Linux 2.0 – Now With Cloud Connect
Just over a year ago Veeam Agent for Linux version 1.0 was released and for me still represents an important milestone for Veeam. During various presentations over the last twelve months I have talked about the fact that Linux backups haven’t really changed for twenty or so years and that the tried and trusted method […] Read More
VCSP Important Notice: 9.5 Update 3 RTM Is Out…With Insider Protection and more!
Earlier this week, Veeam made available to our VCSP partners the RTM of Update 3 for Backup & Replication 9.5 (Build 9.5.0.1335). Update 3 is what we term a breaking update, meaning that if a Cloud Connect tenant upgrades from any previous 9.5 version before VCSPs this will break backup or replication functionality. With that in mind the […] Read More
Veeam Availability Console – What’s in it for Service Providers
Today, the Veeam Availability Console was made GA meaning that after a long wait our new multi-tenant service provider management and reporting platform is available for download. VAC is an significant evolution of the Managed Backup Portal that was released in 2016 and acts as a central portal for Veeam Cloud and Service Providers to […] Read More
VeeamON 2017 Wrap
VeeamON 2017 has come and gone and even though I left New Orleans on Friday afternoon, I just arrived back home…54 hours of travel, transit and delays has meant that my VeeamOFF continued longer than most! What an amazing week it was though for Veeam, our partners and our customers…The announcements that we made over the […] Read More
Veeam Vault #6: Pre VeeamON 2017 Edition! New Logo, Update 2, VAW and Vanguard Roundup
Time flies quickly when you’re having fun! VeeamON 2017 kicks off in New Orleans kicks off in just a few days and to say that it’s been a hectic period for the Technical Product Marketing Team and anyone at Veeam involved with VeeamON would be an understatement. All the hard work being done behind the […] Read More