Last week, I had the pleasure to sit down in a Twitter Space with Chris Williams and other AWS Community members to chat about Chris’s journey from a traditionally VMware/Infrastructure background to one in which he now lives and breaths public cloud and cloud native technologies. Not only is Chris deep into the technology… but […] Read More
Quick Post – SDDC Network Import/Export for VMware Cloud on AWS Fling
I remember back a few years ago when VMware first launched their Flings how useful some of them where (and still are). Seemed like no matter what area of the VMware platform you worked on, there was some sort of fling to made life easier. Back in the day I used to cover my Top […] Read More
Quick Post – VMware Cloud on AWS Firewall Rule Automatic Disable
Over the past week or so, i’ve been diving back into working on VMware Cloud on AWS… for the most, the experience hasn’t changed that much since I started tinkering back in 2018. That said, the main networking elements powered by NSX-T under the surface are now controlled through the main SDDC configuration portal. You […] Read More
Double Release – Veeam Backup for AWS v4 and Azure v3
The releases keep coming from us here at Veeam and off the back of updated versions Veeam Backup & Replication (v11a) , Veeam One (v11a) and Veeam Service Provider Console (v6) we have released new version of Veeam Backup for AWS v4 (Build 4.0.0.741) and Veeam Backup for Azure v3 (Build 3.0.0.666). This comes off […] Read More
Install and Configure Ghost on Ubuntu
I’ve been looking for alternative WordPress blogging options for a while and the one that keeps on coming up is Ghost. Now, Ghost has been around for a long time, in fact is was founded in 2013 after a Kickstarter campaign to create a new platform focused on professional publishing. Fast forward to to […] Read More
v11 For Service Providers – Extending Cloud Based Object Storage for Longer Term Retention
When Veeam Backup & Replication v11 went Generally Available on the 24th of February I posted the What’s in it for Service Providers blog. In that post I briefly outlined all the new features and enhancements in v11 as it related to our Veeam Cloud and Service Provider Partners. As mentioned each new major feature […] Read More
v11 Quick Look – Adding Archive Tier to Existing SOBR
Since version 9.5 Update 4 of Veeam Backup & Replication we have had support to firstly move, then copy (as part of v10) backup data from what is, traditionally more expensive local storage, to cheaper storage backed by an offsite or on-premises Object Storage Platform. As part of v11 (Launching on the 24th of February) […] Read More
v10a – Supercharging Recovery Speeds from Object Storage
We always talk about starting with backup… and it is true that you can’t recover unless you have a solid backup, however more and more the recovery of workloads, and the speed at which they are recovered is becoming crucial. One of the use cases I’ve been pushing since we released Cloud Tier back in […] Read More
Quick Look – Using Runecast’s AWS Analyser to see What’s What!
Back when I first started using AWS in 2010 I had a couple of EC2 instances running across a few regions for some web hosting clients I was managing at the time. After a few years, I got rid of the instances and supplementary services as they where no longer required. For the next two […] Read More
v10a – Platform Integration with the AWS Plugin
As mentioned my post yesterday, Veeam Backup & replication v10a has been released. One of the more significant new features of the release was the new AWS Plug-in for Veeam Backup & Replication. This works in conjunction with deployed instances of Veeam Backup for AWS and allows remote management of that solution right from the […] Read More