[UPDATE] – VMware have released an official KB for the CBT issue. Sadly if you recognize the title of this post it’s because this isn’t the first time I’ve felt compelled to write about the continued industry frustration with some repeat ESXi bugs. In February I wrote in general around the recent history of bugs […] Read More
New Rubrik r528 – Targeting Encrypted Backup Market
Rubrik have today announced an expansion to their existing Converged Data Management Backup Appliances adding the secure backup focused r528 to the rXXX appliances. They have also released version 2.2 of their hardware plus software backup platform which introduces a couple new features to the Rubrik Management UI. The r528 is a targeted shift for Rubrik aimed at […] Read More
Veeam 9 – Important Cloud Connect Hotfix for VCSPs
Overnight Veeam released Hotfix Rollup 1 for Veeam Backup & Replication v9 targeting Veeam Cloud Connect VCSP partners. This is to fix a couple of small performance issues in large Veeam Cloud Connect deployments and a couple of other issue that have been discovered since the release of Update 1. If you are a VCSP […] Read More
Veeam Cloud Connect on World Availability Day
Today (30th of March) is Veeam’s World Availability Day. This is a new day that Veeam has declared to make people aware about how availability plays a part in all organizations as an extension of Backup and Recovery. In it’s self…WAD is a marketing initiative from Veeam that backs onto World Backup Day…which is happening tomorrow […] Read More
Veeam 9 Update 1 Released – Cloud Connect Enhancements
Last Friday the Veeam Cloud Service Provider members would have received an email informing them that Update 1 for Veeam 9 Backup & Replication had been RTM’ed and was available to download for Cloud Connect partners and selected Veeam customers with outstanding support cases. The update introduces a couple of significant feature enhancement for Cloud Connect Replication and […] Read More
Rubrik Hands On: Initial Setup and Configuration
Why Veeam’s software-driven, hardware agnostic approach makes sense for backups Late last year I attended a bloggers briefing for the launch of Rubrik Converged Data Management where the secondary storage startup announced version 2.0 of their hardware plus software backup platform. This week Rubrik will be presenting at Tech Field Day 10 and have […] Read More
Veeam 9 Released – What’s in it for Service Providers…and their Customers
Last week Veeam released v9 of their Backup & Replication platform and I went through an listed out the top new general features of the v9 release. In that post I purposely left the features that relate to Veeam Cloud Service Providers as a dedicated post is fitting for the improvements and enhancements added around Cloud […] Read More
#VeeamOn 2015: Wrap Up and Highlights
Last week Veeam held their second VeeamOn Conference in Las Vegas at the Aria Resort and Casino. Before the event kicked off last Sunday I wrote a post on my expectations and session recommendations…glad to report that the week was a success and Veeam certainly know how to organize and execute an event. Before going […] Read More
#VeeamON 2015: Announced: Veeam Endpoint Backup Free…for LINUX!
Today during the VeeamOn Keynote, one of the big announcements was that Veeam would be releasing a new Endpoint Backup product that extends support to Linux based physical (or Virtual) machines. This follows up from last years announcement of the Windows version which has been downloaded approximately 200,000 times since release proving that there is a […] Read More
#VeeamOn 2015: Expectations and Top Session Recommendations
This year I am honoured to be attending VeeamOn in Las Vegas thanks to the Veeam Vanguard Program. I’m looking forward to the event for a number of reasons (not withstanding I’ve never been to Vegas) and I am going to be interested in how it compares to the other major IT conferences I have […] Read More