Today at VeeamON 2017 we announced the Release Candidate of Veeam PN (Veeam Powered Network) which together with our existing feature, Direct Restore to Microsoft Azure creates a new solution called Veeam Disaster Recovery for Microsoft Azure. At the heart of this new solution is Veeam PN which extends an on-premises network to one that’s in Azure enhancing our availability capabilities around disaster recovery.
Veeam PN allows administrators to create, configure and connect site-to-site or point-to-site VPN tunnels easily through an intuitive and simple UI all within a couple of clicks. There are two components to Veeam PN, that being a Hub Appliance that’s deployable from the Azure Marketplace and a Site Gateway that’s downloadable from the veeam.com website and deployable on-premises from an OVA meaning it can be installed onto
Veeam PN for Microsoft Azure (Veeam Powered Network) is a free solution designed to simplify and automate the setup of a disaster recovery (DR) site in Microsoft Azure using lightweight software-defined networking (SDN).
- Provides seamless and secure networking between on-premises and Azure-based IT resources
- Delivers easy-to-use and fully automated site-to-site network connectivity between any site
Veeam PN is designed for both SMB and Enterprise customers, as well as service providers.
From my point of view this is a great example of how Veeam is no longer a backup company but a company that’s focused on availability. Networking is still the most complex part of executing a successful disaster recovery plan and with Veeam PN easily extending on-premises networks to DR networks as well as providing connectivity from remote sites back to DR networks via site-to-site connectivity while also providing access for remote endpoints the ability to connect into the HUB appliance and be connected to networking configured via a point-to-site connection.
Look out for more information from myself on Veeam PN as we get closer to GA.
