Best Practices for Hardening the Veeam Backup Repository (Windows)
A good way of hardening the backup repository is by running it on a standalone Windows Server with storage attached to it. Create/Use a local account with administrative access and make sure only this (newly created) account has access rights to the location where the…
Nakivo backup & replication v4.0 released
Today Nakivo announced the release of their fourth version for backup & replication. Nakivo backup & replication is build for handeling virtual infrastructures and is certified by VMware. The product works agentless and is meant for both onsite and offsite backup of virtual machines. The…
Acronis vmProtect
Recently we where approached by Acronis if we would be interested in having a look at their backup and replication product called vmProtect. vmProtect is suitable for environments that have up to 100 virtual clients in a vSphere virtual infrastructure. The installation and reviewing is…
Veeam Back-up & Replication 7 available NOW
Veeam has just released the new version of their award winning product, Veeam Backup & Replication. Veeam Back-up & Replication 7 includes a lot of enhancement and cool new features. With these new features and enhancements Veeam Backup & Replication 7 leverages the capabilities and benefits of virtualization…
Veeam Back-up & Replication v7
Today Veeam announced 2 more secret features of their new and improved version of Veeam Backup & Replication, version v7.0. The ‘Back-up from storage snapshots’ and ‘Build-in WAN Acceleration’ features now complete the list of 9 new features. The new version now contains the following new features,…
CommVault introduces Simpana IntelliSnap Recovery Manager
Recently CommVault has launched Simpana IntelliSnap Recovery Manager, a standalone software product for automating application-aware snapshot management and recovery of various storage arrays and physical and virtual servers. Just like Veeam Backup & Replication 6.5 this solution responds to the increasing use of hardware snapshots…
Free Veeam Backup & Replication 6.5
Last month Veeam released version 6.5 of their Veeam Backup & Replication product. Now they have a great opportunity that you won’t want to miss! Veeam offers you a FREE 2-socket NFR license for Veeam Backup & Replication 6.5 for all vExperts, VCPs, VCIs, MVPs,…
New: Veeam Backup & Replication v6.5
Last week Veeam made their newest version of Backup & Replication v6.5 available. Veeam published their latest version as having the “WOW-factor”. Let’s have a look at the new features and see if it really has the WOW-factor. First: Veeam Backup & replication 6.5 now fully…
PHD Virtual Back-up & Replication 5.3
Last month PHD Virtual released version 5.3 of their Backup and Replication and PHD Virtual has really stepped up their game with this new release. There are a handful of new features and improvements but the biggest improvement is the enhanced scalability and performance. The…