VEEAM Backup
Veeam Backup & Replication is a comprehensive data protection and disaster recovery solution developed by Veeam Software. It is designed to provide backup, replication, and recovery capabilities for virtualized environments, primarily VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V.
- Backup and Recovery: Veeam allows users to create image-level backups of virtual machines (VMs), capturing entire VMs including operating systems, applications, and data. These backups can be stored locally or offsite, and they support various storage targets such as disk storage, tape, and cloud storage.
- Incremental Backups: Veeam uses incremental backup technology to optimize backup efficiency and reduce storage consumption. After an initial full backup, subsequent backups only capture changes made since the last backup, significantly reducing backup windows and network traffic.
- Instant VM Recovery: Veeam enables users to quickly recover entire VMs or individual files and application items from backup files. With Instant VM Recovery, VMs can be started directly from backup files within minutes, minimizing downtime and disruption to business operations.
- Replication: Veeam provides built-in replication capabilities for creating copies of VMs at remote locations for disaster recovery purposes. Replication jobs can be scheduled to maintain up-to-date replicas of critical VMs, ensuring fast recovery in the event of a disaster or hardware failure.
- Application-aware Processing: Veeam supports application-aware processing, allowing backups to capture consistent snapshots of applications running inside VMs, such as Microsoft Exchange, SQL Server, and Active Directory. This ensures data integrity and recoverability for mission-critical applications.
- SureBackup and SureReplica: Veeam includes features called SureBackup and SureReplica, which enable automated verification of backup and replica integrity. SureBackup verifies the recoverability of VM backups by automatically testing them in an isolated environment, while SureReplica ensures the reliability of replica VMs by automatically verifying their functionality.
- Integration with Cloud Storage: Veeam integrates with various cloud storage providers, such as AWS, Azure, and IBM Cloud, allowing users to leverage cloud storage for backup, archival, and disaster recovery purposes. This enables cost-effective offsite storage and cloud-based disaster recovery solutions.
- Monitoring and Reporting: Veeam provides monitoring and reporting capabilities to track backup and replication jobs, monitor resource usage, and generate comprehensive reports on data protection activities. This helps organizations ensure compliance with backup policies and SLAs.
