A significant challenge in disaster scenarios is that backup solutions like Veeam often lack redundancy. This leads to situations where hardware failures or corrupt updates can incapacitate backup systems, leading to the impossibility to perform recovery operations within a certain timeframe. To mitigate this, along with patch management and appropriate hardware care packages, the architecture…
Veeam has recently released version 12.1, introducing various new features. In my laboratory environment, I tested the Malware Detection functionality and would like to provide some insights here, as well as discuss a few of the new features included in this latest version. This article is based solely on my personal experiences in the lab….
Veeam hat kürzlich die v12.1 veröffentlich und damit diverse neue Features eingeführt. Ich habe in meiner Laborumgebung die Malware Detection getestet und möchte hier einige Eindrücke liefern und auf ein paar der neuen Features der neuen Version eingehen. Dies Artikel beruht ausschließlich auf meinen persönlichen Erfahrungen im Lab. Inline Malware Detection: Hier wird eine Inline-Analyse…
One of my largest clients is undergoing a multi-week project to implement a new backup and disaster recovery infrastructure based on Veeam Backup & Replication. This client is a midrange customer in the retail industry with over 30,000 employees worldwide and multiple locations in the EU. What makes this project intriguing is that the client…
Einer meiner größten Kunden bekommt in einem mehrwöchigen Projekt eine neue Backup- und DR-Infrastruktur auf Basis von Veeam Backup & Replication. Es handelt sich dabei und ein mittelständisches Unternehmen in der Handelsbranche mit weltweit über 30.000 Mitarbeitenden und mehreren Standorten in der EU. Spannend ist, dass der Kunde eine Multi-Host Infrastruktur auf Basis von VMware…
A customer uses Veeam Backup & Replication as their backup solution and stores password-protected backups within this environment. The setup encompasses over 200 virtual servers running on both Linux and Windows and includes a 24/7 production environment. The customer fell victim to a successful ransomware attack, and upon subsequent analysis, the attacker’s approach was as…
Since early May 2023 (more than 2.5 months ago), one of my clients has been experiencing an issue with their Veeam v12 infrastructure. The challenge lies in connecting the Veeam Enterprise Manager with the Veeam Backup & Replication Server (VBR server). Both services are located on different VMs, but within the same subnet and also…
What do I mean by “Hardening”? And why is it even worthwhile? The goal of backups is to restore data and, in a broader sense, to maintain the operational and survival capabilities of companies in the event of a disaster or at least make them possible. Modern attack scenarios involve first disabling disaster recovery (DR)…
Many customers are faced with the decision of whether to outsource their backups – either to a geographically separate, self-operated location or to the cloud. Based on experience, the following factors play a crucial role in this decision: One point that I consider particularly important and often bring up with customers is the need for…
In the context of a customer project, I conducted a Veeam Advanced Deployment. The project’s objective was to enhance backup performance and security by distributing Veeam services across multiple virtual and physical systems. The customer is a medium-sized company with a direct sales approach targeting large customers and its own development team. The environment consists…
