Veeam is a data protection and availability software provider that offers backup, recovery, and replication solutions for virtual, physical, and cloud environments. Veeam is particularly known for its solutions in VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization environments, though it has expanded to support a wide range of platforms.
Core Products
- Veeam Backup & Replication: Comprehensive backup and recovery solution for virtual, physical, and cloud workloads
- Veeam Agent: Endpoint backup solution for physical servers and workstations
- Veeam Cloud Connect: Service provider and enterprise cloud backup and disaster recovery solution
- Veeam ONE: Monitoring, reporting, and capacity planning solution
- Veeam Availability Suite: Integrated solution combining backup, replication, and monitoring
- Veeam Disaster Recovery Orchestrator: Automated disaster recovery testing and orchestration
Key Features
- Backup and Recovery: Fast, reliable backup and recovery of virtual machines, physical servers, and cloud workloads
- Replication: Continuous data protection through replication to local or remote sites
- Instant Recovery: Near-instant recovery of virtual machines from backup files
- Application-Aware Processing: Consistent backups of applications like Microsoft SQL, Exchange, and Active Directory
- Granular Recovery: Individual file, folder, and application item recovery
- Cloud Integration: Support for AWS, Azure, and other cloud platforms
- Automation: Automated backup and recovery processes with scheduling
Benefits
- RTO/RPO: Achieve aggressive Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) and Recovery Point Objectives (RPO)
- Simplified Management: Centralized management of backup and recovery operations
- Scalability: Scale from small businesses to large enterprises
- Flexibility: Support for various virtualization, physical, and cloud platforms
- Compliance: Meet regulatory requirements with retention policies and reporting
- Cost Efficiency: Reduce backup infrastructure costs with built-in optimization
Common Use Cases
- Virtual machine backup and recovery
- Physical server backup
- Cloud backup and disaster recovery
- Application-aware protection
- Compliance and regulatory requirements
- Long-term retention and archival
- Disaster recovery planning