Ransomware & Cybersecurity with Veeam v12

Cyber groups (Ransom Cartels), specifically target backup solutions in order to ensure that the victim has no other option except for paying the ransom. Conti group (works like a Ransom Cartel) is particularly methodical in developing and implementing backup removal techniques (on-premise and cloud). The full analysis is available here and is based on their actual proactive victim breach intelligence and subsequent incident response (not a simulated or sandbox environment). Defense-in-depth strategy is the solution and concerns your backup environment… Backups are now target number 1. Discover in this blog post the defense approach against ransomware with Veeam B&R version 12 (Ransomware & Cybersecurity with Veeam v12).

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Why backup directly to Object Storage?

Hello, I do expect the on-prem object storage adoption to go through the roof with backup solutions support for backing up directly to object storage. The ratio between the on-prem and cloud looks to be about 50/50. Thanks to S3 endpoint names often carrying a hint on the object storage device behind it, it is clear that Dell EMC ECS remains the king of large-scale on-prem object storage deployments. Data showed that object storage was almost exclusively used by enterprise customers, these days there is also a long tail of smaller deployments on vendors like Wasabi (Cloud Hot Storage). Why backup directly to Object Storage?

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Veeam B&R v12 New Features Overview

In the upcoming Veeam Availability Suite v12 release (Veeam Backup & Replication 12 and Veeam One v12), Veeam announced some new features. Note: Veeam B&R 12 should be available in Q4 of 2022. With this release, Veeam wants to allow you to control and securely backup and recover your data anywhere in the hybrid cloud. Veeam enables organizations to confidently move to the cloud, avoiding lock-in with cloud mobility, and simplifying operations for Backup Administrators (jobs management, backup migration, etc.). Here’s an overview of new features.

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Join VeeamON Update 2022 and discover Veeam v12!

Hello, VeeamON Update 2022 is coming soon, this year it will be a virtual event that will take place on Nov. 3 AMER & EMEA, Nov. 4 APJ! Basically, I have the opportunity to participate as official Media Partner between Veeam and Original-Network.com IT Blog. You can register here and hear about new product v12 capabilities (MFA, Object Storage, Move Backup, Security etc.), get an exclusive look at the next wave of enhancements and more.

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[REPLAY] Webinar Veeam v12 and Wasabi

Hi! Thank you for coming in a great number last week to our online event focused on Veeam Backup & Replication v12 and Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage. I had the opportunity to participate in a live webcast in French between Veeam Software, Wasabi and Monaco Digital – Avangarde Consulting for presenting Veeam Backup & Replication v12 new features (focused on Object Storage) and how Veeam Availability Suite v12 allows to accelerate the backup process, increase data safety and reduce expenses (Special Webinar Event in France – Veeam v12). Watch the recording of the webinar in french below and find out what’s new in Veeam Backup & Replication v12 (replay).

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