This week, I participate at VeeamON 2025 in San Diego (California) as Veeam Partner & Veeam Vanguard. By the way is at full capacity this year! Over 50% of the breakout sessions are technical this time, which is the best distribution ever! So be sure those of you attending will not regret it. VeeamON 2025 has been an incredible experience so far. The event is packed with insightful sessions and networking opportunities.
On Tuesday, Anton Gostev introduced Veeam Virtual Appliance (one of the highlights), is coming with the next version of VBR (v13). This feature requests right now at VeeamON 2025 main stage, by the way, it will be exciting for the end users. This feaure Great set of technical demo’s from the general session, really good work of Veeam Team! I’m really enjoying the keynote speeches specially with Anton. Read all the latest updates from Veeam Software below…
At VeeamON 2025, The Marriott San Diego Marina, Keynote starts with Anand Eswaran clapping and why not, the market leader in Data Protection. Veeam started to announce some features which will be integrated into the next release of Veeam: Veeam Data Platform. The event features the latest innovations in securing hybrid environments, AI and managing data across multiple clouds. Then, Veeam Evangelists were talking about new products such as Veeam Data Cloud for Entra ID, Veeam Virtual Appliance, VBR v13, Veeam CDP, Hypervisors support, Veeam Availability Orchestrator (VAO), Veeam Data Cloud for Salesforce, Veeam Guardian, Security Partner Ecosystem extented (especially with Crowdstrike integration). Most important via this post is to show you the components which will let you manage easier your backup infrastructure. The new release allows you to improve your security policy and 3-2-1-0 rule (3 backups on 2 different medias with 1 offsite backup + 1 offline backup) so 3 copies of your data and to meet your modern data restoration needs. Basically, you will be able to move from low RPO to continuous Data Protection!
The number one reason to attend was specifically Veeam Backup & Replication v13 (including HA database) – VeeamON was where Veeam had first announced and Tech Keynote: Hands-on with the lastet Veeam innovation and updates from our partners (Anton Gostev’s Sneak Peek). This event let the company make more educated decisions for your 2025 IT investments. Besides, there also was an incredible amount of field knowledge shared (Partner session, deep dive, Veeam Evangelists session, University booth, Community booth, VMCE training, Lab Warz etc.) that you can use right now for Veeam products versions which are generally available. As a Veeam-powered services Partner in Monaco and France: Veeam Service Provider – Veeam Gold Partner (Monaco Digital) and Blogger, VeeamON was very interesting.
Vision & Strategy overview:
Veeam’s vision: to be the most trusted of Cloud Data Management solutions to meet the expectations of a world that demands the availability, agility and business acceleration of data. Data Management is the new expectation for data in today’s enterprise. Data must move to a new state of intelligence, able to automatically anticipate the need and meet demand. Data must securely move across multi-cloud infrastructures. And data must meet the expectations of the mobile, always-on world. Cloud Data Management brings new insights from data and rapid increases in productivity to speed the pace of innovation and the delivery of new digital services and experiences that improve how we live work. An enterprise securely automates the provisioning and management of the massive, constant flow of data running across multi-cloud infrastructures. This automated orchestration of data detect suspicious threats in backup with Inline Malware Detection (Yara rules), migrate to the right location based on need with Data Freedom (VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox, Nutanix, AWS, Microsot Azure etc.), secure itself during anomalous activity, and recover instantaneously. Enterprises that run on Veeam solutions respond faster to any business need, gain multifold improvements inefficiencies, and have far greater agility to deliver new digital services and experiences that improve how we live and work. Veeam Backup for Entra ID was the of the best demo on stage by Mike Resseler, with the introduction of the new Veeam Virtual Appliance (already available in beta).
Veeam’s strategy: Data changes everything – To provide the most complete trusted platform for Veeam and purpore-built for powering data resilience: Data Backup – Data Security (hardware-agnostic security with Data Zero Trust Data Resilience) – Data Recovery – Data Freedom – Data Cloud – Data Intelligence (pioneering AI-driven insights from immutable secured data) that ensures business continuity, reduces risk and accelerates innovation. With Digital Transformation, data has the potential to bring far greater value to our lives and businesses. But today’s data is very different from yesterday’s data, as is the environment in which it lives. Every customer interaction, every employee task, every company operation, every business transaction leaves a trail of data that can be stored and later mined for insights. But only if the organization is prepared and able to do so. Otherwise, the full value of that data is lost.
Veeam Virtual Appliance and Veeam Backup & Replication v13:
Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) v13 is set to introduce a range of exciting new features that enhance both usability and security.
Key updates include:
The Veeam Virtual Appliance will offer:
ISO/OVA Deployment: Pre-hardened for security and managed updates by Veeam, with no root access provided for enhanced security.
At VeeamON, Rick Vanover introduced another groundbreaking feature: Veeam Continuous Data Protection (CDP) for Windows and Linux OS. This innovation opens up new avenues for data portability, with the potential to significantly transform the industry. The future of data management is here, and Veeam is leading the way.
Data Resilience Maturity Model:
Only half of organizations meet their recovery time objectives during disruptions, indicating a significant gap in data resilience. To tackle this, Veeam introduced the Data Resilience Maturity Model (DRMM), developed with insights from McKinsey, MIT, and over 500 enterprise executives. The DRMM framework helps organizations integrate data resilience into their IT strategies, with 54% of respondents prioritizing data security. It enables them to better protect, recover, and adapt during disruptions, ultimately minimizing risk and downtime while enhancing recovery readiness.
Challenge: Data Explosion x Resilience?
Data is the lifebllood of business, and is under threat. The sheer amount of data and its rapid growth is a massive challenge. The size of the digital universe is at least doubling every two years. That means more than 50 fold growth of data in a little over a decade. 150+ ZB created in 2024. Human and machine-generated data together are growing 10x faster than traditional business data, GenAI, and machine data alone is growing at 50x the rate of traditional business data. As data grow and change so do the costs of managing it, not just storing, securing and moving it from place to place but also the lost opportunity costs of not having data where and when you need it, of missed insights, of flawed analysis. There is not only much more data, but there’s also much more data everywhere. Today, apps and data may be located anywhere in the world, in private clouds, public clouds, managed clouds, SaaS clouds, locked in legacy apps and disparate databases with fragmentary ownership, trapped in data silos, lost amongst a myriad of often incompatible devices, systems, and processes. More and more data being generated from emerging sources like Edge Computing and the IoT. We are entering an age where data is produced by nearly everything. Compliance with new regulations like GDPR fo into effect anywhere and that it’s always available for services and users. A recent survey of Veeam found that 69% of respondents who experienced an attack in the last 12 months felt prepared beforehand, but their confidence dropped by over 20% post-attack. The “From Risk to Resilience” report highlights six key trends and provides an in-depth analysis from Coveware by Veeam. It serves as a guide for organizations to develop a comprehensive incident response playbook, identifying five crucial strategies: backup verifications, backup copies and cleanliness, alternative infrastructure arrangements, containment plans, and a pre-defined chain of command. These steps help organizations strengthen their ransomware attack response and data resilience in 2025. Here’s a useful new materials share by Emilee that have been developed to share with end users all when it comes to integrating Veeam Events with your Security Vendors: Seamless Security: Integrating Veeam With Your Security Tools. The document includes how these event IDs are mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK Framework tactics and techniques, as well as providing actionable next steps to consider when investigating alerts in your systems.
Veeam x AI:
Veeam has introduced an exciting integration with Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP), transforming enterprise backup data into a valuable resource for AI. This integration enables AI systems to securely access and utilize data stored in Veeam repositories, enhancing decision-making and driving innovative AI applications. Niraj Tolia, CTO at Veeam, emphasized that this integration goes beyond traditional data backup, allowing customers to leverage their backup data for various AI-driven use cases. These include natural language queries, summarization of archived emails, automated compliance processes, and enriching AI agents with enterprise-specific context. By bridging the gap between protected data and AI tools, Veeam empowers organizations to maximize the value of their data. Support for MCP will be included in future releases of Veeam Data Cloud.
Veeam Data Cloud for Entra ID:
Veeam Data Cloud managed service now includes streamlined data protection with comprehensive backups for users, groups, and critical logs. This addition features automated scheduling, granular restore options, data sovereignty, and built-in security, ensuring a resilient IAM environment. It measures changes in real-time and enables swift recovery.
Veeam x Crowdstrike:
Veeam is partnering with CrowdStrike to supercharge data resilience to the customers. Discover how we’re integrating our industry-leading Data Resilience capabilities with their world-class log management & security operations here. Veeam and CrowdStrike have introduced two new integrations: Veeam App for CrowdStrike Falcon LogScale and Veeam Data Connector for CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM. These integrations enable organizations to view Veeam Data Platform events directly in CrowdStrike Falcon LogScale and Next-Gen SIEM, providing real-time visibility and threat detection. Features include immediate alerts, AI-driven backup scans, and centralized incident response, enhancing compliance and protecting backups with faster recovery from clean restore points.
Finally, it was an honor to be part of the #VeeamVanguard line up at #VeeamON 2025. I’ve had the chance to connect with industry leaders and peers, which has been very valuable. VeeamON is a great place to learn about the future of data protection. Enjoyed a great time there. Hope to see you next year again! Thanks to Monaco Digital and Veeam especially Rick Vanover, Patrick Rohrbasser, Karine Miaux, Nikola Pejkova, Madalina Cristil, Julia Furst Morgado, Frederica Saba, Safiya Mohamed, Evangelists, Vanguards mates etc.
v12.1 release – Veeam Data Platform: Blog Post
Veeam v12.1 – Integration with SIEM Systems : Blog Post
Veeam v12.1 – Object Storage as backup target: Blog Post
Veeam v12.1 KMS Support: Blog Post
Veeam v12.1 Malware Detection and YARA: Blog Post
Wasabi Object Storage new features: Blog Post
VUG Fr Day in Monaco Recap
Detection & Response to Ransomware with Veeam: Blog Post
Offline versus Immutable Backups: Blog Post
Cuba ransomware and Veeam CVE-2023-27532: Blog Post
Akira ransomware infection routine: Blog Post
2023 Ransomware Trends Report
Play ransomware infection routine: Blog Post
New Veeam v12 Platform Overview: Blog Post
Veeam v12 Linux Without SSH And SUDO: Blog Post
Hardened Repository in Veeam v12: Blog Post
Wasabi Object Storage Usage with Veeam B&R v12: Blog Post
VeeaMover in v12: Blog Post
Ransomware & Cybersecurity with Veeam v12: Blog Post
Why backup directly to Object Storage? Blog Post
Veeam B&R v12 New Features Overview: Blog Post
[REPLAY] Webinar Veeam v12 and Wasabi: Replay
Protect your data with Veeam and Wasabi: Blog post
Wasabi – Object Lock feature spotlight: Blog post
Veeam and the S3-compatible object storage solutions: Blog Post
[PODCAST] VeeamUser Group France #1: Record
Conti initiates their attacks on Backup: Blog Post
Backup with Trusted Repository Storage: Blog Post.
Protect your Backup against Ransomware: Blog Post
