Tag: Veeam

Posted on

Veeam 12.1 is out…Let’s upgrade B&R + Veeam ONE!

Reading Time: 3 minutes

Veeam released an early Christmas present yesterday (12/5), the very much anticipated version 12.1!

12.1 was much talked about during the most excellent Veeam 100 summit in Prague a little while ago. It is a non-breaking release, packed with enhancements and features. I’m quite surprised this is only a X.1 release, it would easily qualify for a major release.

Here are “some” of the features in 12.1:

I’m particular existed about Yara rules and improvements to SureBackup. SureBackup can now randomly test VMs, which is great for auditing purposed to document that your backups are working. In addition, SureBackup does not depend on a virtual lab anymore, which should make initial setup a lot easier.

Continue reading “Veeam 12.1 is out…Let’s upgrade B&R + Veeam ONE!”
Posted on

VeeamON 2023 in Miami – Recap

Reading Time: 6 minutes

Oh boy was it hot in Florida…but what a great conference it was. After being back for a few weeks I decided to write down my impressions about VeeamOn

This was my second VeeamOn to attend. I’m forever grateful being a Veeam Vanguard member and being invite by Veeam to attend. What a great opportunity! If you are curious about Veeam Vanguard and the Veeam 100 program, please follow this link to learn more.

This year’s VeeamOn took place at the beautifully Fontainebleau hotel in Miami from May 22nd to May 25th. I hadn’t been in Miami for more than 20 years, and I had never stayed at such a hotel. A fun fact about this hotel, many popular movies took place there, like Goldfinger, Scarface, or War Dogs. The even have a special website where all the movies are listed.

Continue reading “VeeamON 2023 in Miami – Recap”
Posted on

Veeam 100 Summit in Prague

Reading Time: 6 minutes

As part of the Veeam Vanguard program I was invited to participate in the community event in Prague, Czech Republic. This was the first time for me, and I’m forever grateful to be part of this group. This was also the first time of a combined event between Veeam MVPs, Veeam Legends and Veeam Vanguards.

Continue reading “Veeam 100 Summit in Prague”
Posted on

VeeamOn 2022 Object Storage is a coming home

Reading Time: 4 minutes

It’s now been a few days after VeeamOn 2022, and I had some time to reflect on the first conference I attended post-Covid. (yes, I know Covid is still very much alive, but hybrid conferences are starting to be the new norm).


So, let me first say it was a blast. I have done, I don’t know how many, virtual conferences in the past 2 years (or 10, because if feels like eternity). When I attended the first virtual conference in 2020, Cisco Live, it was a novelty, but by the end of 2021, it surely had lost its appeal. And by no means do I want to diminish the work organizers put into a virtual conference; you just can’t beat meeting people in person to exchange ideas and build relationships.

Continue reading “VeeamOn 2022 Object Storage is a coming home”
Posted on

VeeamOn 2022 is next week!

Reading Time: 2 minutes

VeeamOn is happening in-person and virtual next week (May 16th-19th). This is a hybrid event, and for me a special one; It will be my first VeeamOn event and the first conference I will attend in person since the pandemic. I’m stoked to be going back to Las Vegas in a week.

Continue reading “VeeamOn 2022 is next week!”
Posted on

Veeam Vanguard!

Reading Time: 2 minutes
Veeam Vanguard

While 2021 was a bit challenging so far, I learned the great news last week that I was select to be part of the 2021 Veeam Vanguard class!

For those not familiar with Veeam Vanguard (or Veeam), check out their site about Veeam Vanguards.

Veeam Vanguards are considered experts in their respected fields and believe in the power of the community. Now, I by no means consider myself an expert, there is always so much to learn, but I definitely believe in community and giving back what you can. I don’t know the countless times someone’s blog really helped me solve a problem I was having or a post on Twitter.

One of the greatest benefits of programs like Veeam Vanguard is being able to network with others in the industry. You might run into an issue and just ask in the Slack channel. Chances are someone else has seen this before and knows how to fix it. Plus, there are betas for testing on your home lap, licenses (Veeam already has great community editions), exclusive access to VeeamOn, and just awesomeness all around.

Speaking of, seeing all those names who are part of this program the imposter syndrome is definitely lurking and wanting to take hold!

Many thanks again to all who make this possible! Including Rick Vanover, Danny Allan, Niels Engelen, Anthony Spiteri, Michael Cade, Andrew Zhelezko, Anton Gostev, Rin Bessette, Melissa Palmer, and Nikola Pejková. (I’m sure I might have forgotten some, apologies)

Also special shout-out to Joe Hughes, Jim Jones and Al Rasheed!

Posted on

ESXi on Arm, Ubuntu, WireGuard and some Veeam

Reading Time: 12 minutes

Like many others in the community I was very excited when I heard that ESXi on Arm is now general available. I heard about it first a few years back at VMworld, where a demo was shown. So, like many others I jumped to Amazon to get myself a Raspberry Pi 4 Kit. I opted to get the 8GB version, just in case.

Continue reading “ESXi on Arm, Ubuntu, WireGuard and some Veeam”
Posted on

Using Tags with Veeam

Reading Time: 3 minutes

Here at our little shop, I have been using Veeam for more than 5 years. It was already implemented when I got here, but I quickly decided to completely rebuild it from scratch and have been pretty happy with it. Of course, the build-out changes over time, as new features become available and/or requirements change.

Continue reading “Using Tags with Veeam”
Posted on

So I have started to blog too…

Reading Time: < 1 minute

Welcome to my blog. I have now joined many others to blog about things that interest me. In my case this will be mainly IT related topics. I am an IT manager at a mid-size financial institution, and as such we run many systems other business do as well. Mainly a Cisco, VMware and Veeam shop with some sweet EMC SANs. But, we try to do some fun things too…but that will be in another post.

 

Proudly powered by WordPress