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F<\/span>or data centers of today, virtualization is the key ingredient to have a cut above the rest. It helps in terms of cost and efficiency to have virtual machines<\/a> run, over the legacy servers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In the current times, virtualization comes as standard.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n From file servers to critical applications and databases, which power the data centers of today, almost everything is virtualized.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Whenever there is a reference to virtualization, one name that stands out would be VMWare.<\/span><\/p>\n Veeam<\/a>, is the most attached third-party solution, that is built primarily to backup VMWare data. <\/span><\/p>\n Veeam Backup and Replication delivers simple, flexible, reliable and powerful data protection. <\/span><\/p>\n This solution also helps eliminate downtime with instant recovery and keeps safe from cyber threats<\/a> with native immutability and tested backup solution.<\/span><\/p>\n While we refer to the <\/span>backup solutions<\/span><\/a> all across, it is important to understand the process of backup and restore.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n VMware backup refers to the process of copying data on a Virtual Machine, within a VMware environment to prevent loss of data.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We do know of some of the tools used for backup and restore: <\/span>Veeam backup<\/a> and Replication, Acronis Cyber backup<\/a>, Thin ware backup, are some of the commonly known ones.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Related: What is Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)<\/a><\/p>\n Veeam<\/span> backups can take up huge amounts of storage space, and setting up on-premise storage infrastructure can be daunting.<\/span><\/p>\n Cloudian Hyper Store is an on-premise, enterprise storage solution that is certified for use in VMware environments, and enables easy scalability from hundreds of Terabytes to Exabytes to support any scale of backup data. <\/span><\/p>\n It is fully compatible with the S3 API. Hyper Store is used in demanding operator-scale deployments using\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>VMware vCloud Director<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Exabytes Singapore offers VMWare superior performance cloud hosting backup delivered via high availability servers built using VMware.<\/p>\n Automated backup with Veeam<\/a>, automatic failover and fault tolerance built in and a 24x7x365 support team of qualified and experienced engineers make it one of the best backup solutions to purchase for virtual machines.<\/p>\n With features like dynamic load balancing, live migration, high availability firewall security, scalability, security and fully managed backups, Veaam<\/a> enables businesses to focus on their core competency and operations while taking care of data backups and securing business critical data in a safe, secure environment to be used on-demand whenever required.<\/p>\n With our cloud hosting backup plans<\/a>\u00a0with 50 GB disk space and 1 TB high speed data transfer, Exabytes Singapore offers some of the most affordable and reliable cloud backup plans in Singapore.<\/p>\n For more information on these areas, please visit us at VMware Cloud Singapore<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Related articles:<\/p>\n 5 Reasons Real Estate Industry Should Adopt Cloud Solutions<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.exabytes.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/veeam-logo-image.png?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1\"){kind=logo}
What is Veeam in simple term?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n
How does Veeam Software work?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Key Capabilities of the Veeam software<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/p>\n1. Data backup solution<\/a> is being Fast and Secure<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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2. Data Recovery<\/a> using the backup solution is fast and proven for any scenario<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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3. Cloud-Ready – Speed up your cloud adoption while reducing cost<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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4. Data Security – Protect against ransomware and cyber threats\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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Some of the best practices while using the Veeam Backup:<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Prefer the file based backup (VMDK) to Guest Operating System Backup<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Application consistent backups and VSS<\/b><\/h4>\n
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Provide ample bandwidth and resources for backup<\/b><\/h4>\n
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Do not use VM snapshots as Primary Backups<\/b><\/h4>\n
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Consider using vStorage APIs<\/b><\/h4>\n
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