Flexibility is Key to Achieving True Data Freedom

When it comes to properly protecting your data and making sure you’re prepared for everything that comes your way, achieving data freedom is critical. ?? Whether it’s ransomware, natural disasters, human error, or your environment just requiring scalability, compliance, and the use of different kinds of technology, flexibility is your key to that freedom. This issue of Data Resilience Spotlight will hopefully get you thinking about how to make your own data protection more flexible and adaptable. It’s your data, and what you do with it should be up to you – no matter where that data lives. ??

?? Adapting to Broadcom’s Acquisition of VMware

Many VMware customers are expressing dissatisfaction from the effects of the Broadcom acquisition, with at least 56% expecting to decrease their use of VMware here soon. Virtual machine (VM) migration and capability changes are cited as concerns that are leading many companies to consider this change. Foundry recently published a new white paper to gain insight into the concerns that customers have and how they’re going to respond to this significant shift.

Four possible approaches for moving production workloads and associated data include using a migration utility from a new hypervisor, leveraging a purpose-built third-party migration tool, spin up new virtual servers and only migrate data, and use a backup that can be restored to a new platform. If you’re among the 56% of leaders who are looking to migrate to a different hypervisor or cloud host, flexibility and adaptability is something to certainly keep in mind.

?? Hybrid Cloud Storage for Modern Enterprises

Whether you’re affected by the VMware merger or not, employing hybrid cloud storage is an essential strategy for enterprises looking to optimize their data management strategies. By integrating your on-premises infrastructure with cloud-based resources, you can achieve the perfect balance of control, flexibly, and cost-efficiency over your data. Hybrid cloud storage allows businesses to better scale their resources, even as their needs change.? This flexibility also allows for better cost management, since it allows businesses to reduce their reliance on often costly on-premises hardware. Being able to store your data across multiple environments also ensures that all your critical information is within reach, which is key for accessibility and availability, as well as for security and compliance.

?? When a Hardware-agnostic Approach Meets Zero Trust Principles

Adopting zero trust practices into your enterprise can be extremely helpful when it comes to data resilience since, when implemented properly, it ensures that access to data and tools is limited only to the people who need it. This makes it much more difficult for outside threats to access your critical data. A key factor to keep in mind when looking to adopt zero trust principles into your own organization is to make sure you have data protection solutions that are as hardware-agnostic as possible. Hardware-agnostic solutions make it easier for you to integrate backup, recovery backup encryption, threat detection, and analytics capabilities into your any existing IT infrastructure. If you want more insight, our featured article in the Wall Street Journal goes more into how you and your enterprise can take data resilience to new heights with these strategies.?

?? Achieving Comprehensive Microsoft 365 Immutability on an Enterprise Scale

According to the Data Protection Trends Report, 41% of organizations say that cyberthreats are their biggest inhibitor to digital transformation. This is why Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v8 brings three major security enhancements to this already-robust solution, including immutable backups, role-based access control (RBAC), and multi-factor authentication access (MFA) to the console. New Linux support and Proxy Pools will also help increase enterprise scalability, and this release comes with many advanced security options and enhancements designed to increase your deployment flexibility. If you’re looking to increase your Microsoft 365 data’s freedom, you might want to take a look!

Speaking of Microsoft 365, if you’re looking for more information about our integration of Microsoft 365 Backup Storage into Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365, check out this recent episode of The Intrazone Podcast! Veeam expert and technologist, Karinne Bessette , sits down with principal Microsoft PM Bradley Gussin to dive deeper into this combination and how the combined power of Microsoft and Veeam can mold to fit whatever backup strategy you choose. ?

??? Veeam Commits to Secure by Design Pledge?

Veeam recently announced its commitment to the Secure by Design Pledge with the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

This pledge is a voluntary initiative that invites companies who develop enterprise software to integrate robust cybersecurity practices in their product development and service offerings, including on-premises, cloud, and SaaS products. This includes key principles for building secure software at every stage, including design, development, product delivery, and functionality.

? VeeamON Data Resilience Summit 2024

VeeamON Data Resilience Summit 2024 is right around the corner! Join us online on Oct. 1 – 2 to connect with your peers and thousands of other IT professionals from around the globe and hear from the top experts in the field of data resilience. Check out the event website for more information on agenda, speakers, registration information, and more!