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Due to multiple security vulnerabilities, many companies, including AWS, have deprecated TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1.AWS Security Blog - TLS 1.2 to become the minimum TLS protocol level for all AWS API endpoints This could lead to customers not being able to backup into a repository based on AWS S3 Bucket.Veeam KB article was created to show the the error in VBR to help customers remediate this issue: https://www.veeam.com/kb4490  

Hey all, we’ve got a new installment in our RegKey of the Month series up now! This month’s spotlight: the Classified Stripe banner in Veeam Backup & Replication.Why it matters: if you run multiple VBR servers (prod, test, branch, DR, etc.), a visual cue (e.g. “PROD – do not touch”) helps avoid costly mistakes. The post covers: how to implement it via registry keys in Windows deployments how to achieve the exact same result on the Veeam Software Appliance v13 (yes — even though there is no registry in VSA, we map the settings into config files) tooling tips, color code guidance, and gotchas Curious? Read the full deep dive here ➡️ https://integriservices.blogspot.com/2025/09/regkey-of-month-october.html

I know, this topic does not fit that well here, but today is Pi day!  As I once studied mathematics, I am still very interested in these topics. Because this day is celebrated all over the world with funny activities and jokes, I hope some of you can get some fun out of it. At least it is a interesting topic at some cocktail parties See some jokes here:https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/g35447831/pi-day-jokes/?slide=1Direct examples:

I remember the days of using VMware and Veeam watching the VMworld videos, all those cool cats on stage working in Tech Marketing roles (remember Clint and Luca back in the day?) rocking the stages, dishing out deep dives and updates, and company credit cards flying all over the place. So cool, right?Well, I eventually made it to Tech Marketing and decided to jot down my thoughts here.I know a lot of people also want career advice and thinking about what next in tech, so maybe this helps.

In this article, I will talk about Recovering Fast after a Ransomware attack using Veeam. I have tested this in my lab and educated my customers on every demo on the importance of having this all-in place. You would be amazed at the responses I get and how unimportant backups seem to everyone until they're neededRansomware doesn’t give you time to think.One minute everything’s running fine. The next, files are encrypted, systems are offline, and someone is asking how long recovery will take.That’s the moment where your backup strategy stops being theory—and becomes reality.If you want to recover fast, you need more than backups. You need a recovery plan that actually works under pressure.Let’s walk through what that looks like using Veeam. Step 1: Contain the Damage (Immediately)Before you recover anything, stop the spread.What to do:Isolate infected systems from the network Disable

I have been a Veeam Vanguard for five years now and was fortunate enough to have attended the VeeamON 2017 event in New Orleans, and it was fantastic.  Great sessions, lots of networking and meeting more of the Veeam folks as well as Vanguards.Being a Vanguard is a real honour, and many people ask me when they see my Veeam Vanguard jacket or shirt - What is Veeam?  My answer is a typical one - it is backup software for your infrastructure for now and the future, leading to a conversation around technology, backups, and many other things.This year's event is back in Las Vegas in the hybrid mode with in-person and virtual attendees.  It will be the first event since 2019 in Miami that will be back to live attendance which is a great thing.  In the last couple of years, with the COVID pandemic, the switch to all virtual has left many people feeling

 1. Two Backup Methods, One Recovery Console Veeam provides two distinct methods for backing up Oracle databases. The first is image-level backup with application-aware processing, where VBR takes a VM-level or agent-level backup and handles Oracle archived redo logs as a guest processing subtask. The second is the Veeam Plug-in for Oracle RMAN, which integrates directly with Oracle's native Recovery Manager and sends backup data to a Veeam repository through the RMAN SBT (System Backup to Tape) interface.Both methods feed into the same recovery tool: Veeam Explorer for Oracle. Explorer can restore databases from either backup type through a single interface. The key difference is what each method captures and what recovery options each enables.  Capability

If Oracle backup provided over backup job with application aware processing, has limitation with restore i regards of number of channels. Restore via gui is possible over Veeam Enterprise and via Veeam Oracle Explorer:Veeam Enterprise Manager is restore possible only via 1 channel Veeam Oracle Explorer by default has set 1 channel To change number of channels for Veeam Enterprise manager is not possible, but is possible to change number of channels via Veeam Oracle Explorer via config.xml file: %programdata%\Veeam\Backup\OracleExplorer\Config.xml Content example: <Veeam>  <OracleExplorer>    <Oracle RmanCopyJobChannelsCount="4" />    <Oracle RmanCopyJobChannelsByDatafilesCount="true" />  </OracleExplorer></Veeam>  Our tests speed:>> - 1 channel: - 115 GB, 18 mins 109 MByte/sec

Hi Folks Kodekloud will be offering a free week starting on the 25th. There are a ton of new courses. Aside from all the Kubernetes courses there are also AZURE, GCP, AWS etc. Go take a look, take a vacation from work, buy lots of coffee, do courses non stop then go back to work with bigger salary demands or demanding more vacation time in order to run this function in a loop 😁https://kodekloud.com/pages/free-week?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=1+Week+Until+KodeKloud%27s+Free+Week&utm_content=announcement

Today’s #VMCE2020 #DailyQuiz walkthrough is ready. How are you testing your applications during SureBackup jobs? Are you familiar with the expected return code from your script?Try this question and more at https://rasmushaslund.com/vmce-practice-exam/

What more could you ask for as an IT systems administrator? Devolutions is a big deal. I once created a blog post on how to Install and License Devolutions Remote Desktop Manager on Mac“.On top of the above, ​@Rick Vanover has shared this tool with us multiple times to empower us and significantly boost our productivity..Today, I present to you, the steps on “

Now we can create the actual backup job. Let’s go back to Home–>Jobs and add a CDP PolicyAdd the computer we created in the protection group.Next we choose our Datastore, Host, and Resource Pool. Under Policy settings we can choose our replica suffix. Note this has to be unique, I had the job fail during testing because it already existed.Finally, we can set our RPOs and retention.

Hi everyone! I would like to share with all of you, this fantastic site with a lot of useful virtual appliances and tools!Maybe most of you will already know it, but I want to expose it and put it on everybody's radar!BITNAMI by vmware! Every time I need to deploy something, specially when its in the Lab or for test / Dev, I look in here,I don't want to re-invent the wheel, if is already created, why don't use it instead of re-installing and dealing with issues and research. When I need to deploy a LAMP, WAMP, or any other application listed in here, they have a lot! I gram a .ova and deploy it on my virtual lab! Now they also cover Kubernetes, cloud providers, docker, and of course vmware!

From Install to Orchestration — What You'll Actually LearnOne of the things that makes the VRO Essentials course stand out is how practical it is. This isn't a high-level overview that leaves you with a slide deck and no idea what to do next. By the time you've worked through it, you'll have touched nearly every part of a real VRO deployment.The course walks you through installation, initial configuration, and the dashboard — then gets into the meat of how VRO works: Orchestrator Agents, Recovery Locations (VMware, Storage, and Azure), Virtual Labs, DataLabs, scopes, roles, credentials, YARA rules, and more. Each topic is paired with clickable labs so you can see exactly how things look in the UI and follow along step by step. There's also a genuinely useful module called "Recovery Homework" that challeng

I know, not a really 200% match to put it under the blog section, but it is all promotional video material posted on linked-in :-)  These shorts-vids were made with (Bruder-)toys and RC-conversions of them I like to make. The content however is entirely Veeam focused.And here is the catch: My son is saving for a phone. I promised him 10eur for every 1000impressions on linked in. Like share and contribute to his phone (and get me poor 🤣).Veeam Data Cloud has many options and flavors. But I stressed out in “VDC the RC-series” a few things a lot of people easily forget. Managed by another “workforce”: so basically even if you (and your credentials/tenants) are compromised, your data will remain save in our hands as it is a clear segregation of security No investments needs (first RC-series): you don’t need a second DC, or invest/dig into security… leave that part up to us and just consume No unexpected costs:

Dear Community,When working with Veeam Backup for Google Cloud (VBGC) in environments that span multiple GCP projects, it’s critical to understand how Service Accounts work and why they are the backbone of successful backup and recovery operations.This information highlights a real-world scenario where a single service account was configured to manage backups across multiple GCP projects and what permissions are absolutely required to ensure everything runs smoothly. Why Service Accounts Matter in VBGC. The Service Account (SA) is the identity VBGC uses to:Access GCP resources. Perform backups, snapshots, and restores. Manage staging servers. Recover files at the VM or database level. One properly configured Service Account is enough to manage backup and restore operations across multiple GCP projects: The SA has sufficient IAM permissions in ea

As a Veeam cloud services provider, your goal is to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable solutions that protect your customers' critical data. While Veeam is already recognized as a leader in backup and disaster recovery, adding Veeam Data Cloud M365 to your service portfolio can provide your clients with a powerful cloud-based solution to safeguard their Microsoft 365 environments. In this blog post, we'll dive into why Veeam cloud services providers should embrace Veeam Data Cloud M365 and how it can benefit both your business and your clients.1. The Growing Need for Microsoft 365 BackupMicrosoft 365 has become an essential platform for businesses across the globe. With tools like Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive, it powers collaboration, communication, and productivity for millions of organizations. However, despite its strong cloud infrastructure, Mic

Hi everyone,I would like to share my lates experience at the V100 Summit in Prague.For those you don’t know what the V100 Group is an exclusive community of Veeam experts and enthusiasts that includes the Legends, Vanguards and VMP.Once a year, we are gifted with the opportunity to meet in person, attend to many conferences and be hand to hand with the Community team, as well as the Marketing and Product strategy team, getting access to all cool content, new ideas, etc. Many of the other V100 members had share already their experience, from tech perspective mostly, Im going to turn that into more sentimental or “romantic”. Have you ever feel that you don’t belong to anywhere? Or simply you don’t fit with the “standard” like around you?In the Veeam community, I have found a place where I can be myself, and be surrounded by people who likes and live the same things like I do, technology, knowledge sharing, and friendship, no matt

Hi Folks, It will be a great honour and huge pleasure to have a chat with Mumshad Mannambeth from Kodekloud. I found all the Kubernetes certifications to be very challenging exams. Kodekloud’s courses are excellent and the practice exams prepared me for what was going to come. All of the Linux Foundation exams (except for the entry level KCNA) are hands on from the command line. There are time restraints and you have to solve real problems that can occur in production. The experience was like dealing with multiple priority 1 emergencies one after the other. The key is learning the material but also putting the kubectl commands to muscle memory. Of course keeping your cool is a huge priority. I hope to find out a lot of interesting details from Mumshad about how he created Kodekloud but also get some tips on what is coming and what are the hot topics in the Devops education world. 

The walkthrough of the official #VMCA 2022 practice exam question 33 is ready.Did you have to check the scenario document? Which section did you locate the information inside? 

 We recently completed an upgrade of Veeam Service Provider Console (VSPC) from version 8.1 to version 9.1 in a large-scale, multi-tenant service provider environment. From an infrastructure standpoint, the upgrade was uneventful in the best possible way. All core services came online cleanly, communication between components remained stable, and backup operations continued without disruption. Pre and post-upgrade validation confirmed that the platform was operating as expected. During routine post-upgrade review, particularly within the Managed Computers section, we observed that a subset of endpoints had management agent upgrades that were not completing successfully. After reviewing task logs across multiple tenants, it became clear that these were not platform-related issues, but conditions specific to individual endpoints that surfaced during the agent upgrade cycle. Given the scale and diversity typical in service

Port conflicts in your Veeam environment? There’s a registry key for that.In this month’s Regkey of the Month, we look at how you can customize the network ports used by Veeam Backup & Replication through registry settings.Why would you do this?✔ Avoid port conflicts with other applications✔ Align with strict firewall or security policies✔ Gain more control over agent deployments and infrastructure communicationUnderstanding these lesser-known registry options can save hours of troubleshooting in complex environments.If you manage or architect Veeam environments, this one is worth a read.https://integriservices.blogspot.com/2026/03/regkey-of-month-march.html

Hi! I wrote a post describing the main stages of a ransomware attack, from exploiting a user's endpoint (client-side attack) to the three possible extortion demands: ransom for decryption keys, ransom for recovering exfiltrated data, and ransom to avoid DDoS attacks. I also present a complete list of countermeasures based on the NIST Ransomware Framework Profile, derived from the NIST Cybersecurity Framework. I hope this can be helpful!https://cloudnroll.com/2023/07/10/client-side-ransomware-attacks-and-a-defensive-framework-for-your-organization/

Today’s #VMCE2020 #DailyQuiz walkthrough is ready. Do you utilize the on-demand sandbox feature? If yes, how do you offer access into the isolated lab?Try this question and more at https://rasmushaslund.com/vmce-practice-exam/

   Recently a customer asked me: “Is it actually a problem if I add a branch office with ESXi hosts that are managed by a vCenter to Veeam as standalone hosts instead of adding the vCenter? What impact does that have?” The short answer: Yes, it can have noticeable impact — functionally, operationally, and also in terms of backup consistency when VMs are moving (with vMotion). Best practice in general is to add the vCenter as the management instance in Veeam, not the individual ESXi hosts.  Okay, but why?  What is vCenter — and why is it more than “just” a GUI?  vCenter Server is the central management instance for VMware vSphere environments. It centrally manages