Hello! I did some recent research and ended up turning it into a short article where I bring some important insights into data protection for the cloud and from the cloud.
💚This is my first time writing here in the group, I hope you like it. 😀
Introduction
Today, the reasons for having your backups in the cloud are obvious to all organizations. However, many organizations still do not have this level of maturity. Reactive pressures against ransomware and proactive initiatives to adopt and protect workloads hosted in the cloud have been a challenge for many customers. In this article, I will describe how Veeam Software has positioned itself with workloads running on providers such as AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.
In this article I will describe how Veeam Software has positioned itself with workloads running on providers such as AWS, Azure and Google Cloud.
Let's recap the 2024 changes in the area of data protection
1,200 business and IT leaders were surveyed about their IT and data protection strategies, including their plans for 2024 and beyond…
- 76% Organizations recognize a protection gap;
- 88% Use BaaS/DRaaS on at least some of your servers;
- 76% Suffered a Ransomware attack in the last year;
In recent years, two major themes have emerged around what constitutes “modern” or “innovative” data protection, including the integration of data protection and cybersecurity tools, and the ability to provide protection across multiple cloud scenarios.
• Ability to move workloads between clouds, such as from Amazon to Azure, leveraging available credits.
• Standardization of data protection across on-premises and cloud environments, ensuring consistent policies and recovery.
• On-premises to cloud migration and disaster recovery are among the top priorities, as they are technically similar processes.
Source: Veeam Data Protection Trends - 2024
Cloud terminology
- AWS Accounts | Microsoft Subscription | Google Cloud Projects
Logical containers (not Kubernetes) organize resources and administration in the cloud, accounts, subscriptions and projects act as security boundaries to isolate backups.
- Regions
Physical locations where cloud providers maintain their resources.
- IAM
Identity and Access Management (IAM) are web services that help securely grant and manage access to resources. o Immutability Immutable backups, once locked, cannot be changed, encrypted or deleted.
Examples of strategies that deliver immutability:
• Veeam Data Cloud Vault
• AWS - Object Lock
• Microsoft Azure Storage
• Wasabi Cloud Object Storage
• IBM Cloud Object Storage
Among many others…
What workloads can I protect with Veeam?
| Category | Service | Provider |
| Computing | EC2 | Amazon AWS |
| Database | RDS | |
| DynamoDB Tables | ||
| FileSystem | EFS File Systems | |
| FSx File Systems | ||
| S3 | ||
| EBS | ||
| Data Warehouse | Redshift Clusters | |
| Redshift (Serverless) | ||
| Configuration | VPC Configurations | |
| Private Network Deployment | ||
| AWS Organizations | ||
| Computing | VMs | Azure |
| Database | SQL | |
| Cosmos DB Accounts | ||
| FileSystem | Azure File Shares | |
| Configuration | Virtual Network Configurations | |
| Storage | Managed Disks | |
| Blob Storage | ||
| Computing | Compute Engine VM | Google Cloud |
| Database | Cloud Spanner Instances | |
| SQL | ||
| Storage | Cloud Storage |
Depending on which public cloud you are on, you need to size and architect different Veeam products to cover the workloads mentioned above.
Real-world use cases of Veeam
I chose some real-world cases to share in this article
- Bidvest with AWS
Bidvest Insurance - Veeam Customer Quote
- Corona with Azure
- Carrefour with Google
Carrefour - Veeam Customer Story
Finalization
We have many options to protect different types of workloads in different sources and destinations.
It is extremely important to carry out an initial assessment so that all workloads are included within the scope of data protection and which policies should be followed.
