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World Backup Day Heroes

And the World Backup Day Heroes Contest Winners Are…

  • April 14, 2026
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Madi.Cristil
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First of all — a big thank you to everyone who shared their stories. The quality, honesty, and real-life moments behind them made this campaign something special. It’s clear backups really do save the day 💚

After counting all the votes and engagement across platforms, here are our winners 👇

1st place – (Community vote- 30 votes) ​@Mohamed Ali with The Night Everything Burned - And the Christmas Miracle That Saved 18TB - World Backup Day — $150 gift card

 

2nd place –(LinkedIn love- 215 likes ) ​@matheusgiovanini with 50TB Encrypted Over Carnival — How Instant Recovery Saved a $1M Operation - World Backup Day   — $100 gift card

 

3rd place - (Community Hub engagement- 17 likes) ​@wolff.mateus with World Backup Day 2026 and the Day After an Attack - $50 gift card

 

Congrats to the winners — and honestly, to everyone who participated. Every story was a great reminder of why what we do matters.

Let’s keep celebrating the real heroes behind the scenes… backups 💚

 

Madi Cristil

    11 comments

    Mohamed Ali
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    • Mohamed Ali
    • VUG Leader
    • April 14, 2026

    ​Thank you so much for this recognition.

    Really appreciate everyone who voted and supported the story. 

    Congrats to the other winners as well, amazing stories all around. Proud to be part of a community that truly understands real-world recovery.

     

    Mohamed Ali | VUG leader | VMCE 2024, VCP-DCV, CCP-V
      matheusgiovanini
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      Thank you so much for this amazing initiative!

      It really means a lot to be part of such amazing community.

      I’m truly grateful for the opportunity and for everyone who supported my post, really appreciate it!

      Matheus Giuliano Giovanini | Senior Backup Analyst | Veeam Legend | Blog: techdirectarchive.com
        Chris.Childerhose
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        Congrats 🎉 everyone that won as these were all great articles from everyone that entered.

        Chris Childerhose (Enterprise Architect) - VMCA | VMCE | VMCE-SP | Veeam Vanguard 8* | Veeam Legend 5* | VUG Canada Leader | vExpert 7* | Toronto VMUG Leader | VCAP-DCV/VCP-DCV | Object First Ace | Cisco Champion | Twitter: @cchilderhose | Blog Site – https://just-virtualization.tech
          Iams3le
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          • Iams3le
          • April 14, 2026

          Thank you so much for this amazing initiative!

          It really means a lot to be part of such amazing community.

          I’m truly grateful for the opportunity and for everyone who supported my post, really appreciate it!

          Congratulations 🍾 

          [Microsoft MVP 3x | Veeam Vanguard ("26) | vExpert 6x | Cisco Champion 3x | Object First Ace 2x] | Veeam Legend ('21 -'26)
            Iams3le
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            • Iams3le
            • April 14, 2026

            ​Thank you so much for this recognition.

            Really appreciate everyone who voted and supported the story. 

            Congrats to the other winners as well, amazing stories all around. Proud to be part of a community that truly understands real-world recovery.

             

            Congratulations, Mohammed!

            [Microsoft MVP 3x | Veeam Vanguard ("26) | vExpert 6x | Cisco Champion 3x | Object First Ace 2x] | Veeam Legend ('21 -'26)
              coolsport00
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              • coolsport00
              • Veeam Legend
              • April 14, 2026

              Congratulations everyone. Well done ​@Mohamed Ali ​@matheusgiovanini and ​@wolff.mateus 🙌🏻

              Shane Williford - Veeam VMCA/VMCE | Veeam Legend | VUG Leader | VCP-DCV | Twitter: @coolsport00
                wolff.mateus
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                • wolff.mateus
                • Veeam Vanguard
                • April 14, 2026

                Awesome! Its really great to being part here on the community.

                Thanks to all people who engaged with this and with all posts. 🤘

                IT Lover | Veeam Vanguard | VUG Leader | Blogger
                  kciolek
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                  • kciolek
                  • Influencer
                  • April 14, 2026

                  Congrats to all the winners! A lot of great articles to pick from

                  Ken Ciolek | SHI Labs Data Protection & Storage Lead | Object First Ace | Commvault Global Ambassador
                    Iams3le
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                    • Iams3le
                    • April 14, 2026

                    Awesome! Its really great to being part here on the community.

                    Thanks to all people who engaged with this and with all posts. 🤘

                    Congratulations 🎉 

                    [Microsoft MVP 3x | Veeam Vanguard ("26) | vExpert 6x | Cisco Champion 3x | Object First Ace 2x] | Veeam Legend ('21 -'26)
                      matheusgiovanini
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                      Thank you so much for this amazing initiative!

                      It really means a lot to be part of such amazing community.

                      I’m truly grateful for the opportunity and for everyone who supported my post, really appreciate it!

                      Congratulations 🍾 

                      Thanks C! 

                      Matheus Giuliano Giovanini | Senior Backup Analyst | Veeam Legend | Blog: techdirectarchive.com
                        MarcoLuvisi
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                        • MarcoLuvisi
                        • VUG Leader
                        • April 15, 2026

                        Congrats to all the winners !!!

                        Marco Luvisi | VUG Italy Leader | VMCE | VCP-VCAP | NCDA-NCSE-NAHSE | SCA | vExpert 6* | Object First ACE
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