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Normal circumstances, for the time being! Rickatron and ​@Madi.Cristil are up for #234 this week with a solid block of content, Special Department News and Who’s New! You can watch this week’s episode here: Featured Contentvia ​@onurdemir via ​@Iams3le via ​@Michael Melter Vanguard Blog Spotlight - Andre PuliaThis week’s Vanguard Blog Spotlight is from ​@AndrePulia with a fantastic blog that provides a storage mind map. Check out his post here: Block Repository – DAS Using Internal Disks. – BLOG PULIASpecial Department Newsvia ​@kira.bezhanova ​@jess.may and ​@leaha via VUG India and ​@Mohamed Ali and ​@JigarThakker via VUG Brazil and ​@joaquim ​@BethSouza and ​@Wesley.Martins via ​@Madi.Cristil And - check out that the XCP-ng beta has been released in the Veeam R&D Forums.Special Department Newsvia ​@safiya, we are happy to welcome +119 new members to the Veeam Community. The coolest usernames are ​@Spaceblade, ​@Voodoo, ​@shoemaja and ​@Rookie24. Alfred’s pick is ​@smartyparts → 

This week ​@Madi.Cristil and Rickatron are in normal circumstances and have a great list of content to share. You can watch the video below:Featured Contentvia ​@tm67 via ​@MicoolPaul via ​@michaelcade  and ​@Geoff Burke Vanguard Blog Spotlight - Ben HarmerThis week ​@benharmer is featured for his homelab post! Spoiler alert: he won me over with the LED lights. Check out his post: Home Lab 2.0 – The art of continuous improvement – benharmer.blogSpecial Department Newsvia VUG UKvia VUG USAUpcoming Veeam 100 Show featuring ​@Julien Mousqueton ​@Andrey Stadler and ​@Madi.Cristil Upcoming Cloud Native Show featuring ​@michaelcade and ​@Geoff Burke Who’s NewThank you ​@safiya for processing the Who’s New members! We are happy to welcome +159 new members. The coolest usernames are ​@bigcargo77, ​@doc_spike, ​@Houman and ​@Octopus3846. Alfred’s pick is ​@Times are changing → You have a badge coming your way! Have a great weekend everyone! 

We got it in! This week El Rickatron and ​@Madi.Cristil are able to record as the LATAM rush finishes. Check out this week’s video here:Featured Contentvia ​@Timothy Dewin via ​@Chris.Childerhose via ​@coolsport00 Vanguard Blog Spotlight - Paolo ValsecchiThis week’s spotlight is from ​@PValsecchi How to expand Object First OOTBI cluster • Nolabnoparty  Special Department Newsvia VUG Brazil ​@wolff.mateus, ​@Jean.peres.bkp via VUG Spainvia VUG GermanyWho’s Newvia ​@safiya we have Who’s New this week with +187 new users. The coolest usernam​@Cool_to_warm, ​@juniorwhere, ​@CriticalChance and ​@PrincessGalz. Alfred’s pick is ​@SillyGoose → You have a badge coming your way. Have a great weekend everyone! 

Apologies no video this week, both ​@Rick Vanover and ​@Madi.Cristil are travelling and some circumstances made it hard to get a time to record. This one was my fault, but nonetheless we have content to share for sure!Featured Contentvia ​@JailBreak via ​@kirststoner12 via ​@Scott Vanguard Blog Spotlight - Zane Allyn via ​@allynz  Special Department Newsvia ​@Jean.peres.bkp, ​@wolff.mateus and ​@magnun.scheffer VUG Brazilvia VUG Spainvia VUG GermanySorry about the no video and no Who’s New - we’ll be back at it next week. Have a great weekend everyone!

Massive week here at Veeam! The Veeam Software Appliance has gone into Early Availability as well as Veeam ONE V13 going generally available. Congratulations to Veeam Product Management for this milestone, we’ve shared a lot of the updates through community member contributions and this is a huge moment. That’s our top headline this week, and ​@safiya joins ​@Rick Vanover for this week’s episode:Featured Contentvia ​@Rick Vanover via ​@Chris.Childerhose via ​@NikolaPejkova Special Department Newsvia ​@safiya  → Congratulations to ​@PeteSteven  Upcoming events:Who’s NewWe are happy to welcome +436 new members this week! The coolest usernames are ​@Mr Big Dog, ​@DrumBeatDad, ​@TheCoolDave and ​@Comfortking! Alfred’s pick is ​@iDoBackups → You have a badge coming your way! Have a great weekend everyone!  

Well, that didn’t go as planned! ​@Rick Vanover had a last minute business travel and ​@Madi.Cristil is in Latin America, so we weren’t able to do a video for episode 228. HOWEVER, Madi never lets us down as she has picked the content to feature for this week’s recap.Featured Contentvia ​@PeteSteven  via ​@DaveR_NZ  via ​@SSimpson  Vanguard Blog Spotlight - Andrea MauroThis week’s Vanguard blog spotlight is again ​@AndreTheGiant! This time featuring the Coveware Recon tool. Check out his post here: Veeam Recon Scanner 2.1 by Coveware - vInfrastructure Blog  Special Department Newsvia ​@Geoff Burke and ​@michaelcade  via VUG Chile and ​@amiranda and ​@cesv No Who’s New this week, but we’ll be back with a video soon. Have a great week everyone!

This week ​@Madi.Cristil is taking some well-deserved time off. I am honored to host ​@JonahMay and ​@mkevenaar and am especially grateful as they are very, very busy with work projects. Thank you, Jonah and Maurice, for taking the time to do the recap with me this week! You can watch our episode here:Featured Contentvia ​@mkevenaar along with ​@JonahMay, ​@Mayhem and ​@jos.maliepaard:via ​@safiya via ​@coolsport00 Special Department Newsvia ​@Alvaro Mirnada and ​@cesv via VUG Argentina & ​@eprieto via VUG Ecuador STAY TUNEDNext week we have A BIG SURPRISE. Stay tuned, that’s all I can say. No Who’s New this week, but we have a US Holiday on Monday. Have a great weekend anyone!

Guess who’s back?!?! That’s right, I’m back and in the recap with ​@Madi.Cristil this week. We have a great list of content to share in this week’s episode. You can watch it here:Featured Contentvia ​@Scott via ​@MarcoLuvisi via ​@Geoff Burke Vanguard Blog Spotlight - Andrea MauroThis week ​@AndreTheGiant is featured in the Vanguard blog spotlight. This recent blog gives a great overview of Veeam security capabilities: Veeam security features and required licenses - vInfrastructure BlogRelated to this, if you didn’t see it, in May of this year ​@ertelle1 and I presented at Security Field Day 13, be sure to check out the video playlists there: Veeam Presents at Security Field Day 13 - Tech Field Day  Special Department Newsvia ​@Jonty  and ​@Ian_RSA HOT TOPICvia ​@Madi.Cristil Who’s NewWe are happy to welcome +489 new members to the Veeam Community. The coolest usernames are ​@SirGivenFear, ​@VeeamRanger, ​@desertsailor, ​@CozyFriend, ​@RocketSam and ​@Optimus-Chang! Alfred’s pick is ​@

At Veeam, we have always believed in the power of community and the incredible impact that passionate individuals can make when they come together to share their expertise. What a fantastic journey it has been so far, and we are thrilled to announce the second half of 2025 Legends class!The Veeam Legends program is one of the most prominent initiatives within the Veeam Community. It recognizes those individuals who consistently go above and beyond in their involvement with Veeam platforms, including the Community Resource Hub, Veeam R&D Forums, and various other Veeam platforms. These exceptional community members are not only dedicated to improving their own skills and knowledge but are also eager to help others by sharing their insights and experiences.A Vital Part of the Veeam 100 ProgramThe Veeam Legends program is a crucial component of the larger Veeam 100 program, alongside Veeam Vanguard and Veeam MVP. Together, these initiatives represent Veeam’s commitment to creating a c

Happy Friday everyone! 😊This week ​@Rick Vanover  is on vacation and I has special guests , ​@Andrew.Zhelezko from Veeam Product Strategy team and ​@HunterLAFR  Veeam Legend and VUG Spain leader. We are discussing some cool topics : how to enhance security for backups stored in Amazon S3 using Resource Control Policies (RCP), VBR step by step configure Azure Stack HCI OS - Azure Local Backup, PowerShell Tips for Veeam – Silent Install of Veeam Enterprise Manager and many more! Featured Content  via ​@ericeberg  via ​@Link State   via ​@Chris.Childerhose Vanguard Blog Spotlight ​@dloseke  Veeam Hardened Repository – Device is not authorized for usage Special Department NewsBlog of the Month Winner June 2025 - Congratulations ​@CMF  Veeam 100 Show , July 10th - Terraform Automation: Getting VB365 Up in No Time Veeam Cloud City Series "VDC For Me" episode 3: VCSP Spotlight recording is now available

This week ​@Rick Vanover is still vacationing but Madi has  special guests , ​@jos.maliepaard  and ​@coolsport00 . They are discussing VBR 12.3.2 - How to configure Microsoft Entra ID - Backup & Restore, Windows Object Storage via MinIO Community - Update 2025, Veeam Data Cloud Vault as a VCSP, Recycled Hardware – The Veeam290, a Veeam Hardened Repository and so much more!Still no Who's New this week but next week we will be back in normal circumstances and we will definitely have that back in the playlist!   Featured Content  via ​@Link State via ​@marcofabbri via ​@DaveR_NZ Vanguard Blog Spotlight ​@dloseke  Recycled Hardware – The Veeam290, a Veeam Hardened Repository Special Department Newsvia ​@NicBackup and ​@alrasheed  via ​@JMeixner congratulations! 

 This week, ​@Rick Vanover  and I are in sort of normal circumstances and we are discussing Blocky for Veeam, 6 Ways to Protect Microsoft SQL Server with Veeam, the Hidden Costs of Microsoft Entra ID Compromise, 503 (ServiceUnavailable) when Adding a Local S3-Compatible Object Repository to an Offline VBR Server and so much more! Featured Contentvia ​@HunterLAFR  via ​@Chris.McDonald via ​@Julia F Morgado Vanguard Blog Spotlight - Derek Loseke  This week’s Vanguard blog spotlight is from ​@dloseke with 503 (ServiceUnavailable) when Adding a Local S3-Compatible Object Repository to an Offline VBR Server Special Department News You most certainly don't want to miss on this one via ​@Nakul Grover , ​@JadaScott , ​@Henry.Johnston , @Abdisamad Abdulkadir : Special Tech Bites: Intern TakeoverWho's NewWe are happy to welcome +169 new members! The coolest names ​@Justice , ​@BLT , ​@speeedy , ​@TexasTech , ​@NoData , ​@woliversor .  

This week ​@Rick Vanover is on vacation but I have special guests , ​@Michael Melter  and ​@Mildur . We are discussing anomaly detection using Entra ID Logs from Veeam Backups, scaling backup infrastructure: Preparing for Growth and Change, how to create Veeam Support Cases via VSPC Portal, VBR v13 beta 2 and so much more! Featured Contentvia ​@benyoung via ​@JMeixner via ​@Mohamed Ali  Vanguard Blog Spotlight ​@benharmer VBR V13 Beta 2 – Less bugs, more features Special Department News via ​@kirststoner12 via ​@Mildur [Scale Computing HC] Current version is 1.0 (July 22, 2025) EARLY AVAILABILITY via ​@Madi.Cristil via ​@CMF , ​@lukas.k , ​@Ian_RSA , ​@JonahMay Veeam Service Provider Console in Your Pocket Best, Madi

This week both myself and ​@Madi.Cristil are in normal circumstances to record this week’s recap, but unfortunately we have broken the rule after so many compliant weeks. We have so much content to share! You can watch this week’s episode here: Featured Contentvia ​@MicoolPaul via ​@Chris.McDonald Related - be sure to see this piece by ​@Henry.Johnston Veeam Recovery Orchestrator 7.2.1 | Veeam Community Resource Hubvia ​@Geoff Burke via ​@Nakul Grover Vanguard Blog Spotlight - Jim JonesThis week’s Vanguard blog spotlight is from ​@Jim Jones with a great post on protecting Entra ID: Protecting Entra ID with Veeam | 11:11 SystemsSpecial Department Newsvia ​@NikolaPejkova please see this great curation of Veeam 100 member’s own words on their perspectives of the programs: Legends: Stories and Experiences That Inspire | Veeam Community Resource HubWho’s NewWOW. We skipped last week, but thank you ​@safiya  → We are happy to welcome in +514 new members in the two week period. WOW, WOW and o

This week we have some great content to share prepared by ​@Madi.Cristil with a good list also of special department news. No Who’s New this week as we recorded a day early due to travels. You can watch this week’s episode here:Featured Contentvia ​@JMeixner via ​@Andanet via ​@SteveHeart THIS IS COOL!Veeam Vanguard Blog Spotlight - Vladan SegetThis week’s Vanguard blog spotlight is from ​@Vladan with his post overviewing Veeam Data Cloud Vault. What is Veeam Data Cloud Vault and how it can help SMBs - ESX VirtualizationSpecial Department Newsvia ​@LDelloca - the Veeam Cloud Connect reference architecture book is updated! Check it out here: Veeam Cloud Connect 12 Reference Architecture - Veeam Cloud Connect 12 Reference ArchitectureFor organizations who do not connect their Veeam B&R server to have access to Veeam.com, I want to draw everyone’s attention to KB4514, the suspicious file list has been updated: KB4514: How to Manually Update Suspicious File ListThe 2025 Gartner Magic Q

This week Rickatron and ​@Madi.Cristil are recording a day early, but there is no shortage of material for this week’s episode. You can watch this week’s episode here:Featured Contentvia ​@Chris.McDonald via ​@marco_s via ​@Jean.peres.bkp Vanguard Blog Spotlight - Ben HarmerCOOL IDEA from ​@benharmer to capture Screen Shots in SureBackup jobs! Troubleshooting just got easier with SureBackup Screenshots! – benharmer.blogSpecial Department NewsWho’s NewWe are happy to welcome +166 new users this week! The coolest usernames are ​@tuckerchops1, ​@Domé, ​@ovootto and ​@maxTheCreator. Alfred’s pick is ​@peanutbutterjelly → You have a badge coming your way! Have a great week everyone! 

Amazing amount of content to cover this week! WOW! Rickatron and ​@Madi.Cristil  are in normal circumstances but the community is HOPPING! Check out this week’s video here:Featured Contentvia ​@Stabz via ​@PeteSteven via ​@Dynamic Veeam Vanguard Blog Spotlight - Al RasheedThis week we are happy to feature ​@alrasheed’s post on the V13 beta of the Veeam Software Appliance (VSA) on adding a managed server: Beta: How to add a Managed Server to Veeam Backup & Replication (v13) on Linux – Al Rasheed – A personal Blog about IT related subjects.Special Department Newsvia ​@amiranda  NEW User Group - Chile!Please see KB4129 for an update to the Pure Storage Plug-In: KB4129: Release Information for Pure Storage FlashArray Plug-In for Veeam Backup & ReplicationIf your Veeam Backup & Replication Server is not connected to the Internet, please see KB4514 for the uploaded .XML file of IoC & ransomware detections: KB4514: How to Manually Update Suspicious File ListSpecial thank you t

 This week Rickatron is on the road and ​@Madi.Cristil has picked up a great selection of content here for featuring on this week’s recap. You can watch the episode here:Featured Contentvia ​@Chris.McDonald via ​@Iams3le via ​@cody.ault Vanguard Blog Spotlight - Lukas KlostermannCheck out this great post by ​@lukas.k on a Privileged Access Workstation hardening:  21 – Veeam Windows Hardening Script v1.1 for PAWs – Disaster and Recovery  Special Department NewsWho’s NewWOW! We are again happy to welcome a bunch of new folks to the Community, +172! The coolest usernames this week are ​@Scott Winning , ​@KooHoo, ​@couchman75 and ​@Mashies (What’s the story of that? LOL). Alfred’s pick is ​@LostCause001 → LOL! Have a great weekend everyone. 

This week ​@Madi.Cristil and I are back in normal circumstances with a great lineup of featured content, special department news and the Who’s New report. Watch this week’s episode here:Featured Contentvia ​@coolsport00 via ​@CMF via ​@SSimpson Vanguard Blog Spotlight - Cary SunThis week, ​@CarySun’s post on protecting Entra ID is our Vanguard Blog Spotlight post:How to Create Microsoft Entra ID Tenant Backup Jobs | Cary Sun  Special Department News💡Blog of the Month Winner is ​@Dynamic 💻Be sure to catch the replay of this month’s Veeam 100 Show ​​​​​​@benyoung, ​@Faruge and ​@safiya Who’s NewWe are pleased to welcome +272 new users (WOW!) to the Veeam Community this week! The coolest usernames this week are ​@KnightArms, ​@KlingonsFan and ​@FreedomVeam1976 (COOL!). We are also happy to welcome three new interns in the Veeam Product Strategy Team: ​@aabdulkadir, ​@JadaScott and ​@Nakul Grover as well as returning intern ​@Henry.Johnston! Alfred’s pick this week is ​@the backup guy → 

Rickatron is in California this week and ​@Madi.Cristil is ready to rock some awesome content. Watch this week’s episode here:Featured Contentvia ​@Dynamic via ​@jorge.delacruz via ​@Iams3le Vanguard Blog Spotlight - Victor WuThis week, we feature ​@victorwu’s post: Installation of Veeam Backup & Replication v13 Beta – Victor VirtualizationSpecial Department Newsvia ​@Madi.Cristil → Vote for this month’s Blog of the Month!Who’s NewThank you ​@safiya for prepping the Who’s New this week! We are pleased to welcome +135 new members this week! The coolest usernames are ​@LessOfAnHumanBeing, ​@infernoIT, ​@Narcissus, ​@Piebaker, ​@sea-legs, ​@kubernator and ​@g40v02ay0 (What does that mean? → Tell us!). Alfred’s pick this week is ​@santaclause → You have a badge coming your way! Have a great weekend everyone. 

VeeamON Tours around the world are starting soon, but the VeeamON content online is still online, for a limited time! We’re extending access to the VeeamON on demand library for just a few more days! All keynotes, super sessions, and online breakouts expire this Friday, May 30 at 5pm ET. If you’re short on time or don’t know where to start, I have a solution for that – introducing VeeamON Wrapped. This is an unscripted, unauthorized top 10 countdown of the events most essential headlines, demos, and moments hosted by yours truly. To find this super quick Top 10 rundown, click “After Event” and look for VeeamON 2025 Wrapped: Register now to access the full on-demand library before it goes back in the vault. (If you’re already registered, log in here for access to the full on-demand library, or here’s a direct link to watch VeeamON Wrapped (after a quick log in).Get in while you can!

Can you believe it! ​@Rick Vanover and ​@Madi.Cristil are in normal circumstances for this week’s recap! We have a solid list of content, Special Department News and a whopper of a list for Who’s New. Watch this week’s episode here: Featured Contentvia ​@coolsport00 via ​@Timothy Dewin via ​@SteveHeart Vanguard Blog Spotlight - Breaking the Rule!via ​@mhmdadl Kasten for OKE - Part 2: Installation and Troubleshooting - Archtonic Great interview in CRN via ​@Ian Sanderson ‘People need to be prepared’: UK partners react to VeeamONWho’s NewThank you ​@safiya for the Who’s New report this week, +182! The coolest usernames are ​@pure, ​@UnitPerHolm, ​@tomb0, ​@anon and ​@matrix2025. The Alred’s pick is ​@MrImmutable! Have a great week everyone! 

This week El Rickatron is back and ​@Madi.Cristil  is on some well-deserved time off. I’m pleased to co-host with ​@JSeeger this week again! You can watch this week’s episode here:Featured Contentvia ​@Pybarra  via ​@kristofpoppe  via ​@abiwot  Special Department News VUG Germany event 21-MayAfrica French Speaking online eventVUG Argentinga online event Who’s NewWe had +506 users WOW - but we haven’t checked in since VeeamON. Thank you ​@safiya! Coolest username pics are ​@Spoofer3000, ​@greenwall, ​@Techzelly, ​@mickymac, ​@DRLove, ​@chaoshead, ​@drzoffice and ​@buggsy!  Alfred’s pick is ​@CheeseHeadChris → You have a badge coming your way. Have a great weekend everyone!  

This week ​@Rick Vanover had a conflict and ​@Madi.Cristil is off for some well-deserved time off! We have two special guests for this week’s recap: ​@Julia F Morgado and ​@JSeeger! Watch this week’s episode here: ​​​​​​Featured Contentvia ​@Dynamic  via ​@Geoff Burke  via ​@marycordova  Vanguard Blog Spotlight - Petr BouškaVeeam Backup & Replication - Entra ID backup part 1 | SAMURAJ-cz.com is this week’s featured post on backing up Entra ID from ​@Samuraj! Special Department NewsVUG Italy Meetup - 15 May VUG Finland Meetup - 15 May VUG Kansas City, USA Meetup - 15 MayProfessional Development Spotlight - Web SummitLast week Julia and Madi had an opportunity to attend a large cross-technology event → Those can be fantastic! They both took some time to write up their experiencevia ​@Madi.Cristil  via ​@Madi.Cristil  via ​@Julia F Morgado: My First Web Summit Experience – Rio de Janeiro 2025 | Julia Furst Morgado No Who’s New this week, but let’s hope everyone has a great weekend!