Veeam Availability Suite v9 Adds Cloud-Based VM Replication

Veeam Software, Inc. announced Cloud Connect will be extended to include image-based VM replication capabilities as a part of the Availability Suite v9, which will be available later this year.

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The extended functionality also gives service providers the ability to provide their customers with cloud-based DR-as-a-service (DRaaS) with the Cloud Connect Replication for Service Providers offering.

First introduced in Availability Suite v8, Cloud Connect makes it easy for company’s customers to extend their backup infrastructure to the cloud for offsite backups. Included in v9, company’s customers get an integrated, secure and efficient means to create replicas in the cloud, enabling protection of mission-critical applications with improved RTOs. By building a technology that securely and seamlessly bridges the customer to the service provider, Veeam removes the requirement for customers to build and maintain a DR site for offsite protection, offloading an amount of cost and complexity from their IT infrastructure. Cloud Connect, now with replication, is a cloud-based DR solution designed to empower the ‘Always-On Business’ and keep critical apps up-and-running, all while ensuring complete visibility and control remains at IT’s fingertips.

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Image-based VM replication through Cloud Connect includes:

Built-in multi-tenant support to securely share host or cluster CPU, RAM, storage and networking resource allocation between different tenants;
Full site failover to a service provider site with just a few clicks on a secure web portal, including failover orchestration with failover plans, and partial failover to instantly switch over selected VMs only;
Built-in network extension appliances to preserve communication with and between production VMs regardless of their location;
Failback to the existing or new infrastructure to restore normal business operations;
Failover testing for failover simulation without disrupting production workloads;
Single port connectvity via a secure, reliable SSL connection to a service provider; and
Multiple traffic reduction technologies including built-in WAN acceleration, replica seeding, and replication from a backup.

“It is critical to keep standby copies of data both on and off-site,” said Ratmir Timashev, CEO, Veeam. “Veeam cloud Connect not only enables our users to fulfill the offsite requirement without having to invest in offsite infrastructure or management, but also presents new opportunities for service providers to build recurring revenue from their existing customer base, expand their presence in the DRaaS market, and establish relationships with new customers.“

Cloud Connect Replication for Service Providers is a separately licensed product that provides an opportunity to increase revenue by selling DRaaS to new and existing customers. The solution makes DRaaS easy, affordable and practical for any customer environment. Service providers face no competition from Veeam, because Veeam does not operate its own cloud or offer its own DRaaS to company’s customers – instead, Veeam enables its partners to do so.

“We’re really looking forward to implementing Veeam cloud Connect Replication for Service Providers,” said Matthew Chesterton, CEO, OffsiteDataSync (Rochester, NY), a Gold member of the Veeam Cloud Provider (VCP) program, which provides its customers with data retention, DR, and hosted cloud computing services. “We’ll be able to streamline replication and scale much more easily during a DR event or even during testing. And our customers are going to love the fact that replication jobs will be integrated and auto-provisioned on-demand through our Veeam cloud Connect portal. Veeam just keeps developing ways to make it easier and more profitable to do business!“