Summary
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Veeam is introducing a new software appliance, a significant shift to a Linux-based platform (Rocky Linux). This hardened appliance offers a more secure and simplified delivery model, handling security patching and updates automatically. It provides customers with flexibility in deployment (virtual or physical) and is seen as a major step forward for secure-by-default infrastructure.
While the current Windows consumption model will remain, Veeam acknowledges the industry shift towards containers and Kubernetes. Future 'as-a-service' models of their products are expected to leverage Kubernetes. However, for on-premise, self-managed deployments, the company believes the market is not yet fully ready for containerized solutions for their core product.
Veeam is working on a universal continuous data protection (CDP) solution, aiming to protect data down to two-second RPO. This innovation will extend CDP capabilities beyond VMware environments to physical systems, other hypervisors, and eventually hyperscalers, offering a game-changer for diverse use cases while building upon existing VMware CDP support.
Veeam is exploring the integration of AI to leverage its extensive data fabric. This includes using AI for eDiscovery-like scenarios, allowing users to 'talk to the data' for quick insights. The company recognizes the responsibility of handling customer data and is working on a responsible AI statement, positioning AI as a crucial element for future capabilities and data resilience.
Veeam's Recovery Orchestrator is a key component of the Veeam Data Platform, enabling customized playbooks for application recovery. It features automated daily RPO/RTO validation, helps identify and address potential SLA misses, and includes malware scanning to ensure secure recovery points. This tool emphasizes proactive data resilience and audit trails.
Veeam's licensing model, particularly the Universal License (VUL), simplifies pricing by assigning a single license unit to various workloads, regardless of whether they are physical servers, virtual machines, cloud instances, or NAS data. This model aims to remove the 'nickel and dime' approach, making it easier for customers to achieve data resilience across their diverse infrastructure.