Integration with Veeam

Veeam ensures data resiliency for your business through secure data backup, fast and reliable recovery, and data protection solutions for cloud, virtual and physical environments.

About Veeam

Veeam is a leading provider of backup, recovery, and data management solutions designed to ensure the availability, protection, and monitoring of virtual, physical, and cloud environments. With a comprehensive suite of products, including Veeam Backup & Replication and Veeam Availability Suite, organizations can safeguard their critical data, minimize downtime, and ensure business continuity. Companies seeking reliable and efficient data protection solutions for their virtualized and cloud infrastructure rely on Veeam for its innovative and user-friendly offerings.

Veeam’s Integration with Apache CloudStack

Veeam can be integrated with Apache CloudStack to provide robust data protection and disaster recovery capabilities for CloudStack deployments. This integration allows administrators to leverage Veeam’s advanced backup and recovery features, such as instant VM recovery, granular file-level recovery, and replication, ensuring the availability and resiliency of CloudStack resources.

Pros

Comprehensive backup and recovery features – widely adopted in the industry.

Cons

Being a proprietary solution, it can be more expensive than open-source alternatives.

Ease of Implementation

Moderate.

Ease of Use

High.

Total Cost of Ownership

Higher upfront costs and licensing fees, ongoing support costs.

Support

Veeam offers commercial support services, including 24/7 technical support, product updates, and self-service resources such as documentation, knowledge base articles, and forums.

Supported Integrations

Veeam, a leading data protection and management solution, integrates effectively with Apache CloudStack specifically for VMware deployments, allowing users to backup their instance block disks. This integration provides an additional layer of data protection and ensures business continuity for VMware-based CloudStack environments. By incorporating Veeam with Apache CloudStack, organizations can align their IT infrastructure with their unique business requirements and ensure data security for their virtual machines.

Resources

Installation Guide

Veeam Backup and Recovery Plugin

Expert Analysis

Veeam One Breakdown

Session Slides

Backup & Recovery in CloudStack

Apache CloudStack enables existing VMware users and gives an easy way for service providers to migrate to a fully open-source solution and eliminate vendor dependency.