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Veeam 100 Summit Prague 2025

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: November 4, 2025

Here we are again, in a nice Prague, for a Veeam 100 Summit 2025. This year, we have in addition to Veeam Vanguards, Veeam MVPs and Veeam Legends, also Veeam User Group (VUG) Leaders.  This gave me a great opportunity to meet some new faces and make new friends. Also, for me as a Czech […]

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Veeam Backup Appliance 13.0 ISO automated installation

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: October 13, 2025

There is some news concerning a possible automating of the deployment of your Veeam infrastructure via the Linux ISO. You’ll have to modify the original ISO file that is the source file for the appliance’s deployment. Within the ISO file structure, there is a grub.cfg file, as well as vbr-ks.cfg file (kickstarter file). Veeam Backup […]

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Nakivo Backup and Replication v11.1 Released

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: October 7, 2025

As many SMBs and enterprises are escaping VMware or Hyper-V environments in to Open source virtual environments such as Proxmox VE, the backup vendors follows. That’s why Nakivo keeps pushing Proxmox features to be at the same level as Hyper-V or VMware. And they just released a new major version 11.1 so if you plan […]

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Veeam Backup and Replication Plug-in for XCP-NG Enters Public Beta: Powering Up Xen Hypervisor Backups

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: October 3, 2025

Hello everyone, Vladan here from ESX Virtualization. If you’ve been following my blog, you know I’ve been diving deep into the shifting sands of virtualization, especially as VMware’s licensing drama continues to push folks toward more affordable, open-source alternatives. Just a couple of weeks ago, I covered the closed beta for Veeam and XCP-ng integration […]

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vSphere 9.0 Supported by Nakivo 11.04

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: September 24, 2025

While vSphere 9 which is part of VMware VCF package has been releaed few months back, more and more dataprotection vendors are going support this new platform. This does not mean that majority of VMware clients had upgraded to vSphere 9! I think it is rather opposite considering Broadcom new licensing policy (wait for Nakivo […]

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Unlock your Veeam v13 With Windows-Based Console for VBR 13

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: September 18, 2025

After the release of Veeam Backup And Replication (VBR) 13 and your installation, you have certainly “played” with the UI, the nice and very fast UI I must stay (which is good!) and you might have been wandering where are all the functions gone? You know the limits for now does not allow you to […]

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Fortifying Your Backup Infrastructure Against Ransomware – StarWind VTL Best Practices

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: September 17, 2025

Ransomware-proof backup architectures are becoming the new standard. Your backup architecture and your backups are the hacker’s N°1 target because without your backups you’re most likely open to negotiate and pay the ransom. That’s the reality. I know it’s not that simple, but how about making the life more difficult for those hackers? How about […]

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Veeam v13 Download Available – Start your download engines!

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: September 18, 2025

Veeam has quietly released v13 as ISO and OVA! Yes, the early release of Veeam Software Appliance v13 is available for download at veeam.com/backup-replication-download.html starting from September 3rd, 2025. However, make sure to read the limitations section in the release notes as for example, the cloud connect is NOT available in this release! Also, this version […]

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StarWind Virtual Backup Appliance Free – Stay Protected With Immutable Backups

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: September 3, 2025

Today, we’ll have a look at a StarWind Virtual Backup Appliance (VBA) Free, a great tool from StarWind that brings enterprise-grade backup storage capabilities with immutability, to your home lab, small business, or proof-of-concept (PoC) environment. In this post, we’ll explore its deployment options across various platforms, zoom in on its immutable backup capabilities, and […]

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Exploring Zerto Virtual Replication: Understanding Protection Groups and Snapshot-Free Technology

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: August 20, 2025

If you you are reading our blog for the first time or you are a regular reader, you’ve likely heard of Zerto Virtual Replication, which is now part of the HPE portfolio following its acquisition. Zerto has long been a game-changer in the world of data protection and recovery, offering a hypervisor-based replication solution that […]

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