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StarWind Virtual Tape Library (VTL) – Another layer of protection against Ransomware

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: March 30, 2022

Ransomware and cyber attacks are multiplying lately. Enterprise admins have the hardest task of protecting the company’s data and backups from ransomware, from accidental deletion of more and more sophisticated cyber-attacks. The protection that was sufficient 2-3 years ago now seems not so solid anymore. One of the solutions to protect backups is to isolate […]

| Filed Under: Backup, Cloud, Server Virtualization Tagged With: StarWind VTL Free

NAS Backup comming with Nakivo Backup and Replication 10.6 – Test the BETA

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: March 23, 2022

You can freely test this public beta of Nakivo Backup and Replication 10.6 which brings new features such as NAS backup allowing you to backup file shares or specific file shares on NAS devices. (NFS, SMB, and Windows or Linux file servers are supported). While testing you’ll be able to claim an Amazon Gift card […]

| Filed Under: Backup, Cloud, Server Virtualization, Tips Tagged With: Nakivo NAS backup

Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v6 – What’s New?

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: December 21, 2023

Veeam has released a long-awaited version of Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v6. This is a major release that brings new features and functions that significantly make the life of users easier and better. We’ll first highlight what you can do, how useful this product is when it comes to data protection for Microsoft 365. This […]

| Filed Under: Backup, Cloud, Tips Tagged With: Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 v6

Upgrade Outdated hardware Infrastructure with Hyper Converged Appliance (HCA)?

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: March 15, 2022

This pow will describe some thoughts on today’s modern hardware and software and we’ll look at a possibility to Upgrade Outdated hardware Infrastructure with Hyper-Converged Appliance (HCA). When your aging hardware starts causing security problems because not able to run the latest software with all necessary security patches, it’s time to look at what ways […]

| Filed Under: Backup, Server Virtualization, Tips Tagged With: HCA, HCI, StarWind HCA

Protect 10 VMs for Free with Zerto

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: February 8, 2023

Today I’d like to talk about a Zerto which brings free protection for 10 VMs during a whole year. This is very good news for IT admins, enthusiasts, and VMware folks willing to protect their data. This not only allows you to do thorough testing within a POC environment but also gets a hand and learns this […]

| Filed Under: Backup, Free Stuff, Server Virtualization Tagged With: Zerto Free

VMware vCenter Converter Discontinued – what’s your options?

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: April 26, 2025

VMware Converter Setup

VMware has made unavailable vCenter Converter. Rest in peace, my friend. We spent a lot of time together, P2V ing some great physical servers…… Luckily, you can still download it left and right through file hosting and download services. What are the options of replacement for VMware Converter? So the options you have when willing […]

| Filed Under: Backup, Featured, Free Stuff Tagged With: VmWare Converter

How to upgrade VMware VCSA 7 Offline via patch ISO

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: April 26, 2025

There are many situations where your VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) cannot be updated via the Internet directly. In some cases, your VCSA simply does not have direct access to the internet for security reasons or due to your company security policy. In those cases, VMware has two other methods which you can use to […]

| Filed Under: Backup, Cloud, Server Virtualization Tagged With: Offline VCSA ISO, upgrade VMware VCSA 7 Offline, VMware VCSA offline upgrade ISO

Install latest Free Veeam Agent on your desktop/laptop via Chocolatey

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: December 21, 2023

This is a small tutorial for people willing to protect their Laptop/desktop with a Veeam Free Agent for Microsoft Windows. The latest release of Veeam Agent for Windows is available as a Chocolatey package. Thanks to Maurice Kevenaar for the latest info. Maurice is a fellow Veeam Vanguard from Holland. He is working as a […]

| Filed Under: Backup, Server Virtualization Tagged With: Install latest Free Veeam Agent

StarWind VTL allows fight ransomware by setting up Virtual Tape Library stored on Disk drive

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: January 12, 2022

For those of you who follow this blog long enough, you know that DR, backup, and recovery are topics that we cover quite often. With the ransomware war happening every single day, nobody wants to lose the battle. But are we prepared enough? One of the ultimate arms that you can get is multiple backup […]

| Filed Under: Backup, Cloud, Free Stuff, Server Virtualization, Tips Tagged With: StarWind Virtual Tape Library, StarWind VTL

Nakivo Backup and Replication FREE Edition Features and Limitations

By Vladan SEGET | Last Updated: January 3, 2022

If you think that every small business has virtualization, you’re wrong. There is no point to virtualize 1-2 physical servers with 5-6 desktop computers. Better stay on physical. If additionally, you have to deal with Internet connexions problems and low bandwidth, you better keep the data on-site only. Also, while security and integrity of data […]

| Filed Under: Backup, Cloud, Free Stuff, Server Virtualization, Tips Tagged With: Nakivo FREE Edition Details

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