We knew this gonna happen, and the truth is, everyone has expected that. A new VMware licensing PDF confirming the fact that there is no more vSphere 9 Standard and vSphere 9 Enterprise Plus versions of VMware product. The only two options you have right now is VMware vSphere Foundation 9 (VVF 9) and VMware […]
Free Virtual Backup Appliance from StarWind – With Community Support (example configuration for ESXi and Veeam Backup)
In case you were not aware, there is a completely FREE version of Virtual Backup Appliance from StarWind. The license to the software is perpetual and NOT time-bombed. The product can be used as a hardened repo for your Veeam Backups where by default you’ll have immutability activated. All free products from StarWind, including StarWind Virtual […]
VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF 9) and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF 9) Has been Released
I’m a bit late on this but hey, needed to gather some info first. VMware quietly released VMware vSphere Foundation (VVF 9) and VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9 with all products that are bundled in in version 9. So we have ESXi 9.0, vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 9.0, NSX 9.0 etc…. Both bundles shares the […]
Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3.2 – patch critical vulnerabilities for your dataprotection environments
Veeam just rolled out Veeam Backup & Replication 12.3.2 (build 12.3.2.3617) on June 17, 2025, and it’s a must-have update for anyone serious about data protection. This release builds on the robust foundation of 12.3, adding critical security patches, enhanced platform support, and a slew of performance improvements. The latest release patching critical vulnerabilities so […]
Veeam confirming vSphere 9.0 and ESXi 9 upcoming support
This info is not new, but I just thought that I’d share as I think that many of you, in case you haven’t updated your Veeam Backup server in the past couple of months to the latest v12.3.1.1139, you left this unnoticed (like I did). In fact, Veeam’s latest release v.12.3.1.1139 has a mention on […]
Veeam Backup & Replication v13 Beta: A Game-Changer with Linux
Yes, this news is not new as we knew since a very long time that no new Windows version will be available from Veeam. Linux full steam ahead! Now, all we know right now is that the product is still in BETA stage and the Linux version which is available for selected groups such as […]
Nakivo Backup and Replication – Malware Scan Feature
Totay we’ll talk about malware and how to protect your company from ransomware. NAKIVO Backup & Replication has introduced a powerful Backup Malware Scan feature to ensure that backups remain free from infections before restoration. Imagine you realize that you are infected, your infrastructure shows all signs of ransomware infection (systems not booting, getting corrupted […]
Zerto 10 U7 released with VMware NSX 4.2 Support
If you’re fighting ransomware or sweating over disaster recovery, Zerto 10 U7 (part of HPE’s Zerto platform) is worth a look. For those of you who does not know Zerto, check some of my latest posts about their technology, which is different to traditional data protection vendors. Zerto’s core technology uses Continuous Data Protection (CDP), […]
XorMon NG 1.9.0 Infrastructure Monitoring – now also with Veeam Backup Support
XorMon Next Generation (NG), the open-source monitoring from Xorux, has taken another step forward with its latest release, version 1.9.0, released in May 2025. This version brings new supported devices but also new software support for Veeam Backup & Replication as well as VMware Tanzu. XorMon is one of the full-stack monitoring solutions which has […]
Heartbeat vs Node Majority StarWind VSAN Failover Strategy
High availability (HA) protected workloads is something we want in production. Knowing that our workload will continue to be available (restarted) on remaining node is something we want to have. HA is not Fault tolerance so our workload will experience small downtime, before being restarted on another node in a cluster, but that’s something we […]
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