Kubla Blog Series

  V13 – My take Part 1 There is a lot of buzz around Veeam’s release of Veeam Data Platform v13 and I’m going to share a few of my key takeaways.   As the industry and BCDR needs evolve rapidly, our requirements must evolve too.   Staying current with industry trends and ahead of bad actors is increasingly challenging.   The teams at Veeam demonstrate a strong understanding of the requirements necessary to remain competitive, protect assets, and lead in both technological innovation and data security. 1.   Veeam Software Appliance (VSA) – Veeam now offers a hardened, pre‑configured appliance that speeds up deployment, reduces infrastructure complexity, and applies security best practices from day one. 2.   HA – With V13, Veeam now offers high availability removing a single point of failure, making failover faster and more efficient than restoring from configuration backup or importing backups.   This will allow for automated updates of both node...

I have just completed my 90 days at Veeam as a TAM.  After being on the customer side for all of my 20+ years in IT, I finally made the switch to the other side.  For 10 years I was a customer of Veeam using it primarily for replication to solve a DR issue we had, then started diving into ALL of the other awesomeness that it contained. Over the past 3 years, I had the privilege to go to and present at 25+ VMUG UserCons, VMware Explore x2, and VeeamON in '23 and discuss my BCDR journey, issues, challenges, and successes.  It was a fantastic 3 years getting to meet new people, catch up with friends, engage with the community, and discuss tech (specifically BCDR).  After Explore in '25 I applied for a role at Veeam and was over the moon when I received the offer.  For years I got to use the product to help my company prepare for the worst and felt comfortable and secure with Veeam.  In '23 I decided to start sharing my experiences with the community and never ...