* Note: this is the first of a 2-part post. Read part 2 here. I’ve always been attentive to detail – yes, at times you could also say “pedantic” 🙂 – and if you’re anything like me, you’ll be happy to…
New SQL Server SureBackup script in Veeam B&R v8
Veeam Backup & Replication v8 has been generally available for almost a month now. It has a boatload of new features, and I recommend you to read the whole What’s new document since there are many “hidden gems” to be…
Veeam B&R, vRDMs and Direct SAN mode
I received this question a couple of times already and I have found conflicting information about it in forums and documentation. So hopefully we’ll help setting the record straight here about the possibility of using the Direct SAN transport…
How to mount Veeam B&R’s vPower NFS share
As you may probably know, Veeam Backup & Replication provides the Instant VM Recovery feature, that allows you to run one or more VMs directly from the backup file (which is compressed and deduplicated), without having to extract the data and…
My Demo Lab
As most “IT guys” out there, I have a demo lab which I primarily use to run demos for customers/partners, and of course also to play with the technologies I see/use/like the most. Building a healthy/efficient lab is an important…