While Brian and Kevin were in Denver working with Quantum, Dave Russell, VP Enterprise Strategy Veeam Software, drove down from Boulder to sit with Brian for a chat about Veeam and Quantum tape backup solutions. Dave and Brian have known each other for a few years and the conversation was relaxed and candid. They talked about the simplicity of the Quantum architecture and Veeam software and how they are addressing the multi-cloud environments most enterprises are building.
Veeam has been delivering backup and restore solutions since 2006 with options for on-prem, private cloud, public cloud, and hybrid cloud installations. Deployments on physical systems, SaaS services, public cloud, private cloud, hybrid cloud, and multi-cloud partnering with a large ecosystem including Quantum, Dell, AWS, Microsoft, and Lenovo to name a few.
Here is the timestamp for the podcast. Skip to the topics that are interesting to you, but you will find this conversation to be interesting and open.
Minutes 0-4:00
- Intro from Brian
- Dave talks about the relationship with Quantum
- Discussion about tape solutions
- Hot topic on how Quantum addresses ransomware with Ransom Block and Active Vault
- Security is key component for any backup solution
Minute 4:00
- Cost of migrating to cloud especially during a pandemic
- Tape performance and architecture
- Using Veeam to restore data via tape
- Benefits and capabilities of tape cartridges
- off-site archival is not as relevant when using Quantum solution
Minute 9:00
- Veeam Best Practices
- Customer feedback is key to the development cycle
- Business requirements and asset investment
- Edge from a Veeam perspective
- What is considered key focus at the edge
Minute 13:00
- What’s new or different with the Veeam solution
- Client interface and new Mac agent
- Acceleration of cloud acceptance
- Cloud is not being deployed as a replacement
- Working with competitors and other vendors
- How to utilize the cloud for backup/restore
Minute 18:00
- Staying relevant
- Veeam growth plans
- The number of backup apps in the enterprise. How does it affect admin and performance?
- What will be the next wave
- Workload expansion across enterprise
Minute 25:00
- How customers think about backup software
- Emerging workloads
- What are the needs for data movement
- Customer retention
- Resources for customers
- Free and paid training events
- Customer feedback
Minute 30:00
- Customer research and usage from downloads
- Using feedback from forums
- Hybrid VeeamOn event in Las Vegas
- Veeam resources to everyone
Minute 35:00
- Wrap up
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