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Recent Blog Posts

  • Celebrating 10 Years of Amazon ECS: Powering a Decade of Containerized Innovation
    Today, we celebrate 10 years of Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) and its incredible journey of pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in the cloud! What began as a solution to streamline running Docker containers on Amazon Web Services (AWS) has evolved into a cornerstone technology, offering both impressive performance and operational simplicity, including a … Read more
  • AWS Weekly Roundup: New code editor in AWS Lambda console, Amazon Q Business analytics, Claude 3.5 upgrades, and more (October 28, 2024)
    Two weeks ago, I had the wonderful opportunity to host subject matter experts from across Asia Pacific in the global 24 Hours of Amazon Q live stream event. This continuous 24-hour stream offered insights from AWS experts on Amazon Q Developer and Amazon Q Business, featuring use cases, product demos, and Q&A sessions. The highlight for … Read more
  • Cyber Resilience as a Compliance Enabler for Enterprise Organizations
    In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, cyber resilience has emerged as more than just a security framework — it’s a critical business enabler, especially for enterprise organizations. Regulatory landscapes across industries are becoming increasingly complex, with financial penalties and reputational damage looming as severe consequences of non-compliance. Senior management, particularly in large enterprises, must not … Read more
  • Veeam Malware Detection: Stay Ahead of Cyber Attacks
    With all the ways that cybercriminals evolve their tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), enhanced data security is becoming critical for businesses of all sizes. Traditional security approaches are often insufficient against sophisticated attacks, especially when it’s not only production data, but backup systems being targeted by threat actors. Enter Veeam Malware Detection — a powerful … Read more
  • Veeam Recovery Media: Master Cross-Platform Restoration
    Data loss or corruption can be catastrophic for businesses, and if you don’t have a reliable data recovery solution, a sudden data loss scenario can cost you time, business, and more. Veeam Recovery Media is an essential tool for Veeam Agent for Windows that provides swift restoration in critical situations, allowing businesses to maintain continuity … Read more
  • Veeam-supported Hypervisors: Flexible Backup Solutions
    Today’s dynamic virtualization landscape demands agility, efficiency, and data security. Known for its extensive compatibility and powerful features, Veeam Backup & Replication acts as a reliable protector for your virtual environments and integrates with several hypervisors to reliably safeguard your data. This guide explores how Veeam-supported hypervisors — including Proxmox VE — empower users like … Read more
  • Veeam vs. Backup Exec: 7 Reasons Why Veeam Wins for Small Businesses
    Small businesses need data protection that’s straightforward, reliable, and doesn’t require a large amount of resources to manage. When comparing Veeam and Veritas Backup Exec, it’s clear that Veeam offers capabilities that align better with the needs of small to mid-sized companies. Whether you are looking at advanced recovery capabilities (such as file-level recovery without … Read more
  • EC2 Image Builder now supports building and testing macOS images
    I’m thrilled to announce macOS support in EC2 Image Builder. This new capability allows you to create and manage machine images for your macOS workloads in addition to the existing support for Windows and Linux. A golden image is a bootable disk image, also called an Amazon Machine Image (AMI), pre-installed with the operating system … Read more
  • Upgraded Claude 3.5 Sonnet from Anthropic (available now), computer use (public beta), and Claude 3.5 Haiku (coming soon) in Amazon Bedrock
    Four months ago, we introduced Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 in Amazon Bedrock, raising the industry bar for AI model intelligence while maintaining the speed and cost of Claude 3 Sonnet. Today, I am excited to announce three new capabilities for the Claude 3.5 model family in Amazon Bedrock: Upgraded Claude 3.5 Sonnet – You now have … Read more
  • Veeam SureBackup: Unlocking Reliable Backup Verification and Recovery
    Data protection and disaster recovery (DR) are crucial components of any organization’s IT strategy. As cyberthreats, accidental deletions, and technical glitches pose significant risks for the integrity of your organization’s data, ensuring the integrity of your backups is more critical than ever. This is where Veeam’s proactive SureBackup technology comes in! Veeam SureBackup is a … Read more
  • AWS Weekly Roundup: Agentic workflows, Amazon Transcribe, AWS Lambda insights, and more (October 21, 2024)
    Agentic workflows are quickly becoming a cornerstone of AI innovation, enabling intelligent systems to autonomously handle and refine complex tasks in a way that mirrors human problem-solving. Last week, we launched Serverless Agentic Workflows with Amazon Bedrock, a new short course developed in collaboration with Dr. Andrew Ng and DeepLearning.AI. This hands-on course, taught by … Read more
  • Hybrid Cloud Use Cases for Flexibility and Security
    Hybrid cloud environments are rapidly becoming the backbone of modern IT strategies, offering the best of both the public and private cloud. Organizations across various industries leverage the hybrid cloud to enhance flexibility, security, and scalability, and meet the demands of a more dynamic digital landscape. This blog explores key hybrid cloud use cases, focusing … Read more
  • Kubernetes Resilience with Veeam Kasten
    Kubernetes has rapidly become the standard for container orchestration, enabling businesses to scale and manage their cloud native applications efficiently. However, as companies increasingly rely on Kubernetes for mission-critical applications, ensuring resilience has become a top priority. Whether it’s an unexpected outage, a malicious ransomware attack, or simple human error, disruptions can lead to significant … Read more
  • Veeam Cyber Secure: Proactive Protection, Swift Response, and Comprehensive Recovery 
    In today’s digital landscape, it’s not a matter of if a ransomware attack will happen, it’s a matter of when. However, with the right strategy in place, organizations can stay ahead of attackers and recover quickly if the worst happens. Veeam offers a suite of robust services designed to protect your organizations before, during, and … Read more
  • Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL and Amazon DynamoDB zero-ETL integrations with Amazon Redshift now generally available
    Today, I am excited to announce the general availability of Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition and Amazon DynamoDB zero-ETL integrations with Amazon Redshift. Zero-ETL integration seamlessly makes transactional or operational data available in Amazon Redshift, removing the need to build and manage complex data pipelines that perform extract, transform, and load (ETL) operations. It automates the … Read more
  • Using Microsoft Azure U.S. Government Cloud for Security & Compliance
    Overview of the Microsoft Azure U.S. Government Cloud Microsoft Azure U.S. Government Cloud (Azure Government) is designed specifically for the U.S. government (USG). It adheres to federal and state policies, and provides a secure, compliant infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) for federal information systems. It offers several security levels to align with standardized government information classification levels, keeps … Read more
  • AWS Weekly Roundup: What’s App, AWS Lambda, Load Balancers, AWS Console, and more (Oct 14, 2024).
    Last week, AWS hosted free half-day conferences in London and Paris. My colleagues and I demonstrated how developers can use generative AI tools to speed up their design, analysis, code writing, debugging, and deployment workflows. These events were held at the GenAI Lofts. These lofts are open until October 25 (London) and November 5 (Paris). … Read more
  • The Power of Partnership: How Veeam’s Customer-centric Approach Drives Our Success
    Veeam firmly believes that our customers are the driving force behind our business, and we are committed to maintaining a customer-centric approach. We understand the importance of data resilience in today’s digital landscape, so we provide robust solutions that ensure the continuous availability and protection of our customers’ critical data. Through close collaboration with our … Read more
  • What is Threat Hunting? Techniques, Tools, and Types
    Proactive measures are crucial for safeguarding sensitive information and ensuring the integrity of digital infrastructures. Threat hunting has become a vital component in this realm, enabling organizations to detect and mitigate potential security threats before they can cause significant damage. But what exactly is threat hunting, and why is it so important? Threat hunting involves … Read more
  • Convert AWS console actions to reusable code with AWS Console-to-Code, now generally available
    Today, we are announcing the general availability (GA) of AWS Console-to-Code that makes it easy to convert AWS console actions to reusable code. You can use AWS Console-to-Code to record your actions and workflows in the console, such as launching an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance, and review the AWS Command Line Interface … Read more
  • The Power of Veeam Intelligent Diagnostics
    New Era of Intelligent Diagnostics Data intelligence is leveraged by modern businesses today to provide meaningful insights from various forms of data to make better decisions. Veeam is leveraging data intelligence throughout its platform to protect your critical data, ensure its integrity and help organizations become more efficient. Not only, does Veeam provide data backup … Read more
  • TX SB 820 Compliance: Cybersecurity for Texas School Districts
    Cybersecurity regulations in the education sector can be challenging due to complex layers of both federal and state requirements. Federal laws like the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) govern the protection of student data at a national level. However, at … Read more
  • The Need for Enterprise Business Continuity
    Imagine a world where your organization is equipped to handle anything from a sudden cyberattack to an unexpected natural disaster. Enterprise business continuity is more than just a plan on paper; it’s the lifeline that keeps your operations running smoothly when the unexpected happens. It’s about ensuring your teams can continue their essential work, your … Read more
  • VMware vSphere to Nutanix AHV Migration
    Transitioning your virtualized environment from VMware ESXi to Nutanix AHV requires careful planning and a clear understanding of the steps involved to ensure a smooth and successful transition. This guide aims to demystify the process and provide you with a step-by-step roadmap for migrating your virtual machines (VMs) from ESXi to AHV. Thorough Assessment: The … Read more
  • What is the Best Way to Protect your Kubernetes Cluster Against Disaster?
    I have been working on this Kubernetes Data Protection Working Group (WG) for four years. As part of SIG-Storage, this WG covers the backup and recovery of Kubernetes and cloud-native workloads. A frequent ask to the WG is, “how do I back up my etcd database?” Often, the requestor ends up wanting something other than … Read more
  • AWS Weekly Roundup: HIPAA eligible with Amazon Q Business, Amazon DCV, AWS re:Post Agent, and more (Oct 07, 2024)
    Last Friday, I had the privilege of attending China Engineer’s Day 2024(CED 2024) in Hangzhou as the Amazon Web Services (AWS) speaker. The event was organized by the China Computer Federation (CCF), one of the most influential professional developer communities in China. At CED 2024, I spoke about how AI development tools can improve developer … Read more
  • Destination: Data Freedom
    Data is the lifeblood of modern business, vital to innovation, competitiveness, and economic growth. With so many new methods to build and run applications at our fingertips, not to mention changes in the market, organizations are constantly looking at new platforms to adopt and applications to modernize. However, platform lock-in, inadequate support, and organizational misalignment … Read more
  • The Evolution to Veeam Kasten
    At Veeam, we’ve always believed that the future of data protection lies in innovation, and that belief has driven our journey to Veeam Kasten. What began as Kasten K10 — a pioneering solution for Kubernetes backup and disaster recovery (DR) — has evolved into Veeam Kasten, a powerful tool that’s at the heart of our … Read more
  • VMSP and VMTSP: Empowering Resellers to Grow Through Training
    Veeam is committed to fostering strong partnerships with our partners and we believe that a well-informed and well-trained reseller community is the key to delivering the best solutions and achieving radical resilience for our customers. This blog aims to provide guidance, motivation, and valuable insights into the power of training, with a specific focus on … Read more
  • 3 Noteworthy Trends for Service Providers to Seize
    Market disruption means opportunity. There are two major events currently driving three key opportunities for service providers: cyberthreats (primarily ransomware) and the VMware acquisition by Broadcom. The three key opportunities are modernization, Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS), and Backup as a Service (BaaS) for Public Cloud. Migrate and Modernize I suspect the reaction to … Read more
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