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Welcome to my tech-savvy haven where we unravel the mysteries of cloud computing, dive deep into storage solutions, explore the intricacies of data backup, and navigate everything in between. If you’ve ever found yourself lost in the jargon of terabytes, cloud migrations, or RAID arrays, fear not – you’re in the right place!

Recent Blog Posts

  • Recovery Time Objective (RTO): A Deep Dive into Strategies and Best Practices
    Imagine this: your business-critical application goes offline unexpectedly. Every minute of downtime could mean lost revenue, frustrated customers, and operational chaos. The question is — how quickly can you recover? This is where Recovery Time Objective (RTO) becomes critical. In this blog, we’ll dive into actionable strategies for optimizing your RTO, discuss real-world scenarios, and … Read more
  • Proxmox and Veeam: Partnership Benefits for Service Providers
    As businesses increasingly migrate to virtualized environments, service providers are on the lookout for robust solutions that offer the flexibility of cloud infrastructure and the cost-effectiveness of on-premises systems. Proxmox Virtual Environment (VE) is a powerful open-source platform that increasingly stands out as an excellent choice for service providers aiming to implement multi-tenant architectures. In … Read more
  • Understanding Ransomware as a Service and Its Risks
    The Birth of Ransomware: The PC Cyborg Virus In December 1989, an evolutionary biologist named Dr. Joseph Popp sent out a floppy disk to around 20,000 people, marking the beginning of what would become the first known ransomware virus in history. The recipients of this disk were attendees at a World Health Organization conference in … Read more
  • Scaling Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure for Business Growth 
    Introduction Hybrid cloud scalability is an essential aspect of modern IT infrastructure. By integrating on-premises and cloud resources, organizations gain the ability to manage dynamic workloads efficiently, ensuring uninterrupted operations. This scalability becomes especially vital as businesses grow, impacting both their performance and continuity. This blog provides actionable strategies for achieving hybrid cloud scalability, addressing … Read more
  • Now open — AWS Mexico (Central) Region
    In February 2024, we announced plans to expand Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure in Mexico. Today, I’m excited to announce the general availability of the AWS Mexico (Central) Region with three Availability Zones and API code mx-central-1. This new AWS Region is the first AWS infrastructure Region in Mexico and adds to our growing presence … Read more
  • AWS Weekly Roundup: New Asia Pacific Region, DynamoDB updates, Amazon Q developer, and more (January 13, 2025)
    As we move into the second week of 2025, China is celebrating Laba Festival (腊八节), a traditional holiday, which marks the beginning of Chinese New Year preparations. On this day, Chinese people prepare Laba congee, a special porridge combining various grains, dried fruits, and nuts. This nutritious mixture symbolizes harmony, prosperity, and good fortune — … Read more
  • 5 Essential Strategies for Enterprise Application Modernization
    Staying competitive in today’s business world is no small feat. Enterprises face constant pressure to adapt to new technologies and meet ever-evolving customer expectations. For many, modernizing legacy applications has become a critical step in achieving this adaptability. Whether it’s embracing cloud solutions, hybrid environments, or adopting DevOps practices, modernizing your applications is more than … Read more
  • Modernizing Federal Government Data Protection
    The State of Federal Government Cybersecurity Government operations, public services, policy decisions, and other functions are all driven by highly distributed data stored on-premises and in hybrid multi-cloud environments. To counter adversaries in a post-quantum future, government entities must speed up the adoption of new data protection strategies and tactics as part of their modernization … Read more
  • Clean Room Data Recovery: Enhancing Security and Data Integrity
    Introduction In this increasingly digital world, data loss can have devastating consequences for organizations. This ranges everything from outages and natural disasters to cyberattacks, and can result in inaccessible systems and lost data. These disruptions can result in significant operational disruption, financial losses, legal repercussions, and irreparable damage to reputation and customer trust. Cyberattacks pose … Read more
  • Data Protection Opportunities in the Hybrid Cloud
    When faced with cloud-first approaches to data security, organizations often find that their existing tools fail to integrate with the cloud, landing them with bill shock, cyberthreats, and other surprises. Some just deal with it, while others reluctantly turn to multiple-point products (and the management nightmare that comes with them). But it doesn’t have to … Read more
  • 5 Ways SaaS-based Backup for Microsoft 365 is Beneficial for MSPs
    According to the 2024 Data Protection Trends Report, 74% of businesses rely on third-party solutions to protect their Microsoft 365 data. Only 26% utilize Microsoft’s built-in features, such as legal hold or the recycle bin, and many, unfortunately, do not protect their data at all. This gap presents managed service providers (MSPs) with a significant … Read more
  • Enterprise Multi-Cloud Storage: Efficiency and Scalability
    Managing data across multiple systems is increasingly complex. Enterprises must balance performance, security, and scalability across diverse environments. Multi-cloud storage provides a practical solution, enabling organizations to store, manage, and secure data across various platforms. This approach offers flexibility to align storage resources with business priorities, whether optimizing costs, meeting compliance requirements, or enhancing operational … Read more
  • Announcing the new AWS Asia Pacific (Thailand) Region
    Today, we’re pleased to announce that the AWS Asia Pacific (Thailand) Region is now generally available with three Availability Zones and API name ap-southeast-7. The AWS Asia Pacific (Thailand) Region is the first infrastructure Region in Thailand and the fourteenth Region in Asia Pacific, joining existing Regions in Hong Kong, Hyderabad, Jakarta, Malaysia, Melbourne, Mumbai, … Read more
  • Happy New Year! AWS Weekly Roundup: 2025 Tech Predictions, Llama 3.3 70B, Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large, custom billing view, and more (January 6, 2025)
    Happy New Year! We are witnessing technology augment human ingenuity in inspiring ways. In the coming years, using technology for positive impact will redefine the way we think about success. Amazon CTO, Dr. Werner Vogels, offers five forward-looking tech predictions for 2025, and beyond: The workforce of tomorrow is mission-driven A new era of energy … Read more
  • 2025 Predictions
    2024 was a pivotal year for data resilience due to significant challenges and some remarkable advancements too. From additional regulatory frameworks like NIS2 in the E.U. to cyberattacks and natural disasters, this year prompted a heightened focus on strategies to better safeguard and manage vital company data. As we stand on the edge of 2025, … Read more
  • What Service Providers Can Expect from V12.3
    As service providers continue to adapt to the ever-evolving demands of data protection, Veeam remains at the forefront, empowering partners with tools and innovations to address challenges and opportunities head-on. The release of Veeam Backup & Replication v12.3, included in the latest Veeam Data Platform, represents a major leap forward for Veeam Cloud & Service … Read more
  • Veeam Kasten Announces Initial Support of SUSE Virtualization 
    It’s no secret that the current virtualization industry is undergoing a sea change.  With recent large acquisitions, elevating licensing costs, deteriorating product support, and the demand for hybrid and multi-cloud support, interoperability, and flexibility, many organizations are looking to re-platform away from legacy virtualization platforms and adopt a more flexible cloud native approach. At the … Read more
  • Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large is now available in Amazon Bedrock
    As we preannounced at AWS re:Invent 2024, you can now use Stable Diffusion 3.5 Large in Amazon Bedrock to generate high-quality images from text descriptions in a wide range of styles to accelerate the creation of concept art, visual effects, and detailed product imagery for customers in media, gaming, advertising, and retail. In October 2024, … Read more
  • Building Data & Operational Resilience for Cities
    The cyber threat landscape has drastically changed over the past decade leaving city governments vulnerable to their technical debt, and cyberattacks from bad actors, insiders, and nation states. The perfect storm of exponential data growth, IT management complexity, and cyber threats has pushed cyber risk levels to an unacceptable all-time high. Data sprawl and a … Read more
  • A New Era Dawns for KubeCampus.io
    We hope this blog finds you well in your Kubernetes learning journey! In the dynamic world of technology, staying up to date with the latest tools and platforms is crucial for professionals and enthusiasts alike. So, we’re thrilled to announce the next phase of the KubeCampus.io journey! After three years as an independent site, we … Read more
  • New Amazon EC2 High Memory U7inh instance on HPE Server for large in-memory databases
    Today we’re announcing the general availability of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) U7inh instance, a new addition to EC2 High Memory family, built in collaboration with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). Amazon EC2 U7inh instance runs on the 16-socket HPE Compute Scale-up Server 3200, and are built on the AWS Nitro System to deliver a … Read more
  • And that’s a wrap!
    After 20 years, and 3283 posts adding up to 1,577,106 words I am wrapping up my time as the lead blogger on the AWS News Blog. It has been a privilege to be able to “live in the future” and to get to learn and write about so many of our innovations over the last … Read more
  • AWS Weekly Roundup: Amazon EC2 F2 instances, Amazon Bedrock Guardrails price reduction, Amazon SES update, and more (December 16, 2024)
    The week after AWS re:Invent builds on the excitement and energy of the event and is a good time to learn more and understand how the recent announcements can help you solve your challenges. As usual, we have you covered with our top announcements of AWS re:Invent 2024 post. You can now watch keynotes and … Read more
  • New for VeeamON 2025: Technical Workshops! 
    I am super excited to share the newest innovation for VeeamON 2025, technical workshops! Having been involved in every VeeamON, I always look to evolve the experience, and this is a program that I piloted at the Veeam 100 Summit for the last two years. See this blog post from one of the Veeam 100 … Read more
  • Announcing the Veeam Innovation and Data Resilience Awards
    We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Veeam Data Resilience Awards! This year’s award season promises to be more exciting than ever, as we recognize the most innovative and resilient achievements in the realm of data management and business continuity. Six finalists will be invited to VeeamON 2025 to be celebrated and to … Read more
  • Now Available – Second-Generation FPGA-Powered Amazon EC2 instances (F2)
    Equipped with up to eight AMD Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), AMD EPYC (Milan) processors with up to 192 cores, High Bandwidth Memory (HBM), up to 8 TiB of SSD-based instance storage, and up to 2 TiB of memory, the new F2 instances are available in two sizes, and are ready to accelerate your genomics, multimedia … Read more
  • Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 Joins the VCSP Program
    For the past decade, Veeam has delivered innovative data protection solutions specifically designed for cloud and managed service providers (MSPs). With a focus on enabling scalable BaaS and DRaaS offerings, we have consistently supported our partners in meeting the growing demands of the market. As the landscape continues to evolve towards as-a-Service models, we are … Read more
  • The Veeam Vanguard Program Celebrates 10 Years!  
    It´s that time of the year where we open up renewals and nominations for next years class of Veeam Vanguards! Picking Vanguards is not an easy task considering how many great applications there are, but we’re happy that there’s such a huge interest in the community.   10 Years of Veeamazing Goodness  The Veeam Vanguard program … Read more
  • Veeam Immutability: Everything You Need to Know
    With ransomware attacks becoming a daily challenge, immutability in backups is no longer a luxury — it’s essential. Veeam delivers a strong, practical approach to immutability, giving businesses tamper-proof data protection that safeguards critical information. In this blog, we’ll break down Veeam’s unique approach to immutable backups, explaining the steps to set it up and its real-world … Read more
  • Introducing Buy with AWS: an accelerated procurement experience on AWS Partner sites, powered by AWS Marketplace
    Today, we are announcing Buy with AWS, a new way to discover and purchase solutions available in AWS Marketplace from AWS Partner sites. You can use Buy with AWS to accelerate and streamline your product procurement process on websites outside of Amazon Web Services (AWS). This feature provides you the ability to find, try, and … Read more
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