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 Provider (VCSP) partners. With this release, service providers can expect groundbreaking enhancements designed to improve scalability, bolster cyber resilience, and elevate their disaster recovery services.
Advancements for Service Providers with Veeam Backup & Replication v12.3
Building on the robust capabilities of prior versions, V12.3 introduces a range of features tailored to the unique needs of service providers. Plus, unlock new workloads to protect with Veeam Backup for Microsoft Entra ID! These enhancements ensure that VCSPs can deliver resilient, scalable, and secure solutions to meet the demands of hybrid environments and increasingly stringent customer requirements.
Key Updates for Service Providers
1. Enhanced Disaster Recovery
From advanced disaster recovery services to powerful Continuous Data Protection (CDP) enhancements, this release enables providers to offer differentiated, value-added DRaaS to their customers.
Revolutionary CDP Enhancements
Veeam Backup & Replication v12.3 introduces a major upgrade to its CDP capabilities, further cementing it as a cornerstone for disaster recovery as a service (DRaaS). Service providers can now:
• Perform non-disruptive recoverability testing of CDP replicas, ensuring readiness for disaster scenarios without impacting ongoing replication operations.
• Deliver improved short-term retention, extending the duration of near-zero RPO backups up to 7 days for critical workloads.
• Leverage policy cloning, enabling quick provisioning and deployment of disaster recovery plans for new tenants or workloads.
Veeam Cloud Connect and Public Cloud
V12.3 unlocked on-demand recovery to the public cloud for Cloud Connect partners. Now, you can recover tenant backups from your Cloud Connect repository to AWS EC2 or Microsoft Azure. This further supports the Veeam principle of Data Portability and expands recovery options beyond vSphere for providers.
Collectively, the CDP and Veeam Cloud Connect updates enhance the flexibility and reliability of disaster recovery services, ensuring that service providers can offer customers unparalleled peace of mind and operational continuity.
2. New Services with Microsoft Entra ID
Available with Rental licensing at V1, service providers can build protecting Microsoft Entra ID into their Veeam-powered service offerings. Veeam Backup for Microsoft Entra ID seamlessly integrates with existing infrastructure and provides centralized management and access across every internal and external resource in your environment, including third-party apps. as it grants access to apps, such as Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams.
With Veeam Backup for Microsoft Entra ID, service providers can take advantage of full REST API support to enable custom portals and automations within your offerings to protect both on-prem AD and Entra ID with a single solution.
3. Cyber Resiliency and Security Built for VCSP Partners
In a world of increasing cyber threats, Veeam Backup & Replication v12.3 empowers service providers with cutting-edge security features:
• Indicators of Compromise (IoC) Detection: Proactively identifies malicious activity, such as lateral movement or ransomware encryption attempts, using advanced behavioral analytics.
• Veeam Threat Hunter: A real-time malware detection tool combining YARA rules and machine learning, designed to secure tenant backups against advanced threats.
• Malware Detection for Cloud Connect Tenant Backups: Strengthens tenant data security by scanning backups for malicious activity, ensuring recoverable, clean data.
These features not only protect tenant data but also enhance the credibility and trust that service providers offer their customers, creating a competitive edge in the marketplace.
4. Beyond Backup and Replication: Monitoring and Insights
The capabilities introduced in Veeam ONE v12.3 complement the advancements in Veeam Backup & Replication v12.3, bringing enhanced observability and enabling proactive management for service providers.
Veeam Intelligence
The introduction of Veeam Intelligence, an AI-driven analytics engine, provides actionable insights that optimize backup performance and identify potential risks before they impact operations. For service providers, this means:
• Enhanced efficiency through automated recommendations.
• Improved security posture with real-time observability of infrastructure risks.
• A streamlined management experience that frees up resources for strategic initiatives.
Restore Point Objective (RPO) Observability
Service providers can now leverage real-time RPO monitoring for Nutanix AHV, Proxmox VE, and KVM workloads. Granular alarms and new widgets provide actionable insights into workloads at risk of missing RPOs, ensuring compliance with SLA requirements.
These updates ensure that service providers can offer their customers not only secure data protection but also transparent and compliant operations.
A Major Release for VCSP Partners
Veeam Backup & Replication v12.3 is more than just another update — it’s a game-changing release for service providers. From the ability to offer enhanced DRaaS capabilities and manage disaster recovery with precision to the introduction of cutting-edge cybersecurity tools, V12.3 is designed to enable VCSP partners to lead the way in modern data protection.
When combined with the new capabilities in Veeam ONE v12.3, service providers gain unparalleled observability, scalability, and efficiency, ensuring they are well-equipped to navigate the complexities of today’s data protection landscape.
Explore the Full Capabilities
For a detailed look at what’s new in Veeam Backup & Replication v12.3 and how these innovations can enhance your services as a VCSP, visit our What’s New page and explore our dedicated webinars for partners.