Mastering Veeam Backup & Replication - Fourth Edition: An authoritative guide to architect a resilient Veeam 13 backup platform with proven best practices

Efficiently architect proven backup strategies with Veeam 13's authoritative approach to hardened security, continuous data protection, and intelligent recovery capabilities

Key Features

• Explore the new Veeam ONE 13 features and enhancements for monitoring Veeam
• Gain in-depth knowledge of core architecture changes including Veeam Software Appliance
• Discover the new enhanced Universal CDP, including all the enhancements

Book Description

In today’s evolving threat landscape, protecting data across virtual, physical, and cloud workloads is critical. Veeam Backup & Replication remains a leading modern data protection platform, and version 13 elevates it with AI-driven intelligence, hardened security, and a reimagined appliance architecture. This new edition equips IT professionals and backup administrators to design, deploy, and manage a resilient Veeam v13 infrastructure.

This edition covers major new features added to the application, such as Veeam Intelligence AI-driven insights, Universal Continuous Data Protection, and the Veeam Software Appliance with built-in High Availability clustering. This guides you through implementing modern data protection solutions for your cloud and virtual infrastructure with Veeam while helping you master advanced concepts such as Zero Trust security hardening and enhanced Active Directory integration. You'll dive deep into other new features as well, such as improved automation through PowerShell enhancements, and learn about CDP and disaster recovery from a service provider perspective with Veeam Cloud Connect.

By the end of this book, you'll be able to successfully implement Veeam Backup & Replication to secure your environment and ensure reliable disaster recovery across your entire infrastructure.

What you will learn

• Understand installing and upgrading Veeam to v13
• Master the ability to use High Availability (HA) for disaster recovery
• Explore the new JeOS and how it is used in the infrastructure
• Explore the redesigned and enhanced console, including Veeam Intelligence
• Work with HA and CDP to ensure data resilience
• Explore new Veeam ONE features and other best practices
• Learn best practices and other recovery options now included in Veeam Backup & Replication 13

Who this book is for

This book is for backup administrators or cloud disaster architects looking to gain expertise in all things Veeam. This book is also for IT professionals who have intermediate to advanced-level knowledge of virtualization, as well as backups and backup applications. Anyone who needs a reference guide for learning the advanced and latest features of Veeam 13 will find this book useful.

Table of Contents

1. Installing and Upgrading Veeam
2. Veeam Software Appliance (VSA)
3. Just Enough Operating System (JeOS)
4. Veeam Backup & Replication Console
5. Veeam AI – Veeam Intelligence
6. Best Practices for Active Directory Domains with Veeam
7. Veeam High Availability (HA)
8. Veeam CDP – Universal Continuous Data Protection
9. Other Enhancements – Linux Only Infrastructure and Automatic Upgrades
10. Backup Infrastructure – PostgreSQL 17.6, Improved Job Manager Scalability, and Other Changes
11. Veeam ONE v13
12. Recovery Options

Chris Childerhose is an information technology professional with over 30 years of experience in network/systems architecture, network/systems administration, and technical support. He is a Veeam Vanguard/Veeam Legend/VUG Leader and is a Veeam Certified Architect and Veeam Certified Engineer. He also has the following certifications: VMCE-SP, vExpert, VCAP-DCA, VCP-DCV, and MCITP. He currently works for ThinkOn as an Enterprise Architect, where he designs the infrastructure for all client services offered. Chris is also an avid blogger on all things virtual, focusing on Veeam and VMware.

Rick Vanover is Vice President, Product Strategy at Veeam. Rick's passion for challenges led to his commitment to educate and communicate at all levels—engaging those new to availability technologies as well as those who are experts. As an active member of the IT community, Rick builds relationships and spreads excitement about Veeam solutions. Before becoming the “go-to” guy for Veeam questions, Rick was in system administration and IT management. He has held community designations including Microsoft MVP, VMware vExpert and Cisco Champion.