Series: Building Resilient SAP Infrastructure on VCF In Part 1, I laid out the overall architecture: four sites, four layers of high availability, and a separate recovery site built on Veeam and Object First Ootbi. That post was the map. This blog post Building Resilient SAP Infrastructure on VCF — Part 2: Compute and Storage … Read more
Part 1: The Architecture Series: Building Resilient SAP Infrastructure on VCF If you’ve been reading my blog, you know my background is in VMware, virtualization infrastructure, and backup. That is where I have spent most of my career. SAP is not my primary area, and I will not pretend it is. Years ago, though, I … Read more
How ransomware, regulation, and operational complexity are reshaping enterprise data protection This week marks World Backup Day 2026. Every March 31, the industry reminds us to back up our data. For home users, that might mean copying photos to an external drive. For enterprises, the conversation has moved far beyond that. Backup is no longer … Read more
Choosing between block storage and object storage is one of the most important design decisions in any backup environment. It affects not only your primary backup repository but also your archive tier and your off-site protection strategy. Each option brings advantages but also strict limitations that can change how your backups behave once immutability and … Read more
This is my first blog post about European public cloud services. With all the issues we have seen since the beginning of this year, this is an important subject for organizations operating inside the EU. So I am starting this series on European cloud providers with a deep dive into Cleura. The Need for Change … Read more
Today, I had a storage issue, and all my VMs crashed. One of those VMs was my VMware Cloud Director (vCD). After resolving the storage problem and rebooting the VM, I noticed that vCD did not start properly. Checking the services, I found that some failed with errors, preventing vCD from functioning. In this VMware Cloud … Read more
Today, I’m returning to my blog and getting back into writing. Before diving into this new post, I want to share a bit about my absence. The year 2024 was quite a ride for me. I achieved a major life goal by publishing my book on vSphere, and with the Broadcom vs VMware issues, it … Read more
Continuing our series on security reports, we revisit a vital topic that resonates throughout the corporate world: safeguarding data. This time, in this blog post, “Insights on Veeam Data Protection Trends Report 2024,” we focus on the Veeam Data Protection Trends Report 2024, based on input from 1,200 IT leaders and implementers. These findings build … Read more
In this blog post, Vembu BDRSuite v7.0.0 Release is Available Now, we will discuss how protecting data has become a priority for businesses of all sizes. Recognizing this need, Vembu has taken a step forward by introducing BDRSuite v7.0.0 Release Candidate. This latest version represents a milestone in backup and disaster recovery solutions, providing comprehensive … Read more
In this Veeam Backup: A Shield Against Cuba Ransomware, we will discuss Cuba Ransomware in Veeam Backup & Replication. This vulnerability was discovered and fixed back in March, but incredibly today, in August, we still read the news that Cuba Ransomware attacked companies(and governments) using this vulnerability. This means that companies are not following the … Read more
