Building Resilient SAP Infrastructure on VCF — Part 3: SAP HA

Series: Building Resilient SAP Infrastructure on VCF In Part 1, I laid out the four-site, four-layer architecture. In Part 2, I built the floor: two stretched domains across Site A and Site B, vSAN ESA under the management plane, NetApp MetroCluster NFS under the SAP workloads, and three referees at Site C. Everything in those … Read more

What Makes Object First Ootbi Different From Other Backup Appliances

Every backup storage vendor says their product is immutable. The word is on every datasheet in the category, which means it no longer tells you anything useful on its own. So the question is narrower. Put an Ootbi next to the other appliances you would consider for the same rack slot, and what is actually … Read more

Building Resilient SAP Infrastructure on VCF — Part 2: Compute and Storage

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

Building Resilient SAP Infrastructure on VCF

SAP high availability VMware Cloud Foundation

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

Managed Backup as a Service: Why World Backup Day 2026 Should Be a Wake-Up Call

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

Insights on Veeam Data Protection Trends Report 2024

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

Hornetsecurity: Navigating the Evolving Cyber Threat Landscape in 2024

The digital world is constantly evolving, and with this evolution comes the rise of new and sophisticated cybersecurity threats. Businesses of all sizes are facing increasing cyberattacks, and it is crucial to stay ahead of the curve to protect sensitive data and infrastructure. In this blog post “Hornetsecurity: Navigating the Evolving Cyber Threat Landscape in … Read more

Veeam Backup: A Shield Against Cuba Ransomware

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

How can Veeam Protect your infrastructure against Ransomware?

How can Veeam Protect your infrastructure against Ransomware? Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts your data and then demands a ransom to decrypt it. This serious business problem can lead to lost data and downtime. Veeam can help protect your business against Ransomware with its Availability Suite. The Availability Suite includes Veeam Backup … Read more

Veeam 100 Summit 2022 Prague Recap – Second day

After the #Veeam100Summit 2022 is finished, I am writing a recap of the 3 days of the summit. This blog post, Veeam 100 Summit 2022 Prague Recap – Second day, is the recap of the second day of the Veeam 100 Summit. Here you can read the first blog regarding the first day Veeam 100 … Read more