Veeam Software has announced the addition of orchestration for Microsoft Hyper-V to its Veeam Data Platform Premium. This enhancement extends data portability by delivering true end-to-end planned data migration and a zero data loss configuration.
Veeam Recovery Orchestrator simplifies and automates disaster recovery planning, testing, and execution. It allows organizations to create, manage, and test disaster recovery plans efficiently, ensuring quick and effective data recovery during outages or disasters. Enhanced Hyper-V orchestration builds on Veeam Data Platform’s cyber resilience features, delivering faster recovery, stronger defenses, and maximum uptime.
“Our mission is to deliver data resilience to ensure every customer has their data when and where they need it.” – John Jester, Chief Revenue Officer, Veeam
Key Features
- Seamless Data Portability: Facilitates automated data movement across platforms, eliminating vendor lock-in.
- Freedom to Migrate: Enables migration to new hypervisors or the cloud without adopting a new backup vendor.
- Automation and Orchestration Plans: Provides structured and automated migration processes, saving time and reducing costs.
- Real Value for VMware and Hyper-V Customers: Ensures smooth data transition with minimal disruption.
Available to Veeam Data Platform Premium customers, Orchestrator now supports disaster recovery orchestration of Hyper-V machines and orchestrates the recovery of other machines to Hyper-V. This support allows seamless migration from VMware vSphere to Microsoft Hyper-V, ensuring resilience at scale and quick recovery of business operations.
John Annand, Practice Lead Infrastructure at Info-Tech Research Group, emphasized the importance of orchestration: “Orchestration is essential for timely data recovery, restoring interconnected systems to their expected state after disruptions.”
Jim Ballowe, CIO at Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC, highlighted the compliance benefits: “Veeam Orchestrator gives us a fantastic output showing what worked, what didn’t, and what we need to fix. We can recover instantly and prove it.”
Veeam Data Platform Premium Edition, including Veeam Recovery Orchestrator v7.2, is now available. For more information, visit Veeam’s website.
