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Veeam Enhances Data Cloud Vault with Predictable Pricing

• By David Ramel
• 11/12/2024

Data resilience specialist Veeam Software updated its Data Cloud Vault with two new pricing tiers and enhanced integration with the Veeam Data Platform. The updates are designed to streamline cloud backup storage by addressing cost predictability and management efficiency. Built on Microsoft Azure, the Data Cloud Vault now offers Foundation and Advanced editions with flat, per-terabyte pricing, intended to reduce unexpected costs for cloud storage users.

The Data Cloud Vault, which will be highlighted at Microsoft Ignite from Nov. 19-22 in Chicago, integrates directly with the Veeam Data Platform, providing a centralized interface for storage and recovery operations. According to Veeam, the new model enables organizations to securely store backups offsite with immutability and encryption, with support for both on-premises and Azure virtual machine restoration.

Aung Oo, VP of Azure Storage at Microsoft, noted that the integration aims to simplify data protection for customers by combining Azure's regional compliance options with Veeam's backup capabilities. "The combination of Azure's secure cloud foundation and Veeam's strengths in business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) provides an excellent end-to-end, anti-ransomware solution for customers," Oo said.

According to Veeam, benefits of the new Data Cloud Valult inlclude:

• Security and Durability: Veeam Data Cloud Vault storage-as-a-service (STaaS) ensures data confidentiality, integrity and availability through Zero Trust storage architecture that is always immutable, encrypted, and air-gapped. With the new release, Veeam Data Cloud Vault now offers up to 12 nines of durability that protects against entire data center failure. Veeam applies best-in-class security measures to protect organizations against cyber threats, and in particular threats against their backup repositories.
• Predictability: Veeam Data Cloud Vault offers predictable, flat, per-TB pricing on two editions of cloud storage, inclusive of read/write requests, and egress fees. This enables organizations of all sizes to more predictably manage and control costs, while receiving all the benefits of secure, cloud-based storage.
• Simplified: Veeam Data Cloud Vault minimizes cloud and security skills gaps with on-demand, pre-configured and fully managed cloud storage built on Azure, directly integrated with the Veeam Data Platform interface. This includes the ability to procure, provision, and monitor Veeam Vaults directly from Veeam Data Platform, as well as the ability to directly restore to on-premises and Azure VMs.

"Veeam Data Cloud Vault follows a Zero Trust Data Resilience (ZDTR) approach that expands Zero Trust principles to include an organization's backup environment," the company said. "With Veeam Data Cloud Vault, organizations can align to the 3-2-1-1-0 rule and protect against cyberthreats. This philosophy forms the foundation of a solid data protection strategy and data resilience initiatives, ensuring the integrity and availability of backups."

The Foundation and Advanced editions are priced starting at $14 per terabyte.