Introducing Veeam Data Cloud – Backup Made simple for Microsoft 365 and Azure

Veeam has 18+ years of history delivering market-leading data protection and ransomware recovery solutions. We have always been dedicated to providing our customers with freedom of choice within our product set, and this commitment has led us to an important milestone in our history. Today, we announce Veeam Data Cloud, providing resilient data protection and data recovery for multi-cloud data — all delivered through cloud-native backup and storage services.

The Shift Towards As-a-Service

A hands-on approach to data protection is something many companies still look for, and there will likely always be a strong case for fully self-managed backups. However, there has also been a notable shift in the growing preference for as-a-Service models. In fact, in our own Veeam Data Protection Trends Report for 2024, 88% of enterprises were either very likely or almost certain to use a Backup as-a-Service (BaaS) or Disaster Recovery as-a-Service (DRaaS) for at least some of their production servers. Veeam is not only keeping pace with customer demand through Veeam Data Cloud but is providing customers with more deployment and management options than ever before.

Veeam Data Cloud Overview

Microsoft 365 and Azure support many organizations’ most valuable data, and most organizations know they have a gap in their strategies — but they don’t always have the skills on staff to make necessary changes. This is where Veeam Data Cloud takes transformation from aspiration to action.

Veeam Data Cloud delivers confidence without complexity. Its cloud-native design provides the best SaaS-based protection for your Microsoft 365 and Azure data, and it’s ready out–of–the-box with policy-driven simplicity. It’s also based on a secure, zero-trust architecture that’s continuously versioned and maintained for you, keeping backups safe, secure, and always ready for fast recovery. Lastly, it’s an all-in-one service that includes backup software, infrastructure, and storage, keeping costs low and predictable to stay on budget.

Customer Freedom and Choice

At Veeam, we believe that you should be able to work with and trust a single backup vendor, regardless of how your backup strategy exists today or how it might change in the future. Unfortunately, most backup vendors today have an “our way is the best way” approach to deployment and management, not allowing customers to tailor to their own specific business needs.

Veeam Data Cloud exemplifies customer freedom by becoming our twin offering to Veeam Data Platform. It now provides more options for customers with a menu of backup service products alongside our variety of self-managed products. We anticipate supporting many more applications through Veeam Data Cloud in the future. So, whether you want to leverage a backup service, utilize backup software, or offload backups via managed services — Veeam has you covered!

Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 Overview

Veeam took the Microsoft 365 backup market by storm seven years ago, and since then our battle-tested solution, Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365, has grown to protect over 18 million Microsoft 365 users. Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 takes our industry-leading Microsoft 365 backup solution and delivers it as a service. You can simplify your backup strategy with software, backup infrastructure, and unlimited storage in an all-in-one cloud service, allowing you to leverage powerful data protection and security technology within a simple, seamless user experience.

This backup service provides comprehensive data protection and data recovery for Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive for Business, and Teams, giving you complete control of your Microsoft 365 environment. 

The Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 dashboard contains a simple, at-a-glance view of your Microsoft 365 backup environment. From here you can see the status of backups, the number of users protected, your progress towards retention, as well as license information and storage consumption. The left column provides easy access to view or create backup jobs, as well as view specific protected applications. 

Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft Azure Overview

As part of Veeam Data Cloud, we also have a Microsoft Azure offering — Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft Azure. This solution enables radical resilience for Microsoft Azure Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) data. With just a few clicks, you can unlock Veeam’s first SaaS offering for Azure backup — a fully hosted and pre-configured solution that delivers proven, reliable backup and recovery that controls cloud costs and optimizes business continuity.

This backup service provides comprehensive data protection and data recovery for Azure VMs, Azure SQL, and Azure Files. 

The Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365 dashboard provides you the status of your backup sessions and the associated Microsoft Azure workloads being protected, as well as session logs. On the left-hand column, you get quick access to your current backups, backup policies and resources available to you.  

Conclusion

Protecting and managing Microsoft 365 and Azure workloads has never been easier. You can streamline your backup processes and management operations, yet still maintain direct access and control over your Microsoft 365 and Azure data. By combining industry-leading backup technology with the simplicity and accessibility of a SaaS solution, Veeam Data Cloud empowers organizations to safeguard their multi-cloud data with ease. Please view our dedicated Veeam Data Cloud webpage to find out more information regarding this exciting new offering.

To get a quote for this solution or if you need a live demo, please reach out at info@samawave.com