Veeam Backup & Replication v5.0

Veeam will introduce a new Enterprise Edition of Veeam Backup & Replication when
version 5.0 is released this quarter. The current v4.1 offering will become Veeam Backup & Replication Standard Edition v5.0, and the new incremental offering will be Veeam Backup & Replication Enterprise Edition v5.0.

Instant File-Level Recovery for  Windows, Linux, Unix, Solaris, BSD and Mac
Synthetic full backup : eliminates the need for periodic full backups (provides “forever incremental” backup)
SmartDedupe : 10x space savings on backup storage
SmartCDP : Near-continuous data protection (near-CDP) at a fraction of the cost of traditional CDP
Multiple backup options : Back up directly from SAN, over LAN, with virtual appliance, or direct from target

  • Recovery verification:
    Standard Edition will provide basic recovery verification (verifying the latest backup of a VM by manually mounting and testing the backup file), while Enterprise Edition will offer automated and more advanced recovery verification (including testing any available restore point, not just the most recent one).
  • Windows guest file system indexing:
    Standard Edition will maintain an index of Windows guest files in current backups, while Enterprise Edition will also include files in archived backups.
  • Universal application-item recovery:
    Enterprise Edition will include universal application-item recovery (Standard Edition will not). This is the ability to restore individual application objects, such as email messages, directory objects or database records, from a regular backup.
  • Reduced storage costs with data de-duplication
    When performing backups of multiple virtual machines, Veeam Backup & Replication de-duplicates similar blocks inside the backup file. De-duplication provides exceptional results when you back up multiple virtual machines created from a single template.
  • Native support for vSphere :
    Native support for thin-provisioned disks for faster full VM backups and restores, and to reduce the amount of storage required to host your production VMs.
    Support for virtual applications (vApp) for more flexibility with job setup.
  • Replica rollback:
    Backups and replicas produced with Veeam Backup & Replication can be easily restored to a particular point in time. This protects your infrastructure against both hardware and software corruptions – such as in the case of a virus – when software corruption is usually noticed only after a few replication cycles.