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Proud to be renewed as a Veeam Legend for first half of 2026!

By Antonio D'Andrea 26/02/2026

This morning I felt great satisfaction when I received this message: "Antonio, your Veeam Legend status has been officially renewed for the first half of 2026!" Once again, from August…

Veeam, what will change in 2026?

By Antonio D'Andrea 20/01/2026

The other night, I had a weird dream. It wasn't one of those confusing dreams, but a clear vision of what our lives as backup administrators would be like in…

Veeam v13: What you CAN’T do from the Web Console…

By Antonio D'Andrea 23/12/2025

...and why you still use the Windows Console We are now used to having the standard console already present on the VBR server or installing it on a bastion…

When Every Terabyte Counts: How I Chose Between XFS/ReFS and S3 Object Lock for Backups

By Antonio D'Andrea 18/12/2025

Intro In a previous article I wrote about the type of storage a customer can use and write their backup to. Today, a user in the Veeam Community asked why,…

Backing up shares on NetApp with Veeam – Best practices and user experience

By Antonio D'Andrea 10/12/2025

PREAMBLE: In this period I'm trying to write my articles using the STAR model (Situation, Task, Action, Result) to make sure they're technically accurate and clear. I'll never get tired…

Beyond the sessions: What the Veeam 100 Summit 2025 taught me.

By Antonio D'Andrea 19/11/2025

The Veeam 100 Summit 2025 was more than just an event, but a journey of innovation, intense human moments and shared visions. Once again, the Veeam community demonstrated why it…

Veeam v13: A little guide to the essential features

By Antonio D'Andrea 24/09/2025

I waited a while before writing this article to better understand what features in the new version 13 of Veeam could really give it that extra edge. I read the…

Veeam v12.3 Some tips on safety features – Four-Eyes Authorization

By Antonio D'Andrea 25/07/2025

As we all know, data backup security is a top priority for every organisation. In my first article I spoke about Security Analyzer feature. In this second part of our…

Object First Ace – First call experience

By Antonio D'Andrea 16/04/2025

Today we had our first call with Ratmir Timashev and all worldwide Object First Ace. As I wrote here, I was recently added to this directory and I'm honoured to…

Object First ACE 2025 Program

By Antonio D'Andrea 20/03/2025

This morning I received an e-mail stating the following: Congratulations! You have been chosen as an Object First Ace! We reviewed your qualifications and experience and are…