For example, direct-to-object storage can be a part of traditional backup repositories backed by on-premises storage. This isn’t restricted to a single location, either. With V12, it can be enabled by simply checking a box during a backup repository setup. Because of the immediate impact to an organization’s security posture, immutability is likely first and foremost in many customers’ minds. At the top of the list for many IT professionals are the “three abilities”: immutability, scalability and durability. It brings many benefits to organizations in a streamlined, easy-to-use fashion. Object storage is a hot topic for many IT departments, and rightfully so. Even though the list of new features and enhancements is astonishingly long for our latest release, anticipation around this capability has been a part of almost every conversation regarding V12. Although support for object storage is not new to the Veeam Data Platform, the ability to utilize it as a primary landing zone for backups is new in V12.
We heard a lot about object storage during the Veeam Backup & Replication v12 launch event.