Veeam® Software has announced an expanded collaboration with Microsoft, marked by a strategic equity investment from Microsoft.
Veeam® Software has announced an expanded collaboration with Microsoft, which is marked by a strategic equity investment from Microsoft. This enhanced partnership aims to accelerate the development of AI-powered solutions that assist customers in protecting, recovering, and leveraging their data more effectively.
Over 77% of Fortune 500 companies and 67% of the Global 2000 depend on Veeam’s platform to protect their critical data from cyber threats, operational outages, and natural disasters. Integrating Microsoft AI into Veeam’s data resilience framework, customers can anticipate quicker insights, enhanced threat detection, and increased automation. This guarantees that data remains secure, available, and reliable, facilitating uninterrupted business operations.
Driving AI-Powered Innovation
Through closer collaboration, Veeam prioritizes investments in R&D and design expertise while working with Microsoft’s teams to develop cutting-edge AI solutions. By integrating Microsoft AI services, including machine learning capabilities, Veeam is enhancing several core offerings:
- Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft 365: This solution protects more than 23.5 million users and ensures robust backup and recovery for Microsoft 365 environments.
- Veeam Data Cloud Vault: A Zero Trust-based DPaaS offering designed for secure offsite backups within Microsoft Azure.
- New Entra ID Solutions: Strengthening identity security, these features improve resilience for cloud-first organizations.
Enhanced Data Security and Recovery
Veeam’s integration of AI-driven capabilities directly addresses modern data protection challenges. Leveraging Microsoft AI, organizations can:
- Detect suspicious activities early, before they become serious threats.
- Identify and resolve backup vulnerabilities quickly.
- Automate compliance and recovery processes, reducing manual overhead.
- Accelerate data restoration times, allowing businesses to resume operations faster.
Anand Eswaran, CEO of Veeam, highlighted the growing importance of resilience in today’s threat landscape: “In a world where cyber threats and the dynamic nature of the cloud are constant, data resilience is no longer optional — it’s mission-critical. By joining forces with Microsoft, we’re bringing AI-powered intelligence to 550,000 customers, including most Fortune 500 and Global 2000 companies. This enables them to protect, detect, and recover faster than ever before.”
Microsoft’s Jason Graefe, Corporate Vice President of ISVs & Digital Natives, emphasized the transformative role of AI: “AI is transforming every aspect of business. By integrating Microsoft AI with Veeam’s market-leading data resilience solutions, we’re helping customers protect their critical data and unlock new insights and efficiencies across Microsoft 365 and Azure.”
Veeam Data Cloud
At the core of this partnership is Veeam Data Cloud, a service built on the solid infrastructure of Microsoft Azure. This offering provides backup-as-a-service (BaaS) for Microsoft 365 and Azure, ensuring strong data protection alongside the simplicity and accessibility of the cloud. The platform’s Zero Trust design employs Azure Blob Storage, which is isolated from production environments, continually maintaining and versioning backups to guarantee they are secure and ready for rapid recovery.
Veeam Data Cloud’s integrated architecture combines backup software, infrastructure, and storage into a single solution. This approach keeps costs predictable and low, and simplifies business management.
A Strategic Investment for Mutual Growth
This partnership signifies a forward-thinking investment for both companies. For Microsoft, collaborating with a leader in data resilience enhances the value of its cloud ecosystem, making Microsoft 365 and Azure more appealing to enterprises seeking secure, reliable platforms. For Veeam, the equity investment and intensified collaboration expedite its ability to integrate advanced AI technology into its offerings, enabling the company to provide even greater value to its customers. Together, this relationship equips both organizations to tackle the evolving challenges of data protection, meet increasing customer demands, and strengthen their leadership in the rapidly changing landscape of enterprise technology.
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