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Learn Veeam - Skill Pre-Requisites & Environment Setup
Before touching Veeam, you need to master Windows Server administration, hypervisor concepts (vSphere/ESXi, Hyper-V, Proxmox), and storage. This episode prepares the software & hardware for Veeam Backup & Replication v13, including the repository and a trial/community (NFR) license, then verifies that the entire environment is ready to use.
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Learn Veeam - History, Background & Why You Need It
This episode reviews Veeam's history from its founding in 2006, the Availability philosophy (backup + replication + failover), to the Broadcom acquisition in 2025 and the v13 release (November 2025) that marked the Veeam Data Platform era. You will also understand why Veeam is needed: multi-hypervisor, Instant Recovery, SureBackup, ransomware protection, and Kasten integration.
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Learn Veeam - Core Concepts & Main Architecture
This episode dissects Veeam's architecture: the Veeam Backup Server as the brain, Backup Proxies as the data transport workers, and Repositories as the home for backups. You will also learn about transport modes (SAN/NBD/HotAdd), WAN Accelerator, Tape Server, and Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager for multi-server environments.
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Learn Veeam - Installing VBR & Its Components
This episode guides you through installing Veeam Backup & Replication v13 on Windows Server with SQL Express/single instance, deploying the backup server, proxy, and repository components automatically, then installing a per-workload/instance license. You will also prepare credentials and understand scale-out repositories and deduplication appliances (SOBR/SDDC).
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Learn Veeam - Adding Hypervisors & Hosts
This episode guides you through adding workload sources to VBR v13: vCenter/ESXi via the API with credentials and a VM rescan, Proxmox VE 8/9 with the native data mover on the node, Hyper-V/SCVMM hosts, and the Nutanix AHV plugin. You will understand how each platform connects differently and when to choose which.
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Learn Veeam - Backup Jobs: VM & Physical
This episode guides you through creating your first backup job: selecting VMs/containers, setting the repository, schedule, and retention (GFS), plus guest processing with application-aware processing (VSS) for MS SQL, Exchange, and AD. You will also learn about Veeam Agent for Windows/Linux for backing up physical servers and endpoints.
August 13, 2026
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Learn Veeam - Repository & Storage
This episode explores Veeam storage: Windows/Linux repositories, SMB/NFS, and S3 object storage, plus the Scale-Out Backup Repository (SOBR) with capacity tier. You will also understand dedup & compression (None, Dedupe-friendly, Local target) and integration with hardware deduplication appliances such as HPE StoreOnce and ExaGrid.
August 13, 2026
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Learn Veeam - Data Protection History: 3-2-1 & Retention
This episode covers the history of data protection concepts up to the birth of the 3-2-1 rule, then applies it in Veeam: GFS retention (Daily/Weekly/Monthly/ Yearly), KeepN policies, and Backup Copy Jobs to keep a second copy off-site. You will understand why a single backup is never enough.
August 13, 2026
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Learn Veeam - Restores: Instant & Granular
This episode covers Veeam's strengths on the restore side: Instant Recovery (running a VM directly from backup without a full restore) and migrating back (re-host), plus granular restores such as Instant File Recovery and application items via Explorers. You will also learn automatic verification with SureBackup and Instant VM.
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Learn Veeam - Replication & Failover
This episode covers replication for DR: replicating VMs to another host, Failover Plans (failover, failback, test failover), and Continuous Data Protection (CDP) for minimal RPO. You will also learn about replicas at site 2 and failover automation via scripts and Veeam Disaster Recovery Orchestrator.
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