What Is Veeam, and Why 4iT Uses It for Backup

Veeam is one of the most trusted names in backup and recovery, used by businesses around the world to protect servers, cloud workloads, and Microsoft 365. 4iT builds our backup and disaster recovery on Veeam for one reason: a backup is only worth having if it restores quickly and reliably when you need it, and Veeam does exactly that. Here is what Veeam is and why we use it.

What is Veeam?

Veeam is a backup and recovery platform. It takes copies of your systems, your servers, virtual machines, cloud workloads, and Microsoft 365, and keeps them safe so you can bring them back after a failure, a mistake, or an attack. It is not tied to one type of system, which matters, because most businesses run a mix of on-premises servers, cloud services, and Microsoft 365, and Veeam covers all of it from one place. We cover the Microsoft 365 side in more detail in Microsoft 365 Backup.

Why does 4iT use Veeam?

Plenty of things can take a backup. Far fewer restore cleanly under pressure, which is the only moment that counts. We use Veeam because its restores are fast and reliable, its backups are verified rather than assumed, and it covers the full mix of systems our clients run. When a server dies or ransomware hits, the question is how quickly you are back, and Veeam is built for that answer.

What can Veeam back up and restore?

Veeam protects physical and virtual servers, cloud workloads, and Microsoft 365 (Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams). When you need to recover, you can restore at any level: a single file someone deleted, one email, a full virtual machine, or an entire server rebuilt from the backup. You are not forced to restore everything to get back one thing.

How does Veeam help with disaster recovery?

Backup is about getting data back. Disaster recovery is about getting the business running again. Veeam supports both, with fast full-server restores and replication that can bring systems back in minutes rather than days. After a serious failure or a ransomware event, that speed is the difference between a bad day and a bad month.

How 4iT manages your Veeam backups

We deploy Veeam for your servers, cloud, and Microsoft 365, set the retention to suit your business, monitor that the backups are running, and test restores so recovery is proven before you ever need it. It runs quietly as part of your managed IT, so backup is one less thing you have to think about.

Frequently asked questions

What does Veeam back up?

Physical and virtual servers, cloud workloads, and Microsoft 365, including Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams.

Is Veeam better than the backup built into my system?

Built-in tools are usually basic and unverified. Veeam is purpose-built for backup and recovery, with verified backups and fast, granular restore, which is what you want when it matters.

Can Veeam restore a whole server?

Yes. Veeam can restore a full server, and also individual files, virtual machines, and Microsoft 365 items.

Do you test the backups?

Yes. We test restores so you know recovery works before you ever need it, rather than finding out the hard way.

Backups are only as good as the restore. See our Veeam backup approach, or call 4iT on 1800 367 448.