Object Storage – What’s New and Enhancements

Object storage is one of the many options for backup storage and repositories, and with Veeam Backup & Replication (VBR) v12, this is further enhanced. This chapter will look at new options for sending directly to object storage and using object storage in the scale-out backup repository (SOBR) performance tier. We will discuss how with grandfather-father-son (GFS) backup jobs, you can send to object storage with the immutability turned on now. Finally, we will look at enhancements to third-party integrations within the console for Microsoft Azure and Wasabi object storage.

By the end of this chapter, you will understand how to send backups directly to object storage, including within a SOBR. You will also understand how GFS can leverage object storage with immutability. Finally, you will better understand the new third-party application integrations into the console.

In this chapter, we will cover the following main...