What Is Veeam Backup & Replication?
2026-10-27
Veeam Backup & Replication is a popular software solution for backing up, replicating, and recovering data and workloads in both on-premises and cloud environments. It can protect anything from individual files and volumes to entire virtual machines and physical servers. The platform can automatically create scheduled backups for large numbers of protected objects and centrally manage those backups, including their lifecycle and restoration.
Veeam Backup & Replication also supports hypervisor-level backups of virtual infrastructure, eliminating the need to install an agent inside every virtual machine. For a higher level of protection, it can create fully isolated and immutable backups, which cannot be modified or deleted during the specified retention period. This makes it possible to restore data even after a successful ransomware attack.
If data is deleted or compromised, or the primary IT infrastructure becomes unavailable, an administrator can select the required restore point and recover individual files, applications, or the entire operating environment, depending on how the system has been configured. The solution also supports VM replication, backup health checks, recovery verification, and a range of recovery options, including instant recovery.