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VeeamOn Miami 2023
I had a terrific time at VeeamOn Miami 2023, my first Veeam event in the USA. The event was hosted at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach – a handy base to discover a little of Miami Beach. The hotel seemed to have almost as many swimming pools as meeting rooms, and it was quite a contrast…
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Immutability
Veeam recently released Veeam backup for Microsoft 365 v7, and the headline feature is backup immutability. Cirrus for Microsoft 365 has followed suit with an enhancement to our offering to allow an immutable backup copy to be created, so while there’s all this noise around immutability I thought I’d write a post on the subject.…
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SaaS Value Proposition
It’s coming up to renewal time for our very expensive CRM, and questions are being asked about whether the tool is providing good value. This made me think about how value is judged for SaaS products, where the cost model is so different to the traditional approach of managing our own infrastructure. What is SaaS?…
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I’m a 2023 Veeam Vanguard
It is an honour to announce that I have been invited to be part of the Veeam Vanguard Program for 2023! I have learnt a huge amount in the last few years working with some very smart people at Veeam globally and look forward to an exciting year ahead diving even deeper into Veeam technologies. What is the…
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Who Owns Your Data?
When we started developing a Microsoft 365 backup product, we did so in partnership with Veeam. I’m often asked what made us choose Veeam. The answer is the fundamental difference between Veeam’s approach and that of other vendors. Many providers bend over backwards to get you on board, discounting your first year to the hilt to lock you…
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Shift Left on Cybersecurity
We in Australia often rely on our isolation and low profile to escape the worst of the world of cybercrime. While criminals are drawn to the large opportunities in America and Europe, our smaller market and relative anonymity has given us some protection. All indications are that this is changing, and Australia needs to start…
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Veeam ProPartner Awards
What an evening we had being hosted by Veeam at the ProPartner awards. I was proud to be nominated for the technical excellence award, which was won by Ben Young. Congrats to Ben being recognised for the amazing work he does over in New Zealand! We did walk away with an award though, with CT4…
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Hello World
As I progress on my journey developing the Cirrus product suite with our fantastic partners at Veeam, I thought I’d start a blog to capture any interesting events or just add my thoughts on technology subjects. About Me I am a family man first and foremost, with my priority being my wife and three wonderful…