Read more about the article Defense-in-Depth Across Identity, Network, Storage, Physical, and Operational Domains
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Defense-in-Depth Across Identity, Network, Storage, Physical, and Operational Domains

Modern ransomware and destructive attacks increasingly target backup systems. A compromise of your backup infrastructure can eliminate your last line of defense and make recovery impossible. Ensuring backup resiliency requires layered, interlocking protections across: Identity and access management Privileged operations Network segmentation and isolation Out-of-band hardware access Storage immutability and…

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Read more about the article Ootbi v1.6 Released – Security, Management, and Monitoring Updates
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Ootbi v1.6 Released – Security, Management, and Monitoring Updates

Object First has released Ootbi version 1.6 (1.6.63.10886), introducing security enhancements, improved access control, and enhanced monitoring capabilities. This update further strengthens Ootbi as a secure and high-performance backup storage target for Veeam. Security & Access Management Stronger Authentication for IPMI & S3 Key Management Enabling IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management…

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Read more about the article Veeam Proxmox Virtual Environment Plugin v12.1.3.197: Enhancements to Non-Root Permissions, SOSAPI Integration, and More
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Veeam Proxmox Virtual Environment Plugin v12.1.3.197: Enhancements to Non-Root Permissions, SOSAPI Integration, and More

Veeam has released an important update to its Proxmox Virtual Environment Plugin with newly released version 12.1.3.197, bringing significant improvements in non-root user support, SOSAPI integration, and Proxmox networking compatibility. This update refines the initial release, addressing security, usability, and compatibility with the latest Proxmox versions. Key Enhancements in the…

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Read more about the article How to Prevent vCLS VMs from Landing on Temporary NFS Datastores (and Why You Should)
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How to Prevent vCLS VMs from Landing on Temporary NFS Datastores (and Why You Should)

vCenter 7.x introduced the concept of vSphere Cluster Services (vCLS) VMs. These small, lightweight VMs ensure critical cluster services like vSphere DRS and vSphere HA continue to run in the event vCenter Server itself becomes unavailable. By design, vCLS VMs automatically get deployed within every vSphere cluster. However, this automation…

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Read more about the article VB365 v8 Preview: Linux Proxies, Proxy Pools, and Primary Job Immutability
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VB365 v8 Preview: Linux Proxies, Proxy Pools, and Primary Job Immutability

It’s that time of year again! The flowers are blooming, my allergies have come out of hibernation, and a new VB365 technical preview is out! This technical preview focuses on three of the biggest upcoming features coming with VB365 v8: Primary Job Immutability, Linux Proxy support, and Proxy Pools! These…

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