Off-Site Backup

Service description

The industry best practice for data protection is to follow the 3-2-1 rule: three copies of your data, on two different media, one being off-site.

For most companies the biggest challenge is achieving the off-site copy. Service Providers can build Veeam-powered services to provide Off-Site Backup to their customers, enabling them to achieve the 3-2-1 rule without investing in expensive infrastructure by utilizing it as a service.

Service providers can deliver off-site storage through two primary architectures:

• Cloud repository.

  By leveraging Veeam Cloud Connect, service providers assign storage quotas on their backup repositories for clients. Clients direct backup or backup copy jobs to these secure backup targets. Backend storage can be enhanced through multiple protection layers:

  • Deploy on Veeam Hardened Repository using block storage or Object Storage as the primary landing zone, providing immutability and ransomware protection.
  • Tier to Capacity Tier using Object Storage for additional immutable copies or GFS backup offloading.
  • Utilize Archive Tier for long-term retention and cost-optimization.
  • Archive to Tape for legal requirements, ransomware protection, offline copies, and physical media transport scenarios.

• Object storage.

  Service providers deliver off-site backup storage using in-house S3-compatible or public cloud storage (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud). Additionally, Veeam Data Cloud Vault provides a secure, pre-configured, and fully managed object storage option optimized for backup workloads. Clients can mirror current backups or offload long-term backups to secure object storage targets.
  For 3rd party object storage, verify vendor support via the Veeam Ready database.

The solution can be delivered as::

• Unmanaged Service provider provides secure, remote backup storage only.
• Managed Service provider fully manages the customer’s on-premises environment(s) and (optionally) provides secure, remote backup storage (see MSP Backup).

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Value proposition

Service Provider benefits:

• No VPN tunnels. Customers connect directly over the internet using a single TCP/UDP port with TLS encryption.
• Multi-tenancy. Securily share backup resources among customers.
• Tape-as-a-service. Meet compliance requirements through additional backup offloading to tape (available with Veeam Cloud Connect only).
• Automation. Full PowerShell and RESTful API support.

Customer benefits:

• No upfront costs. Pay-as-you-go pricing model.
• Integration. Fully integrated into existing Veeam solutions ensuring consistent user experience.
• Secure. Backups are encrypted at source, in-transit and at-rest.
• Ransomware protection. Protect backups from deletion via Insider Protection or Immutability.

Veeam Solutions

The service is built with the help of the following Veeam solutions:

Licensing and pricing

Veeam offers the following:

• Pay-as-you-grow pricing plans with consumption-based licensing.
• Portable licenses for any customer, any workload, across any cloud.
• Automatic license update capabilities to maintain license distribution.
• Purpose-built products and partner portals to facilitate monthly usage reporting.

Please check our Veeam Rental Licensing and Usage Reporting Reference Guide for more details.

Service Providers can charge for Veeam-powered services using various models:

• Managed offering:
  • Per machine protected (Veeam license consumed)
  • Total storage consumed (per GB/TB)
  • Total storage reserved (fixed price for the entire storage quota)
• Unmanaged offering:
  • Per machine protected (off-site backup copies do not consume additional licenses when using rental licenses from the same provider)
  • Total storage consumed (per GB/TB)
  • Total storage reserved (fixed price for the entire storage quota)

Veeam licensing is based on the number of protected workloads, all other metrics can be tracked via Veeam Service Provider Console and charged according to provider preferences.

Want to know more?

Enroll in our free online VMSP / VMTSP Cloud Service Provider training course to learn more about the Off-Site Backup use case.

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