Customers want Proxmox: Veeam and the VMware future under Broadcom
With support for Proxmox, Veeam is responding to the drastically changed world of virtualization. The time has come this year.
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Veeam receives support for Proxmox VE. The provider of software for data backup and virtualization management says it is responding to customer requests, particularly from SMEs and service providers. Proxmox VE is a free virtualization platform based on Linux, including KVM and LXC.
However, the announcement does not mention the elephant in the room: interest in the free virtualization software increased rapidly with the takeover of VMware by Broadcom and the restructuring of the product portfolio and licenses. Previously, Veeam had its mainstay primarily in vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V – with the additional support of Proxmox VE, the provider is thus securing itself for the economic future.
Free choice of virtualization
Veeam does not officially mention this, but prefers to emphasize the free choice of customers. They should be able to use the platform that best suits their individual needs. In addition to VMware and Microsoft, the provider previously supported Nutanix AHV, Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager and Red Hat Virtualization as well as AWS, Azure and GCP in the cloud.
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In the future, Veeam will allow users to move their virtual machines between platforms, create and restore classic backups and optimize their storage utilization. Users will get a more detailed look at the functions at VeeamON 2024, which will take place from June 3 to 5, where the provider will demonstrate Proxmox support live. Veeam is targeting general availability for the third quarter of 2024.
The announcement can be found at Veeam. Proxmox itself only received a comprehensive update to version 8.2 at the end of April - and also offered features for disgruntled VMware customers.
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