Data Protection
Immutable Protection for Critical Data with NetApp & Veeam
NetApp and Veeam uniquely partner to deliver 100% ransomware-proof data protection for all data types, including virtual, physical, NAS, and cloud-native environments.
Ransomware, malware, and insider threats are critical concerns for business and IT leaders.
These attacks target your organization's most vital asset: data. As threats become more frequent and sophisticated, ransomware now even targets secondary backups to cripple recovery efforts.
Without proper preparation, you risk paying ransoms or losing data permanently. Despite significant investments in data security, human error remains a leading cause of breaches.
A robust backup and recovery strategy is essential, not only to defend against external threats but also to prevent malicious actions from within. NetApp and Veeam deliver the immutable data protection you need to safeguard your data effectively.
Features and Benefits
The capabilities that set NetApp StorageGRID and Veeam V12 apart.
Modern air-gapped protection
Modern air-gapped protection
Traditionally, "air-gapping" involved keeping a read-only, offline copy of backups to prevent ransomware from altering or destroying data. While tape backups have been a common solution, they are now outdated due to slow recovery times, unreliable media, and high maintenance costs. Modern air-gapping solutions offer complete data immutability with ultra-fast, guaranteed recoverability, leveraging online data sources. NetApp and Veeam uniquely partner to deliver 100% ransomware-proof data protection for all data types, including virtual, physical, NAS, and cloud-native environments. This partnership ensures your data remains secure, accessible, and recoverable, meeting the demands of today's storage architects and infrastructure leaders.
Solution Overview
Veeam Hardened Repository combined with NetApp
To prevent attacks on backups, Veeam Backup & Replication™ enhances the "Hardened Repository" feature. It configures backups immutable for a configured amount of time. This protects against ransomware, hackers and insider threats. When combined with NetApp E-Series storage, you have a high-performance, short-term data protection repository that provides the fastest RPOs and RTOs in the industry. A compliant Hardened Repository configuration ensures protection of backup data against manipulation and meets the requirements for non-rewritable, non-erasable storage as specified by SEC 17a-4(f), FINRA 4511(c) and CFTC 1.31(c)-(d) regulations. The compliance assessment was done by Cohasset Associates. NetApp E-Series is the ideal target for keeping short-term backups safe in a hardened, malware and hacker-proof immutable repository, preventing encryption and deletion by ransomware and malicious actors.
Extend Immutability with S3 Object Lock on NetApp StorageGRID
For longer term data retention, NetApp StorageGRID offers enterprise-grade, geo-distributed S3-compatible object storage for Veeam immutable data retention. S3 Object Lock API support ensures data retention for a set period, preventing deletion, modification, or encryption, thus providing comprehensive protection against ransomware and insider threats.
Key Benefits
Reducing complexity
Veeam reduces overall complexity to create powerful yet simple immutable data protection against ransomware and insider threats.
Maintaining compliance
Veeam & NetApp deliver built-in, end-to-end AES 256-bit encryption, giving you the ability to encrypt backup files and data at source (during backup), in flight and at rest.
Reducing storage costs
NetApp and Veeam leverage deduplication and compression to deliver 50% or more savings on long-term data retention costs.
Enterprise grade
NetApp E-Series and StorageGRID provide high-performance short-term and economical extended retention enterprise-grade data protection with complete guaranteed immutability of data.
Unique multi-tier immutability
Only NetApp and Veeam combine high-speed block storage (E-Series) with scalable object storage (StorageGRID) under a single, integrated solution, delivering short-term performance and long-term retention without compromise.
High performance
NetApp and Veeam provide low recovery point objectives (RPOs) and recovery time objectives (RTOs), getting your data back to work for your business as fast as possible.
Conclusion
Conclusion
If your organization requires a robust immutable data protection, the combined solution from NetApp and Veeam delivers exceptional security and performance. The Veeam hardened repository with NetApp Storage offers a fortified, malware-proof, and hacker-proof environment for backups, preventing encryption and deletion by ransomware and malicious actors. The NetApp all-flash SGF6112 accelerates performance, boosts throughput, and increases density, making it ideal for modern enterprise data protection. For extended retention, the NetApp StorageGRID capacity-optimized appliances provide comprehensive data management policies tailored to performance, durability, availability, geographic location, longevity, and cost. StorageGRID ensures compliance with regulations through features like Write Once Read Many (WORM) retention with S3 Object Lock, access control policies, encryption, and audit trails. While Veeam® does not prevent ransomware, the advanced features of the Veeam Data Platform™ combined with NetApp solutions enable your organization to quickly and effectively restore critical data to a known-good state after an attack. Together, NetApp and Veeam provide a powerful, secure, and compliant solution for immutable data protection, ensuring your data remains safe and recoverable in the face of evolving threats.
Expert Guidance
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Technical Specifications
Exhaustive hardware and software metrics extracted directly from official documentation.
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Regulatory ComplianceSEC 17a-4(f), FINRA 4511(c), CFTC 1.31(c)-(d)
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Compliance AssessorCohasset Associates
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EncryptionAES 256-bit end-to-end (at source, in flight, at rest)
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Retention TechnologyWrite Once Read Many (WORM) with S3 Object Lock
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Short-Term RepositoryNetApp E-Series (high-performance block storage)
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Long-Term RepositoryNetApp StorageGRID (geo-distributed S3-compatible object storage)
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All-Flash ApplianceNetApp SGF6112
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Object Storage APIS3 Object Lock API
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Data ReductionDeduplication and compression delivering 50% or more savings
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Backup SoftwareVeeam Backup & Replication™ (Hardened Repository)
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Supported Data TypesVirtual, physical, NAS, and cloud-native environments
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Immutability100% ransomware-proof, configurable retention period
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Access ControlsAccess control policies, encryption, and audit trails
Compare NetApp StorageGRID and Veeam V12 Series
Select the right scale for your workload demands.
| Model Name | Max Capacity | Port Config | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| NetApp E-Series | High-performance short-term backup repository | N/A | Get Quote |
| NetApp StorageGRID SGF6112 (All-Flash) | Performance-optimized object storage | N/A | Get Quote |
| NetApp StorageGRID Capacity-Optimized Appliances | Extended retention object storage | N/A | Get Quote |
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