Are you looking for a VMware vSphere 8-supported enterprise backup tool? VMware vSphere 8 is a next-gen hypervisor to host enterprise workloads on both ONPREM and Cloud. It also supports GPU-based acceleration and is integrated with Kubernetes to support microservices. Most of the workloads will be migrated to the microservices platform by 2025. VMware Tanzu is exclusively developed using open-source kubernetes to support the enterprise workload by leveraging many VMware in-house developed toolsets. Customers who want to use hypervisor for VM workload and explore the enterprise-grade kubernetes using vSphere 8.
Vembu has released BDRSuite 5.5.0 which supports VMware vSphere 8 workloads and GCP(Google cloud platform). As we all know that BDRSuite supports Private Cloud (VMware, Hyper-V, Windows, Linux, Applications & Databases), Public Cloud (AWS), SaaS Applications (Microsoft 365, Google Workspace), and Endpoints (Windows, Linux, Mac). BDRSuite supports near-continuous data protection with RPO and RTO in less than 15 minutes. It supports the booting of VMs from backups using the Instant VM Boot feature.
How to get hands-on with BDRSuite?
BDRSuite 5.5.0 is available for free to download and use it. We can use all the features of the standard edition and backup up to 10 VMs in the free edition. Like the licensed edition, VM backup remains agentless and supports backup from the Center. It also allows you to take the VM backup simultaneously. Application-Aware Image Backup is another key feature that ensures the consistency of the application & its database with application-aware processing capability.
Backup VMware VM template:
It’s possible with BDRsuite 5.5.0 now. VM template is a great feature to develop the golden images to spin up the VMs quickly in a pre-configured state. With the new backup capability, VM Templates will show up in the list of VMware ESXi/vCenter entities that can be selected for backup. Just like VM backup, you can configure the backup for the VM template and restore it when required.
ConnectWise Integration
BDRSuite 5.5 onwards supports ConnectWise Integration. This feature allows you to create service tickets for various tasks Backup, Restore, and Replication on the boards. It also reports different task statuses like Success, Failed, and Warning on relevant service boards.
Conclusion:
VMware vSphere 8. x has been released with a wide range of features and it requires smart backup software to protect the various elements. BDRSuite 5.5 has been released by considering all the theses aspects. BDRsuite now supports GCP cloud for backup repository and brought various new features around Microsoft 365 and Google workspace as well. This product is a great fit for the hybrid environment since it supports most of operating systems, hypervisors, and public cloud platforms.
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