Data security pioneer Veeam Software officially launched Veeam Data Platform v13.1 at VeeamON Sydney today. The upgraded software advances industry standards for modern corporate data resilience.
Furthermore, this major release expands customer choices across hybrid cloud systems. The Veeam Data Platform now includes out-of-the-box support for six new hypervisor platforms. These additions include Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization, Sangfor aSV, XCP-ng, Citrix XenServer, VergeIO, and Platform9. Consequently, the company now supports 14 distinct hypervisors to reduce infrastructure fragmentation.
Recent corporate surveys highlight urgent cybersecurity concerns. Cyber threats accelerate continuously, yet few victims recover complete enterprise data after ransomware attacks. Therefore, Veeam Data Platform v13.1 addresses these critical gaps directly. The system unifies security controls while streamlining complex backup workflows for IT operations teams.
“Cyber risk is dramatically escalating with rapid advancement in frontier models and self-driving AI agents,” said Rehan Jalil, President of Products and Technology at Veeam. “Resilience will act as a backbone of continued operations and recovering from increasing cyber and AI incidents. With Veeam Data Platform v13.1, customers get stronger enterprise application coverage, and expanded security and recovery readiness.”
Advanced Security Features and Application Support
The Veeam Data Platform significantly strengthens enterprise workload security without requiring extra point tools. It introduces purpose-built protection for EPIC EHR, Db2 on Windows, and Oracle databases.
Additionally, the application repository supports custom operational software. Healthcare and finance sectors gain unified reporting alongside automated recovery orchestration.
Moreover, Veeam Data Platform expands threat detection across critical storage locations. It adds active malware scanning for Network Attached Storage (NAS) networks. Furthermore, the tool expands cloud threat detection for Microsoft Azure environments. It also provides Active Directory Forest Recovery to restore core identity systems fast.
Meanwhile, post-quantum cryptography alignment with NIST standards safeguards sensitive records. Hybrid FIPS support further ensures maximum compliance for regulated organizations.
The upgraded Veeam Data Platform also improves long-term storage economics. It introduces direct archiving capabilities to AWS S3 Glacier and Azure Archive. Consequently, businesses lower storage costs while maintaining full recovery confidence.
Ultimately, these combined innovations empower modern enterprises during major cyber disruptions. Secure backup validation ensures rapid restoration from verified, clean data points every time.
“Veeam Data Platform v13.1 reflects the evolution of the data protection market from conventional backup and recovery to a strategic focus on data resilience and trust. By expanding support for additional hypervisors, strengthening threat detection capabilities, and extending protection for key enterprise applications, the release responds to typical organizational requirements around diversified infrastructure, preparedness for cyber incidents, and reliable restoration of clean data.” – Phil Hassey, CEO and founder, CapioIT
“Organizations are looking to modernize their virtualization environments without compromising resilience, recovery, or choice. Together, HPE and Veeam help customers simplify the transition to HPE Morpheus VM Essentials while strengthening data protection and accelerating recovery with HPE Alletra Storage MP X10000. By combining HPE’s platform and infrastructure portfolio with Veeam Data Platform v13.1, organizations can confidently modernize virtualization, improve cyber and operational resilience, and build a stronger foundation for future growth.” – Stephen Bacon, VP of Cyber Resilience and Data Protection Solutions, HPE
“Veeam Data Platform v13.1 strengthens our shared commitment to delivering simple, resilient data protection for modern hybrid environments. With deeper integrations and joint innovations such as easy-button migrations to AHV fast, seamless recovery to AHV has never been easier. Customers gain more powerful management and recovery capabilities, with greater control and confidence across hybrid multicloud environments, whether on-premises or in the public cloud. We’re proud to deepen this partnership and deliver solutions that provide immediate value to our customers.” – Ketan Shah, VP Product Management, Nutanix
“Organizations evaluating hypervisor alternatives need to modernize without introducing new resilience gaps. With Veeam Data Platform v13.1 adding support for Sangfor aSV, CITIC Telecom CPC SmartCLOUD services can help customers protect critical workloads, maintain recovery readiness, and support service continuity throughout their infrastructure transition. Veeam gives customers the freedom to choose the infrastructure that best fits their business without compromising trusted recovery or becoming locked into a single platform.” – Danny Tang, Senior Manager of Cloud Services, Product and Digital intelligence Development, CITIC Telecom CPC
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News Source: Businesswire.com
