Veeam Data Platform 13.1 supports six new hypervisors and adds extra detection and application protection.
Veeam Data Platform 13.1 gains support for six additional hypervisors. This expansion is relevant as more organizations consider migrating away from VMware.
Veeam is extending support to Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization, Sangfor aSV, XCP-ng, Citrix XenServer, VergeIO, and Platform9. This brings the platform’s total to fourteen supported hypervisors. According to Veeam, a plug-in for Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization will follow later in Q3.
The choice for more hypervisors is intended to give organizations more room during modernization projects and under pressure from rising costs at VMware. Veeam wants to enable customers to protect new platforms from day one via its Universal Hypervisor API.
Protection for data and applications
The update also brings extra functionality. For instance, Veeam is extending malware scans in Data Platform 13.1 to NAS environments and improving threat detection in Azure. The backup specialist is also adding Active Directory Forest Recovery, allowing organizations to restore identity services faster after a cyber incident. Detection during recovery is intended to prevent teams from restoring data from infected recovery points.
Veeam Data Platform 13.1 now supports EPIC EHR, Db2 on Windows, and Oracle with incremental merging. Organizations can also protect their own applications via the Application Backup Repository. This is intended to replace separate backup tools for critical workloads with a single platform featuring centralized security, reporting, and recovery orchestration.
Archiving and recoverability
For NAS data, Veeam is adding improvements for long-term retention in AWS S3 Glacier, Azure Archive, and other archive storage. This should reduce the storage footprint without compromising on recovery options or compliance. The update also aligns with NIST standards for post-quantum cryptography and supports hybrid FIPS environments.
Veeam Data Platform 13.1 is available immediately. The release bundles protection for virtual environments, applications, NAS, and cloud data. For organizations looking to leave VMware, the broader hypervisor support is the primary improvement.