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Veeam Data Platform Essentials

Leading the Way in Small Business Data Protection

Secure and scalable data protection to empower your business

  • User-friendly interface for easy deployment, monitoring, and management 
  • Advanced security measures to safeguard sensitive business data 
  • Integration with existing IT infrastructure and cloud environments
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Benefits

Unlock the Value of Maximizing Your IT Potential 

Veeam Data Platform Essentials (formerly Veeam Backup Essentials) offers resilient small business data protection, built-in security and trusted hybrid cloud support for small businesses with up to 50 workloads without compromising on reliability and ease of use. As your business needs evolve, we offer a simple and portable licensing model – Veeam Universal License (VUL) – which gives you the freedom to reallocate data protection.

Veeam Data Platform Essentials is a cost-effective, powerful, seamless data protection solution that secures the following workloads:

Virtual:  VMware | Hyper-V | Proxmox (Coming Soon) | Nutanix AHV | Red Hat Virtualization
Physical:  Windows | Linux | IBM AIX | Oracle Solaris | Mac | NAS
Cloud:  AWS | Azure | Google
Applications:  Microsoft | Databases | Kubernetes | Oracle | SAP Hana | PostgreSQL | MySQL

Advantages of Veeam Data Protection for Small Businesses 

Effortless Data Protection

No more babysitting your backups – recover the data you need anytime, anywhere.

Freedom and Flexibility

Integrates seamlessly with existing IT infrastructure and cloud environments, while utilizing the Veeam Universal License (VUL) model for reallocation of data protection resources as your business needs evolve.

Processes Made Simple

Straightforward data protection without compromise, making it easy to deploy, monitor, and manage data protection operations.

Why Small Businesses Need Reliable Data Protection

85%
of companies suffered from ransomware attacks in 2022.
74%
of organizations expect to utilize cloud services by 2025.
54%
of small businesses need to upgrade their data protection.
36%
of small businesses need to protect IaaS & SaaS workloads.
Capabilities

Reliable, Simple Data Protection for Small Businesses 

Veeam is all about ease, which is why your data is protected by enterprise-grade backup and recovery technology. Get all the features you need at half the price of our enterprise solution.

Backup & Recovery

Trusted Backup 

Ensure comprehensive data protection of backups with end-to-end encryption and immutability.

Instant Recovery

Retrieve all data, including cross-platform workloads, with unparalleled speed and efficiency.

Powerful Immutability

Combat ransomware attacks by instantly detecting and restoring clean data.

Monitoring & Analytics

Self-Serve Analytics

Avoid potential issues and prevent downtime with live monitoring, reporting, and alerts.

Comprehensive Reporting 

Full visibility across your entire environment lets you gain deep data insights, facilitating proactive management and optimization of resources. 

Protect Your Time

Eliminate the constant supervision of your backups by leveraging automated testing and monitoring, saving you time and resources. 

Intuitive Data Protection 

Leverage our all-inclusive platform for protecting data, workloads, and applications without needing additional training. 

Hybrid Cloud Workloads 

Expertly designed data protection for AWS, Azure, Google, and hybrid environments. 

HOW IT WORKS

Resilient Data Protection for Your Business

Protect your business from outages and cyber threats, including ransomware, by leveraging our comprehensive, easy-to-use platform.

Next-Gen Data Protection Engine 

Fast, reliable recovery that will keep your business productive and secure. 

Secure, Built-In Backup Replication

Replicate backup data and VM replicas for all your storage using enhanced data security.

Flexible Cloud Recovery 

Easily recover any Windows or Linux agent backup as a public cloud VM.

Cyber Threats You Can Measure

Mitigate threats in real time to instantly identify risks and prevent potential damage.

pricing

Protect Your Workloads With Confidence

Veeam Data Platform Essentials is available in one- to five-year annual subscription bundles. You can use your subscription to protect virtual machines (VMs), physical servers, NAS, cloud instances, and more!​ 

This product is licensed per workload as a  Veeam Universal License  (VUL), which means it is portable and can be used to protect different workload types as your environment grows or changes. Veeam Data Platform Essentials is sold in five-license bundles for a maximum of 50 workloads (i.e., 10 bundles), specially priced at a discount for small businesses. It is billed upfront and includes 24.7.365 production support.​ 

Veeam Data Platform​ Essentials​

Feature-rich solution designed for small businesses

7.49 USDMSRP

/license/month​

 

89.88 USD /license/year*

Veeam Data Platform​

Enterprise backup and recovery solutions

Need to cover more than 50 workloads?​

Managed Services​

Managed Backup and DR services delivered by Veeam partners​​

Backup as a Service​

* Annual subscription bundles ranging from one to five years

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Backup Service Add-Ons

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Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365

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Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure

Comprehensive, automated protection for Microsoft Azure data – available as-a-service with Veeam Data Cloud for Microsoft Azure OR as a software with Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure

Learn more

Proven Success in Small Business Data Protection

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Resources

Keep Your Business Up to Date With Insights & Trends

Data protection trends

2024 Data Protection Trends: Big Insights for Small Business

The largest data protection industry report from 4K+ IT leaders.

3 Reasons to Adopt VUL

Learn how to protect all your applications and data with a portable license.

Assessing Your Small Business Cybersecurity Needs

Learn how to improve cybersecurity through the industry-recognized NIST framework.

5 Reasons to Switch Backup

Learn why 1,500 IT professionals around the globe are switching their backup.

5 Ransomware Protection Best Practices

Assess data risks and master the evolution of ransomware attacks.

FAQs

How does VeeamData Platform Essentials provide data protection for small businesses? 
Ideal for small businesses, Veeam Data Platform Essentials is a bundle that combines the powerful data protection features of Veeam Data Platform Foundation with the monitoring capabilities of Veeam ONE. When buying Veeam Data Platform Essentials, you'll gain a comprehensive protection, recovery, monitoring, and reporting solution for virtual, physical, and cloud workloads from a single console. This bundle is designed specifically for small businesses with fewer than 250 employees and 50 workloads.
What should a small business consider when buying licenses for data protection software?
When considering a data protection solution like Veeam Data Platform Essentials, understanding the licensing structure is crucial. A minimum of five licenses is required, and these are sold in packs of 5, allowing for scalability of up to 50 licenses as your business needs evolve. 
How does Veeam's data protection solution adapt to my small business' growing needs?
Veeam Data Platform Essentials offers flexible licensing options to cover a variety of workload scenarios, from virtual machines on different platforms (like VMware, Hyper-V, AHV, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) to physical servers, workstations, and NAS. This ensures that as your business grows, your data protection capabilities can grow with it.
Can Veeam protect my small business from ransomware attacks with Veeam Data Platform Essentials?
Veeam Data Platform Essentials is designed to identify and isolate ransomware threats swiftly, reducing the risk of data loss and downtime. This robust defense mechanism is critical in today's data protection landscape.
How easy is it to implement Veeam's data protection solution in a small business?
Veeam Data Platform Essentials is designed with ease of use in mind. The solution's installation and implementation are straightforward, eliminating the need for extensive training and onboarding. This means you can focus on what matters most – running your business.

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With Veeam by your side, you have the flexibility you want for today’s
hybrid cloud and the confidence you need for long-term success.
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