Are you attending the upcoming VeeamON 2022 event in Las Vegas? The
show is coming up quickly, taking place May
16 -
19, 2022, both virtually and yes, physically, at the ARIA Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
Ahead
of the show, VMblog spoke with Jon Toor, CMO at Cloudian, a leader in data management software for the hybrid cloud.
Read this exclusive pre-show interview between VMblog and Cloudian to learn what they have planned for the
upcoming VeeamON 2022 event.
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VMblog: How excited are you that VeeamON is back as
a physical event this year?
Jon Toor: We're definitely looking forward to being back in person.
Although Cloudian adapted well to virtual events over the past two years,
there's nothing like talking with customers face-to-face about the data
management and protection challenges they're facing and how we can help
overcome them.
VMblog: Why should a VeeamON attendee add you to
their MUST SEE list?
Toor: Ransomware protection continues to be a huge concern.
Cloudian and Veeam together offer a solution that enables users to quickly
recover from an unencrypted backup copy in the event of an attack without
having to pay ransom. It can also be implemented as a Ransomware Protection-as-a-Service
offering with Cloudian's unique service provider-ready Object Lock mode
designed to work with Veeam. In addition, Cloudian has the most security
certifications of any on-prem object storage, making it ideal for sensitive
data. We'll be highlighting all this at the show as well as how Cloudian
storage can serve as the foundation for sovereign clouds.
VMblog: Talking about your product solutions, can
you give readers a few examples of how your offerings are unique? What
are your differentiators?
Toor: In addition to our security leadership that I mentioned,
other key differentiators include the most advanced S3 compatibility (no
translations or gateways), our geo-distribution which allows users to put
Cloudian storage nodes anywhere and manage them from one place, and
bucket-level policy management. With real multi-tenancy, QoS, billing,
chargeback and more, Cloudian - along with Veeam - offers the most service
provider-ready platform for data protection and storage-as-a-service. As I
said, we're also the only vendor enabling service provider-ready Ransomware
Protection-as-a-Service that works with Veeam and the only Veeam partner that
offers a joint solution as part of the recently announced VMware Sovereign
Cloud initiative.
VMblog: What do you think we need to do
collectively as an ecosystem to strengthen the industry?
Toor: Collectively, we could do a better job eradicating
ransomware. There simply is no reason anyone should be paying ransom now. The
technology now exists to enable no-ransom recovery, and the cost of this
solution is no higher than the cost of unprotected backup solutions. When the
majority of IT shops have such a solution in place, ransomware will no longer
be a lucrative crime and the issue will vanish. Until then, we as a group have
some work to do.
VMblog: What is it about VeeamON that makes you
want to sponsor?
Toor: Our solution is engineered to work seamlessly with Veeam. On
integration, performance and features, we've worked closely with the Veeam team
to deliver great value to our mutual customers. Plus, we jointly have an
unbeatable solution for ransomware protection. We look forward to meeting
everyone at this event!
VMblog: We've been forced to attend virtual/online
events for the past 2+ years. Attendees are ready to once again throw
some amazing tchotchke into their swag bags. Are you giving away anything
special at this event?
Toor: We'll be giving away Cloudian Ninja key chains and t-shirts
and raffling off a Ninja Lego set (picture below).
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