Protecting Your Data With Veeam
Security Boulevard, Monday, April 6th, 2026
The days of using backup as a simple 'set it and forget it' insurance policy are officially over. If you're still treating your secondary storage like a digital attic where you shove old boxes and hope for the best, you are operating on borrowed time. Veeam's 2026 strategic shift makes one thing very clear: they've moved past being a mere recovery company.
They're now positioning themselves as a data resilience and security platform. It's a necessary evolution in a world where ransomware isn't just encrypting files but actively exfiltrating data and where AI agents are starting to act like super users with a penchant for making expensive mistakes. We got a great look at the platform that they are building during Tech Field Day Extra at RSAC 2026.
Mapping the Data Social Network
For years, backups were an inscrutable black box. You knew you had a few hundred terabytes of data, but you didn't really know what was inside until you had to pull it out. Veeam's new Data Command Graph changes that. Think of it as a mind map or a social network for your critical data. By using over 350 connectors to tap into everything from Postgres databases to cloud buckets, this graph does more than just inventory files. It maps all the relationships and permissions.