Veeam Launches First-Ever Software Appliance: Instant, Secure Data Protection without Hardware Lock-in

New Veeam Software Appliance empowers IT teams to achieve instant protection with Veeam’s fully pre-configured, software-only appliance, delivering enterprise-ready simplified deployment and operational efficiency, robust cyber resilience, and flexible coverage for workloads anywhere, from edge to Azure – all while giving customers the power to deploy on the hardware of their choice

Veeam^® Software, the #1 global leader by market share in Data Resilience, today announced the availability of its first fully pre-built, pre-hardened software appliance: the new Veeam Software Appliance. Built to give IT teams instant protection without complexity, the appliance eliminates the friction of manual setup, OS patching, and Windows licensing. Delivered as a bootable ISO or virtual appliance, it runs on a hardened, Veeam-managed Linux OS, giving customers a secure, always-up-to-date foundation.

Unlike rigid hardware appliances, Veeam’s new solution is hardware-agnostic, letting customers deploy on their infrastructure of choice – physical, virtual or cloud – while still gaining the simplicity, resilience, and automation of a fully pre-configured solution. The result is faster time to value, lower costs, and no hardware lock-in.

Veeam Software Appliance is based on a hardened, Veeam-managed Linux-based “Just Enough OS” (JeOS), optimized to security best practices and maintained automatically – eliminating patching and configuration headaches while still giving customers the freedom to choose their preferred infrastructure. The hardware-agnostic design enables the appliance to run optimally on industry-standard hardware or in a virtual machine, ensuring maximum flexibility. This empowers organizations to deploy on existing infrastructure or their chosen platforms without costly hardware lock-in.

“Our Veeam Software Appliance enables fast, secure, pre-configured data protection for every organization,” said Anand Eswaran, CEO at Veeam. “Whether you’re deploying a new data resilience strategy or expanding protection to new locations, our pre-hardened, Linux-based solution delivers instant protection and reduces ongoing management headaches, without compromising on security or flexibility. Unlike rigid alternatives that require deep setup expertise, the new Veeam Software Appliance runs out of the box, empowering teams to protect what matters most – their data – with confidence, trust and agility.”

Simple to Deploy. Secure from Day One. Manage from Anywhere.

Simple to deploy and secure from day one, Veeam Software Appliance is a software-only solution that gives organizations the flexibility to run on virtual, physical, or cloud infrastructure. With built-in immutability, Zero Trust access controls, and automated patching, it delivers robust cyber resilience immediately upon deployment. Designed to reduce management overhead, streamline compliance, and eliminate operational silos, it’s ideal for new deployments, edge sites, and teams that need a fast, secure backup solution without infrastructure headaches. Uniquely, the appliance offers industry-first instant recovery to Azure – enabling fast, automated cloud recovery – while its software-only model eliminates hardware lock-in and reduces total cost of ownership compared to hardware appliance-based alternatives.

Key features of the new Veeam Software Appliance include:

• Veeam’s first prebuilt, pre-hardened software appliance for rapid deployment and reduced risk
• Hardware-agnostic design for maximum flexibility enables customers to deploy on their preferred hardware
• Veeam-managed Linux OS (JeOS) as a secure foundation
• Delivery as bootable ISO and OVA for maximum deployment flexibility
• Built-in immutability and Zero Trust controls to protect against ransomware
• Automated patching of JeOS and backup software
• Modern web UI with SAML single sign-on

With this launch, Veeam expands its addressable market, empowering organizations to accelerate their data resilience strategies and reduce time to value, while avoiding the cost and lock-in of hardware appliances. Today, Veeam Software Appliance is available globally as an early release. Ideal for early adopters and new environments, the new Veeam Software Appliance offers a free 30-day trial option for new customers. It provides an operationally efficient way to deploy Veeam Data Platform Foundation and Advanced editions, with support for Premium expected in Q4.

For more information on Veeam, visit https://www.veeam.com.