Let’s talk about Microsoft Entra ID.
Microsoft Entra ID is a unified identity and access management solution from Microsoft that helps organizations secure access to their digital environment. It serves as the overarching brand for Microsoft’s identity solutions, including Azure Active Directory, Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management and Decentralized Identity services.
A key aspect of Microsoft Entra ID is its ability to facilitate secure collaboration and streamline identity management. It provides advanced features such as conditional access, identity protection, lifecycle management and adaptive policies. Entra ID also supports external identities. It allows secure collaboration with partners, customers and other stakeholders without compromising security.
The long-story-short of this? The solution is there to help secure access for users, devices and applications across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. But that doesn’t mean it is fool-proof, of course. Just like other solutions, it never hurts to get a bit of extra assistance.
That is why Veeam Software’s Veeam Data Platform v12.3 helps protect identity and access management with support for backing up Microsoft Entra ID. It also powers proactive threat analysis with Recon Scanner and Veeam Threat Hunter, and utilizes GenAI to deliver more intelligent protection of enterprise data with advanced reporting powered by Veeam Intelligence.
Let’s look at the new enhancements to Veeam Data Platform v12.3:
New Veeam protection capabilities for Microsoft Entra ID will quickly bring businesses back on track within seconds. This mitigates latent cyber threats and accidental misconfigurations that hinder productivity. According to the official announcement, “with accelerated change detection, simplified compliance and the rapid restore of operations, businesses can now protect both on-premises Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID, ensuring uninterrupted access and reducing the risk of cyber threats, attacks, and human error.”
Veeam Data Platform v12.3 also unleashes complete Nutanix AHV security with application-aware processing, inline threat detection during backup and deep data observability for Nutanix environments. Protecting important applications and accessing needed information should not require extensive knowledge or specialized expertise in Nutanix AHV. With Veeam Data Platform, users simplify and streamline the process.
With this latest release, Veeam Data Cloud Vault is now completely integrated into Veeam Data Platform making it simpler for customers to streamline immutable, offsite backup.
Vault is a fully-managed, secure and cloud-based storage service that leverages Microsoft Azure and simplifies storing backups of mission-critical data and applications offsite for unmatched business resilience. This integration provides users with instant access to predictably priced cloud storage and is securely architected to Zero Trust Data Resilience standards to help achieve the 3-2-1-1-0 rule for data protection. This philosophy forms the foundation of a solid data protection strategy and data resilience initiatives, ensuring the integrity and availability of backups.
With additional GenAI capabilities, Veeam Data Platform v12.3 delivers proactive intelligence and AI-driven insights with Veeam Intelligence. Administrators can optimize backup performance, address potential risks and make data-driven decisions quickly and efficiently.
"Security starts with identity and authentication, which is why providing backup for Microsoft Entra ID is an important addition to Veeam Data Platform v12.3. Now, we can protect the most used identity and access management system and combine it with new proactive threat analysis tools that better prepare enterprises for cyber threats," said Anand Eswaran, CEO at Veeam. "As enterprises bolster their security posture and prioritize data mobility, Veeam Data Platform brings the broadest set of capabilities to ensure their data is not only backed up and protected, but resilient.”
Veeam Data Platform v12.3 is now available.
Edited by
Alex Passett
