Michael Paul | @micoolpaul

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The Many Forms of Modern Authentication – An Exchange Server Story

May 5, 2023

Microsoft recently released Exchange Server 2019 CU13 also known as ‘H1 2023’. This has introduced another method for implementing Modern Authentication, but this comes with design decisions that I’ll explore within this blog post.
Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365: Immutability & Backup Copies

May 2, 2023

Hey everyone, Today I want to talk about not one, but two new features in Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 (VB365) v7, these are: Immutability, and Backup Copies. Not only do I want to talk about these two features but, most importantly, how they are related to each other. New VB365 Feature: Backup Copies to…
VeeamON 2023 – Recommended Sessions

April 20, 2023

It’s hard to build an agenda for VeeamON with over 100 interesting sessions. With this post I want to highlight some of those, but keep in mind that there’s much more to discover.
Veeam Backup & Replication + Cloned AIX Servers – Clashing UUIDs And Overriding Them

April 19, 2023

It’s never fun when you discover the way you did something a long time ago is now causing you problems. Disk cloning can be such a scenario, whereby it’s not until an application relies upon a unique property, that the application breaks due to duplication. I encountered this recently with AIX and Veeam’s Agent for…
Veeam Backup & Replication: NAS ‘Backup Proxies are Offline or Outdated’ incorrect error message

March 31, 2023

Join me as I troubleshoot an error message unrelated to the actual behaviour, and what the surprising root cause was…
Veeam V12: Immutability with HPE StoreOnce – Part 2

March 15, 2023

In Part 2 I take a deeper look at the implementation of immutability with the HPE StoreOnce and Veeam Backup & Replication V12.
Veeam V12: Immutability with HPE StoreOnce

March 2, 2023

With Veeam Backup & Replication V12 it’s now possible to create immutable backups on HPE StoreOnce devices. This blog post is about the requirements and preparation necessary before immutability can be configured.
Speeding up Backup/Restore Jobs when Using Preferred Networks

February 7, 2023

When working with Preferred Networks in Veeam, it might be that these preferred networks are only for specific devices and purposes. In such a case you might suffer reduced backup & restore performance after enabling this. If so, this blog post might just help you!
Veeam: Storage Snapshots & VMware vSphere Boot from SAN – A Cautionary Tale

January 24, 2023

Using Veeam’s Storage Snapshot functionality alongside VMware ESXi’s Boot from SAN capabilities can really cause problems. In this blog post I dive into why this can cause issues and the simple fix for them.
Delaying Windows Feature Updates with Group Policy

December 1, 2022

It’s not necessary to invest in SCCM, Intune, or fancy RMM tools to get control over your Windows Updates. In this blog post I’ll show you how to use group policy to get a grip on your endpoint update policies.