Zerto V.8.5 With Backup to Public Cloud and Support for Additional Cloud Platforms

Zerto Data Protection Zerto Ltd. announced Zerto 8.5 with cloud capabilities at its New World. New Backup launch event.

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The v.8.5 offers backup to Azure and AWS directly from on-premises deployments for long-term retention of data and VMware on public cloud support for Azure VMware Solution (AVS), Google Cloud VMware Engine, and Oracle Cloud VMware Solution. These additional cloud capabilities deliver new public cloud DR and data protection for complete infrastructure flexibility to customers.

“We continue to extend our platform to provide the greatest choice for our customers as they pursue their journey to the public cloud,” commented Gil Levonai, CMO and senior VP, product. “The new functionality in Zerto 8.5 allows our customers to use our platform in a multitude of scenarios-from DR and backup to using the cloud for production workloads. By utilizing Zerto’s platform, customers not only get choice but also flexibility all at a lower TCO.“

“Because of cybersecurity threats always looming on the horizon, we are constantly seeking innovative ways to protect our critical applications and data in order to maintain business operations for our loyal customer base,” said Rick Williams, manager, IT, Interstate Plastics. “If our POS system goes down, we would not be able to run our organization properly and deliver services to our customers. By leveraging Zerto, we are adding an extra layer of protection.“

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Zerto 8.5 introduces:

Backup directly to Microsoft Azure and AWS
Instant file and folder restore to production
VMware on public cloud disaster recovery and data protection for Microsoft Azure VMware Solution, Google Cloud VMware Engine, and the Oracle Cloud VMware Solution
Platform automation and lifecycle management features
Zerto Data Protection (ZDP) offering enabling the use of the solution for lower tier application backup
PowerShell Cmdlets module

During this event, the company also previewed an in-cloud data protection and DR offering on AWS, which protects applications across regions for cloud-native resilience. The firm will extend its platform to offer simplicity and orchestration across all use cases, whether for businesses requiring a recent data restore due to user error or DR from an infrastructure outage, cloud-first businesses, or businesses just starting their cloud journey.

“Zerto allows our customers to leverage the benefits of Azure VMware Solution as a DR target for their mission critical workloads,” said Maura Hameroff, director, Azure marketing, Microsoft Corp. “Solutions like Zerto bring a simplicity of data protection and DR offerings to enterprises that are looking to accelerate their cloud adoption. By replicating and protecting VMs both into the cloud and within the cloud, they experience the same smooth workflow previously experienced on premises.“

Manvinder Singh, director, partnerships, Google Cloud, said: “Running Zerto’s platform with Google Cloud VMware Engine simplifies the process of leveraging Google Cloud as a DR target with integrated networking and higher levels of security. Not only can Zerto’s customers leverage their investment in VMware tools and processes, but they also benefit from Google Cloud VMware Engine’s 99.99% availability, fully redundant, and dedicated 100Gb/s networking hardware and a platform that provides native access to Google Cloud services.“

“Zerto’s implementation on Oracle Cloud VMware Solution enables our mutual enterprise customers to migrate their VMware-based workloads to the cloud at a global scale,” said Clive D’Souza, GM and senior director, migration services, Oracle International Corporation. “It offers complete control using familiar tools and proven IT best practices to migrate on-premises VMware workloads to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure without rearchitecting applications or retooling operations. That level of flexibility is a key capability of a holistic cloud data management and protection solution.“

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Announcement builds on the momentum Zerto has experienced as customers pursue the DR–to-Cloud trend with rapid adoption of Microsoft Azure.

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